A Convicted Sex Offender approached a girl walking home from school; deadly bar fight; federal charges filed against East Bay men.
Now is the time to prepare a defensible space around your home.
Shopper body-slams alleged shoplifter; decades-old cold case murder solved; pair sentenced for murder-for-hire plot; Walmart arson fire.
He was shot on Taylor Boulevard in Pleasant Hill Wednesday afternoon.
Taylor Boulevard was closed for several hours following the shooting.
That's enough fentanyl to kill almost 8 million people, the entire population of the Bay Area, according to the Drug Enforcement Admin.
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash; guns seized; speed racing curbed; and a deputy helps a man on the way to a job interview.
A former police officer is sentenced for a deadly shooting; photo: tip jar theft at an East Bay restaurant; memorial fund for late PD Capt.
Woman charged with string of armed robberies; illegal fireworks on the Bay Bridge; video of East Bay officer-involved-shooting released.
The residents were able to escape before firefighters arrived.
Cold case murder solved; rollover crash sends victim to hospital; vehicle stolen with dog inside; bike crash victim ID'd.
5 crime and fire stories from the East Bay this week.
The Fire Board will apply for a $5 million state grant to complete 12 miles of fire break, protecting approximately 10,000 residents.
Police say a crime was interrupted at a shopping center on Saturday.
A man seen running with a gun was arrested in a Montessori school parking lot; police nab an attempted bank robbery suspect.
A chain link fence held a car as it dangled over a sheer drop; an attempted carjacking is foiled; accused East Bay bank robber arrested.
East Bay crime stories that made the news this week.
Sheriff's office recruit killed; police seize an unregistered gun during a traffic stop; driver arrested in stolen car.
The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office announced the charges on Friday. Ashley Steven Dias died Sept. 8 near a middle school.
Police investigate school threat; officers recover stolen merchandise; man in wheelchair reported missing; deadly crash; CHP drug bust.
Another smash-and-grab robbery in the East Bay with some 30 suspects; 2 dead, 4 hurt in separate crashes; scam alert issued.
Zelle is a digital payments service that is sometimes set up as part of your bank account. You may not even know that you have it.
Homicide suspect ID'd as a sports writer; a driver is charged in the death of a bicyclist; two arrests in a sexual abuse case.
Legendary cyclist Joseph Shami was killed in a roundabout on April 13.
The toddler was shot as he slept in his car seat; 2 dead in crash; assault rifle shooting arrest; police seize 18 catalytic converters.
The fire happened Monday morning before the business was open for the day.
One person was hurt when a vehicle hit a coffee shop; a resident was killed in house fire; a freeway crash backed up traffic for miles.
Do you see smoke? Here's where the prescribed burns are planned.
Armed robbery suspects arrested in 2 cities; claim filed over bicyclist's death; settlement over officer-involved-shooting death.
Can you ID a suspect for police; home invasion robbery arrest; robber follows East Bay man from from San Francisco.
5 East Bay crime stories that made news this week.
Local residents are seeing their bank accounts drained.
Almost a dozen people were hurt when a car slammed into a convenience store; house fire displaces 5 people and their dog; suspects arrested.
5 East Bay crimes including: around $10 million in cash seized; 127 tickets handed out; a woman knocked cold by a stranger.
A member of the Grizzly Scouts militia group who adheres to the Boogaloo Movement faces a judge; $5M fraud; another Tesla patrol car.
The fire district issued citations to the parks district over fuels management. The two agencies are feuding over who has jurisdiction.
5 crime and fire stories that made news this week including a 2-alarm house fire, and extra police patrols in a popular restaurant area.
The fire was reported just after midnight Thursday.
The largest Cal Fire grant in the Bay Area this year will be used for removing hazardous fuels.
A child was also struck by the vehicle; firefighters rescue pets from house fire; more deadly crashes.