Two wounded in Oakland shootings
OAKLAND –A shooting in East Oakland and another in West Oakland wounded two people Thursday night, authorities said. The second of the two was a drive-by in the 2400 block of 78th Avenue in East...
View ArticleShooting in Oakland’s Adams Point area leaves man dead
OAKLAND — A 26-year-old San Francisco man was shot to death early Saturday in the Adams Point area, authorities said. The man’s name has not yet been released. The shooting happened about 2:11 a.m....
View ArticleTwo men shot in Oakland
OAKLAND — Two men were shot just over six hours apart Sunday night and early Monday morning in different areas of the city, authorities said. Both men were in stable condition and police do not...
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Homeless camp fire in East Oakland extinguished
OAKLAND — A fire swept through a homeless camp in East Oakland early Tuesday morning, leaving some of those sleeping there without a place to go and burning some small living structures and vehicles,...
View ArticleGrenade discovery causes evacuation of East Oakland residents
OAKLAND — Residents of an East Oakland neighborhood were evacuated Monday night after what turned out to be an altered hand grenade was found at a home and removed by the Alameda County Sheriff’s bomb...
View ArticleMan deliberately set on fire in Oakland dies
OAKLAND — A 58-year-old man deliberately set on fire last week in East Oakland has died from his injuries, authorities said Tuesday. He was identified as William Vann, a transient who may have been...
View ArticleOakland: Asian man hospitalized after ‘violent attack’; one arrested
OAKLAND — A 75-year-old Asian man robbed and badly injured in a “violent attack” Tuesday morning in the Adams Point neighborhood remained in extremely critical condition Wednesday while prosecutors...
View ArticleRobbers in Oakland hit Chinatown phone store, Lakeshore district bank
OAKLAND — A Chinatown phone store and a Lakeshore district bank were robbed less than an hour apart Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. No one was injured in either robbery and police don’t believe...
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Ex-con charged in death of elderly Asian man he allegedly attacked, robbed in...
OAKLAND — An-ex-convict was charged Thursday with special circumstances murder and multiple felony charges in the violent robbery and assault on Tuesday of a 75-year-old Asian man who later died....
View ArticleMan wounded in North Oakland shooting
OAKLAND — A 19-year-old man was wounded in a North Oakland shooting Thursday night where some 60 shell casings were recovered at the scene, authorities said. The man was in stable condition at a...
View ArticleWoman shot in Oakland
OAKLAND — A 22-year-old woman, who told police she was shot Sunday night in the Dimond district, was in stable condition Monday, authorities said. The woman, who was taken to a hospital in another city...
View ArticleSearch continues for killer of Oakland homeless woman
OAKLAND — The killer of a 43-year-old homeless woman who died March 6 from injuries suffered in a beating the week before near a West Oakland encampment is being sought by police, authorities said. The...
View ArticleMan found fatally shot in Oakland’s 30th homicide this year
OAKLAND — A man was found shot to death Tuesday morning in East Oakland, police said. Police are trying to identify the man and determine where he lived.. The man was found dead at about 7:34 a.m....
View ArticleAssault on BART female rider in San Leandro leads to criminal charge against man
SAN LEANDRO — An assault charge has been filed against a man suspected of throwing a beer can at a woman on board a BART train Friday night and then trying to push her from a San Leandro station...
View ArticleMan shot multiple times in Oakland
OAKLAND — A 24-year-old man shot multiple times Tuesday afternoon in East Oakland was in stable condition Wednesday, authorities said. The shooting happened at about 4 p.m. Tuesday in the 8600 block of...
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Train-truck collision in Oakland results in fire, evacuation of passengers
OAKLAND — An Amtrak train collided in East Oakland Thursday morning with a truck belonging to a company hired to clear debris from near the tracks, causing a fire and the evacuation of train...
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Missing 2-year-old boy found, abductor sought by Oakland police
OAKLAND — A 2-year-old boy abducted by a family friend Tuesday night was found Thursday morning, authorities said. The woman suspected of abducting him is still being sought. Two-year-old kidnap...
View ArticleOakland homicide victim identified as Stockton teen
OAKLAND — Police on Thursday identified a 17-year-old Stockton boy as the victim of a fatal shooting in East Oakland earlier this week. Tahjier Lafleur was found dead about 7:35 a.m. Tuesday on a lawn...
View ArticleTeens arrested in Oakland carjacking, robbery spree
OAKLAND — Two 16-year-old boys suspected in a carjacking and several armed robberies in different areas of East Oakland Thursday were arrested later that night after a vehicle pursuit into San Leandro,...
View ArticleEx-convict charged in Oakland Chinatown assault case
OAKLAND — An ex-convict has been charged with two felonies in connection with an unprovoked physical assault on a 76-year-old Asian man in Oakland’s Chinatown, according to authorities and court...
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