Crime & Safety

Deadly Shooting By Police; Body In Bag ID'd: Newark, East Bay Crime

An 81-year-old man was stabbed in the head; fentanyl fells 5 people in 24 hours in one town; thousands of dollars worth of goods recovered.

NEWARK, CA — Here are some of the public safety stories impacting the East Bay this week:

Suspect Aims Weapon At Women, Police; Shot Dead By Officers

A BB gun was recovered, police report. All 3 officers present at the time are believed to have had their body-worn cameras turned on.

Attack On Elderly Hayward Man: Suspect Charged

The 81-year-old victim was stabbed in the head multiple times and then hit with a metal pipe.

Body In Bag Found Washed Ashore ID'd; Suspect Arrested

The body was found along the Alameda shoreline in July.

2 dead, 3 Sickened By Fentanyl Overdoses In 24 Hours: PD

The Union City Police Department is sounding the alarm to prevent more overdoses.

Firefighters Return From 2 Week Deployment On Labor Day

The four Alameda firefighters worked the Smith River Complex Fire near the California-Oregon border.

Police Identify Man Shot To Death In Union City

The victim was a 38-year-old Union City resident, police said.

Thousands In Walgreens Merchandise Recovered: Police

Officers interrupted two masked women outside a Walgreens and found the merchandise from a Walnut Creek Walgreens in their car, police said.

2 Arrested For DUI In Special Operation: UCPD

Enforcement efforts were part of a national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over mobilization campaign, UCPD said.


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