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.

Firefighters battle a blaze in an abandoned restaurant.
Firefighters battle a blaze in an abandoned restaurant. (Fremont Fire Department)

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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