Crime & Safety

Exposure Suspect Returns; Tragic Death Of Carjack Victim; Horrific Crash; Dorm Rape: Concord, East Bay Police Log

A look at a few of this week's most interesting police, fire and courtroom incidents across the East Bay.

EAST BAY, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around the East Bay this week.

Man Suspected Of Indecent Exposure Approached San Ramon Students Again, School Officials Say

  • Officials said the man is believed to be the same suspect who exposed himself middle school students in San Ramon earlier this month.

Livermore Man Convicted Of 2015 Murders Sentenced To 80 Years

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  • James Wear was arrested on a probation violation on March 1, 2015, hours after two men were fatally shot in Livermore.

San Lorenzo Carjacking Victim Succumbs To Injuries

  • The father of two was thrown to the ground and run over by a suspect, who stole his pickup truck, officials said.

Man In 'Peter Pan' Hat Hits Woman In Head With Rock, Steals Handbag In Berkeley Park

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  • The suspect was described as 6 feet tall, in his 30s and with a red beard. Know anything? Call UC Berkeley police.

Beloved Pleasanton Police Dispatcher Retires After 35 Years Of Service

  • Fellow employees said Linda Reynolds was known for her calm demeanor during emergencies. She will return at the department's historian.

Cause Of Fallon Fire Under Investigation

  • The Fallon Fire forced some residents from their homes and smoke blanketed the Tri-Valley Tuesday afternoon.

Hunger Strike At Alameda Co. Jails To Restart

  • Inmates want end of indefinite solitary confinement, along with "cruel" and "rigid" policies for visitation and out-of-cell time.

One Dead In I-80 Crash In Emeryville

  • A motorcyclist was thrown over a guardrail in a 3 vehicle crash.

Dorm Room Sexual Assault: Police Investigation

  • The assault happened over the weekend, according to police.

Shooting on I-580 In Castro Valley: Man Injured

  • The CHP located a Nissan with multiple bullet holes in it.

Driver Trapped In Horrific Castro Valley Crash

  • Firefighters spent about 35 minutes cutting the driver out of the vehicle.

1 Dead, 2 Critically Injured In Oakland House Fire

  • Four adults and two children lived in the house. Some were trapped inside the burning home when firefighters arrived.

2 Teens Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault in Walnut Creek

  • The alleged victim is a student at Carondelet High School, an all-girls Catholic school in Concord.

Good Samaritans Grab Laptop Thief In Berkeley

  • One suspect was arrested and one got away in the noontime robbery at a cafe on College Avenue.

Darin White Appointed Oakland Fire Chief

  • White had been serving as interim chief as the city searched for a new leader.

Car Crash Triggers Grass Fire In Moraga

  • The Thursday blaze was quickly extinguished. A portion of Moraga Road remained closed overnight.

Bicyclist Struck By Bus In Concord

  • The bicyclist, a teenage girl, was transported to a hospital, a Contra Costa County Fire spokesman said.

5 Vehicle Crash On I-680 Causes Major Traffic Jam

  • Three lanes were blocked for more than an hour.

Union City Police Hire 3 New Officers

  • The trio will begin field training next week.

Identity Theft Suspects Arrested In Newark

  • Newark Police are seized a loaded gun believed to have been stolen.

Oakland Murder Victim Was 8th Grader

  • Anibal Andres Ramirez was 13-years-old. He was a student at Frick Impact Academy.

Concord Gas Station Robbed At Gunpoint: Police

  • Police say the suspect fired a gun during the commission of the robbery.

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