Slow-Speed Backhoe Chase; Fires: Livermore, East Bay Police Log

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

Brush Fire Fought From Air In Livermore

• The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department said the blaze broke out Monday afternoon.

Blackmail Scam Hits Danville Mailboxes

• Pay up to keep your "secrets" or else your friends, family and neighbors will find out. Uh-oh!

Suspected Danville Bank Robber Found Dead, Police Say

• The serial bank robber FBI officials dubbed the 'Faux Badge Bandit' was discovered dead following a robbery in Goleta.

Tractor Driver Leads Cops On Slow-Speed, 20-Minute Chase

• The backhoe driver ultimately was taken into custody for alleged auto theft, evading police and obstructing arrest.

San Ramon K-9 Officer Undergoes Cancer Treatment

• Feel better soon, Hector!

Active-Shooter Training Planned At 2 Dublin Schools

• The operations will be a joint effort involving the FBI, Dublin police and Alameda County firefighters.

Arrested: BART Stabbing Suspect; 3 Deaths In 3 Days

• Two suspects are now in custody. BART police have released photos of the remaining suspect.

Clayton Marsh Fire Latest: 247 Acres, 75% Contained, 1 Injured

• The Marsh Fire was 75-percent contained as of Thursday evening. One home and three outbuildings have been destroyed with 13 more threatened.

Woman Murdered At BART Station Identified

• The knife-wielding man escaped into the night but was arrested Monday aboard a BART train.

BART Releases Clearer Photos Of San Leandro Homicide Suspect

• A homeless man died following the attack on Saturday.

2 Kids Rescued, Child Porn Charges Against East Bay Man

• The children's ages are 5 and 17.

Prolific Auto Burglar Arrested: Fremont Police

• The felon was out on bail when he was identified as a suspect by using video from surveillance cameras.

San Leandro Sideshow Lands Driver In Jail

• The driver was from Grass Valley, hours away from here in the Sierra foothills.

Amber Alert: Teen Found Safe

• She was found at a BART station in the Bay Area. The suspect was stopped in his vehicle in another city.

Highway 24 In Lamorinda Reopens

• It had been closed because of a threat of exploding ammunition.

Gunpoint Robbery In Piedmont

• A 60-year-old man was walking to work when he was held up.

Guilty Verdict In Berkeley Man's Murder

• The man convicted of the murder is an ex-felon prohibited from having a gun.

Hercules Man Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver

• The suspect has not been arrested.

San Leandro Physician's Assistant Convicted In Oxycodone Case

• Court records show that he was the number one prescriber of opioids in California. Video played in court was damning.

Deadly Crash Briefly Closes Carquinez Bridge

• Two people were airlifted to John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek, according to the CHP.

Man Killed In Orinda Chase Identified

• A second man in the vehicle chased by Orinda Police was arrested.

Girl Returned To Mother: Cops

• The father is still missing, and police have issued a warrant for his arrest.

East Bay Man Among 2 Killed In Head-On Collision

• The fatal head-on colliion happened Friday on state Highway 113 north of Hay Road.

Martinez Woman Arrested In Bicyclist's Death, CHP Says

• The 28-year-old is suspected of hit-and-run in the death Tuesday of a 42-year-old Hercules man in Crockett.

Man Arrested After Standoff On Railroad Trestle

• Police said crisis negotiators and tactical team members from Central County SWAT arrived and finally talked the man down.

Police Locate Missing Livermore Man

• Robert Solorio returned home after being reported missing, officials said.

Active-Shooter Training Planned At Danville School

• The "active-threat" exercise will involve police, fire and emergency-services crews.

Overturned Car On I-680 Delayed Commuters

• The center divider was blocked following the collision.

Arrested In Pleasant Hill: BART Stabbing Suspect

• 3 people died in 3 days following attacks at BART stations. One of the attacks happened in Pleasant Hill.

Photo via Concord Police Department