CHP Rescues Driver from Burning Car; Suspected Package Thief Caught on Camera; Jail Protest: East Bay Police Log

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

Transient Woman Accused of Burglarizing Dublin Home: Police

• A security camera recorded Jennifer Smith while she was inside the home, police said.

Contra Costa Co. Sheriff's Deputy Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Murder, Police Say

• Sacramento police allegedly recovered two guns in the home where the shooting occurred.

Driver Hospitalized After Crashing into Livermore Light Pole

• Police said fire crews had to extricate the driver from his car.

New K9 Officer Joins Police Force and He Understands French

• Vader is the Pleasanton Police Department’s eighteenth police dog.

Noise Protest Held at Santa Rita Jail Thursday

• Opponents of the expansion of the jail’s mental health facility said the rally is “intended to break the isolation across prison walls.”

Woman Injured in Castro Valley House Fire

• The home was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. (Video)

CHP Officers Pull Driver From Burning Car

• The driver was semi-conscious and could not have gotten out of the car without help.

Fremont Police Release Video of Home Invasion

• All four suspects are captured on home video. Do you recognize any of them?

Student Arrested For Brandishing Gun at Piedmont High School

• Police determined the weapon was a BB gun. The student is just 14-years-old.

Fremont High School Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested

• Police say they recovered the weapon used in the robbery.

Alameda Police Release Photo of Alleged Package Thief

• Can you identify this man?

Photo of UC Berkeley Burglary Suspect Released

• Do you recognize this man? UC Police say he burglarized the university's International House.

Rape Interrupted By Berkeley Police Officers, Department Reports

• Officers received reports that someone was being raped in the area of Telegraph Avenue and Haste Street.

Elderly Woman in Crosswalk Hit By Car in Fremont

• The driver called police and remained at the scene after the accident.

Union City Woman Arrested For Alleged Fatal Hit-and-Run

• The crash happened on the Peninsula last Friday.

Woman's Body Discovered Near High School in Berkeley

• The body was found across the street from Berkeley High School.

Suspect Arrested at Hercules Bank for Alleged Identity Theft

• The Wells Fargo employee took steps to verify a check before cashing it.

Man Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Loaded Shotgun in Newark

• The crime happened over the weekend.

Photo courtesy CHP from CHP Officers Pull Driver From Burning Car