Crime & Safety
Deadly Fire; Intruder Shot: Piedmont, East Bay Crime Log
One city approves police patrols of Nordstroms to prevent organized retail theft; a family's grief after a missing jogger is found.

EAST BAY, CA — Here are some of the stories making news this week from East Bay police logs —
1 Dead, 2 Injured In Castro Valley House Fire
- The two people who were injured were rescued from the home by Alameda County firefighters.
Home Intruder Shot Dead In Pleasant Hill
- Police were looking for the man after reports that he was behaving erratically. He will killed in someone's living room.
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3 Shot At San Leandro Birthday Party
- The shooting happened at a banquet hall early Thursday.
Fremont Shooting Suspect Arrested After Police Chase
- Both the shooting suspect and the driver are Union City residents.
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Cops At Nordstrom Approved By Walnut Creek City Council
- A similar move to combat organized retail theft in the form of grab and run crimes was eliminated at the Apple store by police officers.
Philip Kreycik's Family Grapples With Grief And Gratitude
- "Hold your family close, make the world the kind of place that you want to raise your children in," the missing runner's dad said Thursday.
Raw Video: Oakland Noodle Shop Robbed At Gunpoint
- A restaurant worker in Oakland had a gun pointed in her face as two men walked in at closing time to rob the establishment.
Oakland Police Release Image Of Suspect Vehicle In Oakland Cold Case Murder
- Oakland police released an image of suspect vehicle in a cold case murder.
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