Crime & Safety
Dangling Window Washers Saved: Newark, East Bay Police Log
A scaffold collapsed outside a high-rise building; K9s, a drone, and helicopter are used to capture suspects; pepper-sprayed protesters.
EAST BAY — Here are some of the police and fire stories that made news this week —
2 Window Washers Dangle From High Rise After Scaffold Collapse
- Both workers were saved by their safety ropes. (See video)
Tri-City Men Arrested Following Fremont Armed Robbery
- The robbery late Monday night was the latest in a string of crimes connected with the getaway vehicle.
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Pro-Choice Demonstrators Pepper-Sprayed In Walnut Creek
- The private security guards who sprayed the protesters were hired by an anti-abortion group out of Texas.
Fire Burns 30 Acres In Moraga
- There were no reports of injuries and no homes were lost.
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2 Dead In East Oakland Shooting
- A third person was injured.
Man Killed In Freeway Crash Identified
- The crash happened in Alameda County.
Nine Hour Police Standoff Ends Peacefully
- Women and children were safely evacuated during the standoff, including a 7-year-old.
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