Crime & Safety

Car Hits Building; Dogs Saved: Danville, East Bay Police Logs

Detectives used DNA to solve cold case murders, police used Narcan to save a man who overdosed and other East Bay police and fire stories.

Police investigate a collision after a Tesla slams into an East Bay restaurant.
Police investigate a collision after a Tesla slams into an East Bay restaurant. (Town of Danville)

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

Jail Inmate Dies In Santa Rita, Cellmate Arrested: ACSO

  • Alameda County Sheriff's deputies found the 70-year-old man, who had been beaten.

Grisly Livermore Double Homicide Solved Thanks To DNA: Police

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  • Police have identified a suspect who they believe brutally killed Thomas and Alice Green in their Livermore home almost 40 years ago.

Driver Crashes Into Fish On Fire In Danville

  • Police are investigating the early morning collision.

Death In San Ramon Parking Lot Under Investigation

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  • Employees who work in the shopping center said they tried to revive the man.

Police Use Narcan To Save Man Suffering From Overdose: PPD

  • Pleasanton officers used Narcan to reverse the effects of the opioid.

2 Dogs Rescued From Union City House Fire

  • Construction work was being done at the home, according to the fire department.

Alameda Kid Survives Scary Bicycle-Car Crash

  • The bike did not fare as well.

Watchful Neighbors Report Burglary, 3 Arrested

  • It started with one call, and then a slew of callers reported the movements of a suspect.

Photo Of Arson Suspect Released In East Bay

  • Police are seeking this man in connection with an arson that happened earlier this month.

Officer Involved Shooting: 1 Dead, 1 Injured In San Leandro

  • 3 Alameda County Sheriff's Deputies opened fire on the suspects, according to information from the scene.

Family Still Sought For Pedestrian Killed In Fremont

  • Police have revealed that he was a Fremont resident, struck in a crosswalk while crossing with the light.

Backlog Of Untested Rape Kits Cleared In County

  • More than 1200 untested rape kits dating back to 1978 were processed with a grant from New York.

Man Arrested For Hercules Stabbing

  • The victim was airlifted to a hospital in Walnut Creek.

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