Crime & Safety

Package Thieves; Pipe Bomb Scare: Danville, East Bay Police Log

A car burglary suspect stole $4,500 in electronics; a goat was captured on the highway 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.

Duo Accused Of Stealing Packages In Pleasanton Arrested: Cops

  • Police said the man and woman from Hayward were driving a stolen car during the incident.

Runaway Goat Zig-Zags Through I-880 Traffic, Jingletown Streets

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  • Oakland CHP officers managed to safely capture the critter, that at one point even wandered into a store.

Man Accused Of Stealing Packages Arrested In Dublin: Cops

  • Police praised community members for helping with the arrest.

Pipe Bomb Scare At Stoneridge Mall Determined To Be Unfounded

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  • Police said the Alameda County Sheriff's Office Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squad was called to investigate.

Student Suspected Of Possessing Knife, Explosive Components: Cops

  • The Dougherty Valley High School freshman was arrested Monday and booked into Juvenile Hall.

Car Burglary Suspect Stole $4,500 In Electronics In San Ramon: Cops

  • Do you know this man? Police in Tri-Valley are looking for him.

Bicyclist, 14, Struck By Car In Livermore Expected To Recover

  • The collision, which prompted the closure of a busy Livermore road Monday afternoon, is under investigation.

Duo Charged In Fremont Murder For Hire Scheme: DA

  • The Fremont man was killed for insurance money, according to official documents. The insurance policies had allegedly been altered.

Man Killed In Union City Crash ID'd

  • He died Tuesday morning in a collision between his vehicle and a box truck.

Fremont Man Arrested For Teen's Murder, Had Fled To Texas

  • The San Ramon high school student was shot to death 2 weeks ago. Police have released an apparent motive.

Attorney: BART Stabbing Suspect 'Delusional and Paranoid'

  • Family members and friends of Nia Wilson packed the courtroom for the hearing.

Man Pleads No Contest To San Leandro Burglary

  • He was dubbed the "Teddy Bear Bandit" because he stole flowers and stuffed animals from a flower shop.

Man Killed In Richmond Double Shooting ID'd

  • The Richmond resident died at the scene.

80-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In El Sobrante ID'd

  • The crash happened at Hilltop Drive and El Centro Road.

Man Killed In Thanksgiving Day Fire ID'd

  • The deadly blaze was at a San Lorenzo home.

Small House Fire Extinguished In Newark

  • The fire broke out early Thursday morning.

Photo courtesy CHP Oakland from Runaway Goat Zig-Zags Through I-880 Traffic, Jingletown Streets

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