Car Seat Impaled By Metal; Intruder Caused School Lockdown; Costco Jewelry Robberies: Piedmont, East Bay Police Log

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

Mentally Unstable Intruder Forced Newark Elementary School Lockdown

• Two staff members were injured in a scuffle with the suspect, who was taken into custody by police.

Costco Jewelry Robberies: Another East Bay Store Hit Wednesday

• The most recent in the rash of Costco jewelry robberies took place in Hayward. Investigators are trying to pull together leads.

Vehicle Windshield, Seat Impaled By Metal On I-880

• The CHP reports that the metal had been dropped on the roadway from an unsecured load and kicked-up by another vehicle.

Stranded Pleasanton Teens Mistaken As ‘Suspicious’

• The juveniles got a little help changing a flat tire courtesy of two kind Pleasanton police officers.

San Leandro Fire Kills 2 People

• The man and woman were found dead following the early morning fire.

4 Cats Killed In Union City House Fire (Video)

• A pet snake also perished. No people were home when the fire broke out.

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Pedestrian Killed In Lamorinda On Highway 24

• Three lanes were closed for the investigation. All have reopened.

Deadly Crash On I-80 In Albany

• The victim has been identified.

$1 Million Drug Bust Made In Berkeley

• Police investigating a domestic dispute discovered a large scale psychedelic mushroom processing operation.

I-80 In Emeryville Finally Open Following Shooting Of Suspect

• The westbound lanes reopened at 5 p.m. after a long, miserable day for commuters.

Homicide Suspect Killed In Emeryville Standoff Identified

• The standoff and shootout with the San Leandro man closed westbound I-80 for eight hours Wednesday, causing a traffic mess.

Overturned Big Rig Causes Enormous Traffic Jam

• I-80, I-880, I-580 and Highway 24 were disasters.

Oakland Hills Fire Out, Evacuations Mostly Lifted (Map, Video)

• Firefighters will remain at the scene for days, according to Oakland Fire Chief Darin White.

Laser Targets CHP Helicopter Over San Leandro

• One suspect has been arrested in the incident.

Gun Charges: Two Arrests in Berkeley

• Two vehicle stops ended with gun arrests and weapons seized.

Three Arrests At Berkeley Protest Including Yvonne Felarca

• The conservative group Patriot Prayer held a rally and march. Counter-protesters scuffled with the group.

San Leandro Man Sentenced For Shooting, Released From Jail

• The victim was shot in the head and spent a month in a coma.

Robber Points Gun At Fremont Wal-Mart Employee

• The robbery happened Saturday night, according to police.

Bay Bridge Toll Collector Hit In Collision

• The crash involved two vehicles Tuesday morning.

Hayward Man Killed In San Benito County Crash

• Two people were killed in the three vehicle crash when one ran a stop sign.

Stabbing Suspect Arrested In Berkeley

• Both Berkeley and UC police were involved in the arrest.

1 Dead, 1 Injured In Oakland Shooting Sunday Night

• The suspect who survived is in critical condition.

2 Oakland Police Officers, Civilian Injured In Crash

• The officers were responding to a call when the crash happened.

Suspect Arrested In Oakland Shooting

• The victim was taken to the hospital.

Photo courtesy Alameda County Fire from San Leandro Fire Kills Man, Woman