Woman in critical condition after being hit by SUV in Oakland
OAKLAND — A 54-year-old San Francisco woman hit by an SUV Wednesday night as she was crossing a street near the Oakland Coliseum was in critical condition Thursday, police said. The woman was injured...
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Ex-Raider among 12 charged in $1 million thefts statewide of cell phones...
OAKLAND — Twelve men and women have been charged in a widespread theft ring that targeted UPS and Federal Express truck drivers making cell phone and other electronic item deliveries to cellular phone...
View ArticlePolice: Rope resembling noose at Oakland school not intentional
OAKLAND — A piece of rope resembling a noose found last month on a fence at Chabot Elementary School in North Oakland was not the result of an intentional act, officials said Friday. School District...
View ArticleWoman, man shot in Oakland on Friday night
OAKLAND — A woman and a man were shot a half-hour apart Friday night in different areas of the city, police said. Both were in stable condition Saturday. The 26-year-old woman was shot about 10:32 p.m....
View ArticleMan arrested in accidental shooting of cousin in Oakland
OAKLAND — A 25-year-old man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of accidentally shooting his cousin in West Oakland, authorities said. After the shooting, the suspect started driving his wounded cousin,...
View ArticleBurglars hit Hercules home for $7,000 in jewelry; possible link to earlier...
HERCULES — A house on the same street where burglars made off with $60,000 in cash two days earlier was broken into by thieves Sept. 5 who escaped with $7,000 in jewelry, police said Monday. Sgt....
View ArticleDriver, passenger injured when car crashes into Oakland house
OAKLAND — The driver of a car that crashed into a house early Tuesday near a freeway off-ramp in East Oakland was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, the California Highway Patrol...
View ArticleImage released of person of interest in fatal Oakland shooting of mother of five
OAKLAND — Investigators released a video image Tuesday of a man police say is a person of interest in the fatal shooting Sept. 2 of a beloved mother of five hit by a stray bullet as she walked with her...
View ArticleExplosion on UC Berkeley campus injures grad student
BERKELEY — A 25-year-old graduate student was injured Tuesday in an explosion in a chemistry lab on the UC Berkeley campus, authorities said. The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment of her...
View ArticleBay Area triple murder suspect pleads guilty in Nevada in shoot-out with...
The man charged in three Bay Area killings in April has pleaded guilty in Nevada to attempted murder in connection with a shootout with Douglas County sheriff’s deputies that left a sergeant wounded on...
View ArticleMan stabbed, robbed at Oakland homeless camp
OAKLAND — A 40-year-old man was stabbed multiple times and robbed Wednesday night inside his tent at a homeless camp, authorities said. The man was in stable condition Thursday. The attack happened...
View ArticleTwo shot in North Oakland
OAKLAND — Two people were shot in North Oakland Friday afternoon, authorities said. It was not immediately known of the victims were men or women but they both got their own transportation to a...
View ArticleSix-hour rash of gun violence leaves two dead, seven wounded in Oakland
OAKLAND — A shooting outside a Laurel District bar in East Oakland early Saturday left one man dead and four other people wounded, culminating a six-hour period of violence that saw another man killed...
View ArticleTwo killed in weekend hit-and-runs in Berkeley, Oakland
Two people were struck and killed by cars that then drove off over the weekend in Berkeley and Oakland. An unidentified person was struck and killed by a car in a hit-and-run collision near the Ashy...
View ArticleNewark park suicide was a Hayward police officer
NEWARK — A Hayward police officer was found dead Saturday morning in a park here from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. “Our department is grieving,” Hayward police spokeswoman Officer...
View ArticleMan killed by hit-run driver in East Oakland identified
OAKLAND — A man killed early Sunday in East Oakland by a hit-and-run driver was identified by the coroner’s office Tuesday as James Brown, 59. The driver of the vehicle is still being sought. Brown, of...
View ArticleTwo men killed by Amtrak train in Berkeley are identified
BERKELEY — Two men killed last week when they were hit by an Amtrak train were identified by the coroner’s office Tuesday as Jason Clary, 37, and Jupiter Ganymede Marley, 31. The coroner’s office said...
View ArticleMan killed while standing on I-80 in Berkeley identified
BERKELEY — A man the California Highway Patrol said was killed early Sunday when he was hit by an SUV as he stood on Interstate 80 after his car apparently became disabled, has been identified by the...
View ArticleMan charged in Oakland shooting Saturday that left one dead, four wounded
OAKLAND — A Richmond man arrested in a shooting early Saturday outside a Laurel district bar that left one man dead and the suspect’s brother among four other people wounded, has been charged with...
View ArticleMan found with trauma dies at Oakland gas station
OAKLAND — A man found with significant trauma Wednesday afternoon inside a vehicle at a gas station has died at the scene, authorities said. The man, described as a 34-year-old Oakland resident was...
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