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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.

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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.

Helmet Cam Video Of 3 Alarm Fire

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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.

Woman Killed In San Leandro Crash ID'd

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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

Mail Theft: Walnut Creek Pair Indicted, Fed Prosecutors Say

  • 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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