Police got into a shootout with the gunman after they found the woman dead in the building.
The robbery happened a few blocks from the U.C. Berkeley campus.
Police are warning drivers to avoid leaving valuable items in their vehicles and to lock all vehicle doors and windows when in the area.
A woman putting her child into a carseat is carjacked; an East Bay fencing operation is broken up; a student is threatened with a pickaxe.
The victim was inside the ATM vestibule.
The suspect appeared to be a white male and was wearing a dark clothing and a large black backpack, police said.
An 81-year-old man was stabbed in the head; fentanyl fells 5 people in 24 hours in one town; thousands of dollars worth of goods recovered.
The new warning system will add another layer to emergency notifications, city says.
Help sought for woman missing for more than two years, fatal shootings and other police & fire news this week from East Bay.
Residents like Min are struggling to come to terms with the tragic death of Johannes Teweled, affectionately known as John.
A child is struck, killed in Fremont; an East Bay man is shot to death in another city; prison sentence.
There were multiple armed carjackings and attempts this week; 2 people died in separate crashes; a DUI checkpoint is scheduled.
New license plate recognition cameras in Palo Alto led police to a vehicle that was stolen at gunpoint Monday night in Berkeley.
The victim said that they were shot at from a black Mercedes.
The carjacking happened Monday night.
Police need help identifying a homicide victim; arrests made after woman dragged by vehicle; more victims possible of accused serial rapist.
Man accused of sexual contact with a child arrested; teen killed, man injured in shooting; police arrest smash-and-grab suspects.
A mother is attacked and robbed while getting her child out of a carseat; a highway shooting impacts traffic; armed shoplifters arrested.
Home and vegetation fires were quickly doused; spoofed calls are coming from a local police department; one man was killed in highway crash.
He will be sentenced in October.
Alameda County will be included in the grant money.
A bicyclist died in a hit-and-run in Oakland's Fruitvale District on Wednesday morning, according to police.
An arrest was made in connection with a hit-and-run collision that killed a grandmother in East Oakland last month, authorities said.
Frustrated residents of Oakland Coliseum Connections apartment, shuffled from hotel to hotel since flood, try meeting with CEO of UrbanCore.
A 24-year-old Berkeley man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly setting a man on fire in an unprovoked attack.
Police offer a $10,000 reward in two cases involving deaths; apartment fire displaces 160 residents; shooting at a shopping center.
Good Samaritans who helped woman escape kidnapper sought; 2 fiery crashes claim 3 lives; catalytic converters recovered from accused thief.
The kidnapping happened on College Avenue near Haste Street early Wednesday.
9 fires caused by lithium-ion batteries; vehicle smashes into home; homicide victim's family upset with DA's charges.
The fire department: Lithium batteries have the potential to overheat, short circuit, or catch fire in a chain reaction from overcharging.
Fugitive accused of East Bay killing arrested in Mexico; former anchor arrested twice in one day; woman robbed at gunpoint.
Frank Somerville was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
Anyone with information should contact the Oakland Police Department's homicide section at (510) 238-3821 or the TIP LINE at (510) 238-7950.
The armed robbery took place at about 8:30 p.m. Friday, police said as they asked for the public's help on social media.
People are being allowed to return to buildings that were evacuated while firefighters battled the blaze, officials said.
An East Bay homicide suspect is arrested in Seattle; police body cam video of deadly shooting is released; sex offender compliance checks.
The police department recently did compliance checks on 20 registered sex offenders in Berkeley.
He has also been ordered to pay a quarter of a million dollars in restitution.
A good Samaritan was killed in a crash; $10,000 reward for arrest of homicide suspect; purse stolen from 91-year-old woman.
"When that man grabbed me, I was furious and I wasn't going to take it and I didn't want him to get away with it," Witkin said.