Crime & Safety
Hazmat; Missing Teen Safe: Danville, East Bay Police Logs
A food delivery driver was carjacked; 45 priests were accused of child sexual abuse and other East Bay police, fire, and court news.

EAST BAY, CA – The following is a week's collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around the East Bay.
Missing Dublin Teen Found Safe: Police
- Max Merrell was last seen in Dublin on February 12.
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- The cause of the Valentine’s Day fire at Georgia Pacific in San Leandro has been determined.
Hazmat Situation On I-680 In Walnut Creek Causes Traffic Jam
- Two lanes were closed for hours because of a hazmat threat.
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- The force of the crash ripped off the car door and she was thrown to the pavement.
Driver Killed In Dublin Crash ID’d
- The deadly collision was reported in the area of Stagecoach Drive and Amador Valley Boulevard on Feb. 9.
Food Delivery Driver Carjacked At Gunpoint In Berkeley: Police
- It happened near a UC Berkeley dormitory.
45 East Bay Priests Accused Of Child Sexual Abuse
- The list was released by the Diocese of Oakland, which includes 500,000 Catholics in Alameda and Contra Costa counties
- If convicted on all charges, they face decades in prison and more than $1 million in fines.
Guilty Verdicts In Lawrence Berkeley Lab Bid Rigging Case
- A jury convicted two businessmen of conspiring to defraud the U.S. government.
Unconscious Woman Found In Park
- Police are asking for help piecing together what happened to her.
Hazardous Waste Fire At Tesla Plant Saturday
- The fire was outside, in a storage area.
Woman Grabbed Near UC Berkeley Campus
- UC Berkeley Police are searching for the suspect.
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