Grass Fire | Catalytic Converters: Piedmont, East Bay Police Log

EAST BAY — Here's a brief review of police ad fire logs in the East Bay this week:

Grass Fire Quickly Contained In Lafayette

• Video shows the fire burning dangerously close to homes. #McGrawFire

East Bay DUI Checkpoint Friday Night: CHP

• The California Highway Patrol is warning drivers to have a game plan in mind before heading out on the town.

Catalytic Converter Thefts: Berkeley Police Issue Warning

• One particular vehicle has been a favorite target of thieves.

Hercules Officer-Involved Shooting: No Injuries

• Police say he tossed his gun and ran when the officer fired in his direction.

Horrific Murder: Fremont Man Convicted

• Nailah Pettigen was hit over the head with a tomahawk ax and shot several times. And then things got ugly. WARNING: the details are graphic.

Child Porn Charge: Walnut Creek Man Arrested In Kansas

• Efforts to extradite him to California are underway.

Violence Prevention Chief Appointed By Oakland

• Guillermo Cespedes co-founded a gang violence reduction strategy in South Los Angeles that resulted in an 82% reduction in homicides...

Phony Fremont Pharmacist Case: Felony Charges Filed

• The state accuses unlicensed Kim Thien Le of dispensing three-quarters of a million prescriptions at Walgreens, including in Fremont.

Man Robbed At Gunpoint Near UC Berkeley

• Police say 3 suspects were involved int he robbery.

CoCo Sheriff's Office, ICE Cooperation

• The law enforcement agency provided information on 105 prisoners in 2018, including three convicted child molesters and two rapists.

Hot Car Deaths: How Many Kids Have Died In California

• The intent of National Heatstroke Prevention Day on July 31 is to prevent hot car deaths. Here’s how many kids have died in California.

Woman Killed In Newark Crash ID'd

• Fremont Police say that she rammed 2 of their police cars with a stolen vehicle, and tried to run over a detective, before speeding off.

Sex Crimes: 45 East Bay Arrests Of Johns, Traffickers, DA Reports

• Multiple jurisdictions made arrests during the sting.

Eastbound I-80 Closed For 3 Hours

• A rollover crash in Pinole involved a big-rig.