Crime & Safety

Card Skimmer; In Custody Death: Livermore, East Bay Police Log

A woman was found dead at a BART station, a bike rider was killed in a hit-and-run and other police, fire stories from across East Bay.

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

Card Skimmer Found At East Bay Bank ATM

  • Side-by-side photos of the intact and altered machines reveal how sophisticated thieves have become.

Coroner IDs Woman Found Dead At BART Station

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  • The woman’s body was found near the passenger pick-up/drop-off area and investigators suspect she may have overdosed.

Man Dies In Custody After Vandalizing Pleasanton Grocery Store

  • Police said they were called to the store after employees saw the man slamming a grocery cart on the ground and breaking bottles of booze.

Bicyclist Killed By Hit-And-Run Big Rig In Lafayette

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  • The crash happened on Reliez Valley Road.

Crash Traps Person Under Car In Danville Sunday

  • The wreck caused a backup in both directions, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Castro Valley Man Arrested After Pointing Gun, Firing At 2 People

  • It happened during a South Bay shoplifting attempt but the gun misfired, police say. He and an alleged accomplice were later arrested.

Arrested: Fremont Man In San Leandro BART Homicide

  • He is the final suspect wanted in three BART deaths that happened over just 3 days earlier this month.

Family Of BART Stabbing Victim To File Lawsuit

  • Nia Wilson was killed and her sister injured as they stepped off a BART train in Oakland last month.

Jury Reaches Verdict For Union City Man Accused In Girl's Death

  • The 6-year-old child's death prompted the first-ever wrongful death lawsuit against Uber.

Unemployed Ex-Con Charged In Berkeley Stabbing

  • He was convicted of felony assault on May 31. Despite multiple prior convictions, he was placed on probation.

Ex-Con Sentenced To Prison For Shooting Death

  • A Hayward man died in the Oakland shooting.

Man Killed In San Leandro Crash Identified

  • The head-on crash happened Monday night.

Berkeley Kidnapping: Victim Tortured Before Rescue

  • Police say the suspects were armed with an assault rifle and took the victim to the Central Valley.

2 Oakland Police Officers Hospitalized

  • A pair of alleged armed robbers ran a stop sign and hit a patrol car, police say.

Homeless Man Pulls Knife On Restaurant Worker In Emeryville: Cops

  • Police say the homeless man threatened to kill the restaurant worker.

Berkeley Stabbing: One Man In The Hospital, One In Jail

  • The stabbing happened near the police station, "So a lot of police like me just walked out and started going over there."

Photo courtesy Alameda Police from Card Skimmer Found At East Bay Bank ATM

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