Indecent Exposure Near School Kids; Suspected Arsonist Torches Store; Rash Of Car Burglaries: 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.

Man Suspected Of Lewd Activity, Exposing Himself To Middle School Students, San Ramon Police Say

• Police said the suspect, who was exposed while sitting in his car, talked to several students and tried to grab one of the girls.

A Dozen Car Burglaries Reported In Fremont

• Fremont Police are working with Newark and Union City to capture the suspects.

Arsonist Sets Fire To Local JCPenney: Police

Employees and customers at Sun Valley were evacuated Saturday night.

Livermore-Pleasanton Firefighters Sent To Battle Northern California Wildfires

• The firefighters join more than 8,000 firefighters, 640 police officers, and hundreds of relief workers from all over the country.

Danville Woman Died From Gunshot Wound, Coroner Says

• Investigators are looking for witnesses who may have information about Emily Courchesne’s death.

Northern California Wildfires: Livermore Animal Control Officers Help With Pet Rescues

• “The scene was very surreal,” Officer Kathy Stiles-Holmes said. “You don’t really get how devastating fires are until you see it up close."

BART Stabbing Suspect Photos: Can You ID This Man?

• Multiple people were injured Sunday at the Lafayette BART station.

San Leandro Man Arrested For Attempted Murder

• The suspect is accused of stabbing another man outside a convenience store.

Fremont Man Arrested For Sexual Assault At Knifepoint In Milpitas

• His bail has been set at over $1 million.

Man Robbed Near UC Berkeley Campus

• Three suspects robbed the man, according to police.

2 Alarm Fire Burns Pleasant Hill Apartments

• The fire was near Diablo Valley College.

Construction Worker Falls From Castro Valley Bridge

• The worker's injury forced an elaborate rescue by firefighters.

San Leandro Woman Hospitalized By House Fire

• Four children were able to escape before firefighters arrived on Friday.

Fire Burns One Acre In Tilden Park

• Firefighters, in the dark, got the fire extinguished before it could take off.

3 Injured In Stabbing At Lafayette BART Station

• Police used canines to track the suspect who ran into an adjacent neighborhood.

One Man Dead in Oakland Shooting

• Police report that 2 suspects are wanted in Tuesday's killing.

Pinole Man Involved In Deadly Crash In Santa Clara County

• The Pinole driver ended up going northbound in the southbound lanes of a busy highway.

One Man Shot To Death In Oakland Monday

• The shooting happened mid-afternoon.

3 Shot On I-880 Sunday Including Uber Driver

• The CHP called it a targeted attack.

Photo courtesy LPFD Fire from Livermore-Pleasanton Firefighters Sent To Battle Northern California Wildfires