Crime & Safety

Pursuit; Firefighters Deployed: Danville, East Bay Police Log

A man robbed a maternity clothing store, a passenger died while riding BART and other East Bay police, fire, and court stories.

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

Pursuit Ends In DUI Arrest, Pleasanton Police Say

  • Officers were alerted to the driver after they heard him yelling from his SUV.

Local Firefighters Arrive In Butte County To Fight Wildfire

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  • They are part of a strike team deployed to fight the monster fire that had people running for their lives.

Man Crashes Near Alamo Business Following Pursuit: Officials

  • After speeding down I-242 and I-680, the man allegedly hit a sheriff's office radar trailer before coming to rest in a parking lot.

Blaze Destroys 4 Apartments, 3 Cars In Livermore

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  • The fire displaced 35 residents. An early estimate of the damage is $2 million dollars.

San Ramon Man Dies In Martinez Detention Facility

  • Officials said the man had been arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of battery and resisting arrest.

Castro Valley Fire Halted Before Reaching Homes

  • Crow Canyon Road was closed for hours as emergency crews did their jobs.

Photo Of Man Accused In Gruesome Stabbing: Union City Police

  • The suspect, a neighbor of the victim, is in jail on suspicion of attempted murder. A woman was covered in blood when found Monday.

Woman 'Covered In Blood' In Union City Attack

  • Police say the stabbing victim was lying in her own carport covered in blood from the "violent attack.

Hatchet Attack Charges: 3-Strikes Transient

  • The accused man remains in custody for allegedly slamming a hatchet into the head of another man.

Danville Man ID'd As BART Patron Who Died At Walnut Creek Station

  • Bystanders performed CPR on the man Monday morning, but it was too late.

Gunman Robs Maternity Clothing Store In Walnut Creek

  • No one was injured in the robbery Monday evening.

Homeless Woman On Destructive Rampage Arrested: Police

  • Two people were treated at the hospital, and two Berkeley police officers were treated for cuts and bruises at the scene of the mayhem.

Man Killed In Fiery Crash In Walnut Creek ID'd

  • The driver of another vehicle was arrested on suspicion of DUI.

Newark Man Killed In Bike Collision ID'd

  • He was killed last Thursday night in a collision with a car.

Union City Police Seeking Witnesses to Crash

  • "There were no witnesses to the incident and the pedestrian suffered significant injuries."

2 Men Shot, Killed In Oakland Tuesday

  • Both of the men were pronounced dead at the scene.

Photo courtesy Alameda County Fire Department from Local Firefighters Arrive In Butte County To Fight Wildfire

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