Crime & Safety
Teen Arrested After School Threat: Newark, East Bay Crime News
A police car was rammed during a suspect chase; 130 tickets written in traffic crackdown; restaurant and house fires; a puppy scam warning.

EAST BAY, CA — Here are some of the stories making news this week from East Bay police logs —
Student Arrested Following Gun Violence Threat At High School
- One student was arrested "for felony terrorist threats and a hate crime."
Police Car Rammed During Chase: Police
- Police recovered a stolen vehicle and packages stolen from a half-dozen homes in Lafayette and Moraga.
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Armed Man Who Barricaded Himself In Fremont Dies
- The man set his condo on fire, and then threatened firefighters when they arrived to put it out.
Police Arrest 2 On Multiple Charges
- The Alameda residents were arrested Tuesday after they crashed a U-Haul truck, with one trying to run away through neighborhood yards.
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130 Tickets Issued In Alameda Wednesday
- A High Intensity Traffic Team fanned out across the island. One violation was written-up 32 times.
Fremont Firefighters Battle Blaze At Abandoned Restaurant
- There were no injuries reported in the Thursday night fire.
Firefighters Battle House Fire In San Leandro
- The Alameda County Fire Department sent multiple crews to extinguish the house fire.
7-Year-Old Bicyclist Killed In Fremont ID'd
- The little boy was riding his bike Friday afternoon when he was hit by a vehicle.
Pedestrian Killed In Fremont Saturday ID'd
- The Fremont man was hit by a vehicle on Mission Boulevard.
Union City Crash Victim ID'd
- The man died Sunday afternoon. The coroner's bureau released his name on Tuesday.
Puppy Scam Alert Issued By DA's Office
- Pet scams now make up 35% of complaints about online shopping scams.
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