Fire Severely Burns Person; Arrests: Fremont, East Bay Police Log

EAST BAY — Here are some of the police and fire stories making news in the East Bay this week —

Suspect Arrested After Attempting To Set Several People On Fire

• Thankfully bystanders were able to quickly extinguish the person's hair while others tried to subdue the suspect.

Assault Gun-Toting Man ID'd

• He died after a police chase that started in San Leandro and ended in Oakland with the man allegedly pointing an assault rifle at police.

East Bay Murder Suspect Tracked To Colorado, Arrested

• A Colorado SWAT team arrested the accused man at a home in the Denver area.

Identity Withheld Of Hayward Shooting Victim

• Police responded to a traffic accident and discovered that the driver had been shot.

Man Stabbed On BART Train In Fremont

• A suspect has been taken into custody.

Stolen Vehicle: K9 Officer Zeus Helps Nab Suspects

• K9 Officer Zeus assisted in the arrest of 2 men on his first day on the job. The stolen vehicle was recovered.

San Leandro Police Officer Arraigned On Manslaughter Charge

• Officer Jason Fletcher shot to death a suspect in a Walmart store earlier this year.

Union City Police Make Concealed Weapon Arrest

• A suspect was taken into custody in the area of Whipple Road and Hayman Street.

Man Pleads Guilty, Could Spend Decade In Prison

• The felon was arrested in Fremont on April 2, in Santa Clara County on April 16, and finally in San Leandro on a federal warrant on May 15.

Fires

Person Severely Burned In San Leandro RV Fire

• The fire spread from the RV to an adjacent home.

5 Alarm Fire In Oakland's Chinatown

• The Oakland Fire Department reports, "Expect delays to and from Alameda." No injuries have been reported.

2-Alarm Grass Fire Burns 5 Acres In Fremont

• No injuries were reported in the fire.

Kitchen Fire Damages Union City Home

• Three people and six dogs were displaced.

San Leandro Home Damaged By Fire

• No injuries were reported.

Newark Firefighters Battle Wildfire In San Bernardino County

• Local firefighters have been sent to the far southern end of the state to give firefighters there a break.

Deadly Crashes

Motorcyclist Hit, Killed On Highway 84 Near Dumbarton Bridge

• The motorcycle was embedded in the engine of the BMW 550i that hit it, according to the CHP log.

Berkeley Man ID'd As Crash Victim

• He apparently tried to run from the center divider on the freeway across all lanes and was hit, CHP officials said.

Deadly Crash On Skyline Boulevard

• One man is dead and a second in the hospital following the wreck.