Man with replica assault rifle, pistol detained in West Oakland
OAKLAND — A man walking with what turned out to be two replica guns — an assault rifle and a pistol — was detained by police without incident Monday afternoon in West Oakland, authorities said. The...
View ArticleMan killed by Amtrak train in Richmond area
RICHMOND — A man was killed Tuesday morning when he was hit by an Amtrak train while walking on railroad tracks, officials said. The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office coroner’s division identified...
View ArticleViolent incidents loom over East Bay’s crime scene in 2019
On Halloween night, gunfire broke out at a party in an exclusive neighborhood in the hills of Orinda. When it subsided, five were dead in that city’s worst mass killing in memory, receiving national...
View ArticleDublin: Man shoots and kills ex-girlfriend who attempted home invasion,...
DUBLIN — A man shot and killed an ex-girlfriend who broke into his home and wounded a gun-wielding man who was with her on Wednesday night, police said. The resident who defended himself was apparently...
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Woman suspect fatally shot in Dublin home break-in identified
DUBLIN — A woman fatally shot Wednesday night by her ex-boyfriend when police said she broke into his home with a gun-wielding man who was also wounded, was identified by authorities Friday as Adrianna...
View ArticleRobberies at and near Oakland BART station result in man’s arrest
OAKLAND — A man was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of robbing two people at gunpoint of their cell phones at and near the 12th Street BART Station, authorities said Wednesday. No one was hurt and...
View ArticleCar description released in Union City double murder
UNION CITY — Although no arrests have been made yet, a description of a car possibly used by whoever fatally shot two young boys in a school parking lot last November was released by police Friday....
View ArticleMan at bus stop is shot, robbed of computer in Oakland
OAKLAND — A 22-year-old man was shot and robbed of his laptop computer Friday night in North Oakland, authorities said Saturday. The man was in stable condition Saturday. The shooting and robbery...
View ArticleTwo men shot in downtown Oakland
Two men were shot in the heart of downtown Oakland on Sunday night, authorities said. The shooting was reported around 9:13 p.m. from the 1300 block of Broadway, a few blocks from City Hall. Both...
View ArticleRobber hits downtown Oakland bank, threatens teller
A man wearing a gas mask — and armed with what he claimed was a chemical agent — robbed a bank in downtown Oakland on Thursday morning, authorities said. The robbery was reported about 11:15 a.m. at...
View ArticleMan shot during Oakland attempted carjacking
OAKLAND — A 30-year-old man was shot Friday morning during an attempted carjacking in the city’s Dimond district, authorities said. The shooting happened about 2:29 a.m. in the 3400 block of Dimond...
View ArticleMother killed by hit-and-run driver near Oakland middle school
OAKLAND — Police are searching for a driver who hit and killed a mother outside an East Oakland school Friday afternoon. The victim was a 40-year-old Oakland resident, authorities said, but her name...
View ArticleDrive-by shooting leaves man wounded in Oakland
OAKLAND — A 32-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting Wednesday night in the Fruitvale district in East Oakland, authorities said. The victim was uncooperative and police believe the shooting...
View ArticleFour residents displaced in East Oakland house fire
OAKLAND — Four residents escaped injury Monday morning when a fire caused extensive damage to their East Oakland home, officials said. The fire erupted about 12:47 a.m. Monday at the two-story house in...
View ArticleMan wounded in Oakland freeway shooting
Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the photo gallery on a mobile device. OAKLAND — A shooting Monday morning on Interstate 580 in East Oakland wounded a man who was a passenger in the targeted...
View ArticleOne injured, six displaced in East Oakland house fire
OAKLAND — An 18-year-old woman who was hospitalized for smoke inhalation was among six residents displaced after a fire at their East Oakland home late Monday night, officials said Tuesday. Officials...
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Three Oakland sisters charged in Hayward retail theft ring case
HAYWARD – Three Oakland sisters have been charged with running a retail theft ring that recruited groups of thieves to steal specific merchandise from numerous stores that was later sold at the...
View ArticleAttempted robbery leaves two shot in Oakland
OAKLAND — Two men were shot during an attempted robbery Wednesday morning in East Oakland, police said. The men, one 28 and the other 45, who police said were friends, were in stable condition. Police...
View ArticleMan in critical condition after Oakland hit-and-run
OAKLAND — A man was in critical condition Wednesday after being struck by a vehicle that kept going in the Chinatown district, authorities said. The man, believed to be in his 50s, was found...
View ArticleWoman wounded in Oakland drive-by shooting
OAKLAND — A 28-year-old woman was wounded multiple times Monday morning in an apparent drive-by shooting in East Oakland, authorities said. The woman, an Oakland resident, was in stable condition at a...
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