Cold Cases; Suspicious Package: Danville, East Bay Police Log

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

Cold Case: Investigators Seek Leads In 1973 Homicides

• More than 45 years ago, the two women were found dead near the side of the road in Dublin.

Cold Case: Seeking Justice For Murdered Teen

• It's been 35 years since Kellie Jean Poppleton vanished from the corner of Darwin Drive and Fremont Boulevard. Someone knows something.

Suspicious Package At Costco Parking Lot Investigated

• The bomb squad was called out Sunday night to the store at Pacific Commons.

Highway 84 Body: Tragic End For Man With Dementia

• The man was reported missing on the Peninsula last week.

Body Found In San Leandro Near Marina ID'd

• The body was found the last Sunday in November by a pedestrian on the Bay Trail.

1 Dead, 1 Wounded In Fremont Shooting

• One of the victims was driving a car when he was shot, causing him to crash into a home.

Child 'Clinging To Life,' Mom's Boyfriend Arrested: Police

• "...we have a helpless (6 year old) child clinging to life and neither parental figure can give us a straight answer as to what happened."

4 Alameda Officers Injured In Bizarre Incident

• Two of the police officers had to receive treatment at a hospital. A suspect suffered a heart attack following a scuffle with police.

Lafayette Killer Found Dead In San Quentin Cell

• He's the second death row inmate found dead this week.

Child Porn: San Pablo Man Arrested

• The sheriff's office reports that the suspect was working under an assumed name.

8 Injured In Hercules Crash

• It happened during the Monday morning commute.

Firefighters Halt Flames Before They Spread In Newark

• The fire briefly went to two alarms, but the second alarm was canceled.

Castro Valley Man Shot To Death In Richmond

• Two boys, aged 15 and 17, have been arrested in the killing.

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