Crime & Safety

Man Escapes Fire; Fraud Report: Danville, East Bay Police Logs

A Lyft driver is accused of sexual battery, several accused of burglary were arrested 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.

Coroner IDs Woman Who Died After Car Plunged Off I-580

  • CHP officials said the driver's 2007 Toyota drifted off the roadway and down a 300-foot embankment.

Report Of Student With Weapon On SRVHS Campus Unfounded: DPD

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  • The school was on lockdown for about forty minutes while police investigated a report of a student on campus with a weapon.

'Threat' Made To Pleasanton School Deemed ‘Not Credible’

  • School officials said police investigated the 'threat,' which was directed toward an employee and Hart Middle School.

Man Killed In Crash On I-580 Thursday: CHP

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  • CHP officials said a man was killed when his truck rear-ended a big-rig Thursday morning.

CHP Writes 80 Tickets On I-880 Thursday

  • Their target: HOV lane cheaters. A few unlucky drivers had their vehicles towed.

114 Speeding Tickets Issued By CHP On Highway 4

  • And then there's the HOV and DUI crackdown.

Cold Case Arrest: Accused East Bay Killer Tracked To Arizona

  • It took 28 years and advances in DNA technology, but an arrest has finally been made in the "brutal" murder of a Fremont man.

SWAT Team Arrests Suspect Wanted By LAPD In San Leandro

  • The suspect had been tracked from LA to San Leandro. LAPD, the FBI and the Alameda County Sheriff's Office were all at the scene.

Person Injured Fleeing Pinole Fire Through Window

  • The 2-alarm fire at an apartment complex destroyed several apartments.

2 Auto Burglars Arrested In San Leandro, Police Say

  • The pair burglarized at least five vehicles, according to police.

Man Driving Stolen Car Arrested In Hercules: Police

  • The car had been reported stolen out of Clayton that morning. The suspect had 3 outstanding auto theft warrants, police say.

Photos Of Fraud Suspect Released By Berkeley Police

  • If you know who this man is, here's the phone number to contact police.

Lyft Driver Arrested For Sexual Battery Of Passenger, Police Say

  • The El Cerrito man was arrested in Emeryville

Pedestrian Hit-And-Run: Police Need Witnesses

  • A woman was found injured on the side of the road in Fremont Monday morning.

Berkeley Student Sexually Assaulted On Campus, Police Say

  • Police are investigating the attack, which reportedly happened earlier this month.

Victim's Camera Video Of Crime Leads To Arrest

  • A man took video of a pair that smashed his vehicle window and stole a backpack with his laptop, police say.

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