Crime & Safety

Maserati Thief; Help Catch a Package Thief; Neighbor Squeals on Burglars: East Bay Police Log

A look at a few of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents around Piedmont and across the East Bay.

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

Police Release Video of Ruby Hill Auto Theft Suspect

  • Do you know this man? Police are looking for the suspect and the missing Maserati.

Union City Police Credit Alert Neighbor For Catching Burglars

  • Police say the burglars put these sox on their hands to prevent fingerprints.

Help Identify Suspected Dublin Package Thief

  • Do you know this woman or this car? Police are looking for her.

Officers Seeking Suspect Who Allegedly Shot A Firearm in Amador Park

  • Police responded to investigate reports of a man brandishing a firearm and firing a round near picnic tables Friday evening.

Police Release Video of Ruby Hill Auto Theft Suspect

  • Do you know this man? Police are looking for the suspect and the missing Maserati.

Two Dublin Pedestrians Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car Monday

  • The women were taken to Eden Medical Center for treatment.

Fiery I-580 Crash In Pleasanton Kills One: CHP

  • All lanes of the highway have reopened.

East Bay Highway Shootings: Police Officials Gather to Discuss 6-Month Trend

  • Officials convened to discuss the 18 or more suspected gang-related shootings that have occurred in Contra Costa and Alameda counties.

San Francisco Police Arrest Alleged Serial Robbers

  • Police say the men were caught in the act. They allegedly hit businesses in at least 5 Bay Area cities.

Alleged Car Thief Leads Fremont Police on Brief Chase

  • The pursuit ended on Mission Boulevard.

Video Allegedly Shows Alameda County Deputies Stealing Gold Chain

  • The edited video was released by the San Francisco Public Defender's Office. (WATCH)

Oakland Police Witness Shooting, Arrest Suspect: Police

  • The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Intoxicated Man Drops Knife When He Tries to Stab Victim: Fremont Police

  • Apparently too drunk to commit a crime, according to police, the suspect ended up needing medical treatment before a trip to jail.

Woman Identified: Body Found in Recycling Bin Behind Alameda Nob Hill

  • The body was found before dawn Monday.

Oakland Man Killed in Pacifica Crash

  • He was involved in San Francisco politics. Joel Engardio posted this photo on his Facebook page.

Ex-Convict Charged With Brandishing Gun in San Leandro: Police

  • Police say the suspect had his 10 year old daughter in the car when the incident happened.

Fremont Police Investigate Robbery, Battery

  • Police have released descriptions of the three suspects. Can you identify them?

Fremont Kidnapping and Ransom Call Was Scam

  • The caller claimed that the woman's sister had been kidnapped and demanded money.

Update: 20 People Displaced By Berkeley Fire

  • No injuries were reported as a result of the fire.

San Leandro Crash Sends Driver to the Hospital

  • The crash wrecked the morning commute for many drivers.

Woman Injured in Apartment Fire Near Children's Hospital

  • The fire was reported during the noon hour on Tuesday.

Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing iPads From San Leandro Elementary School

  • A silent alarm alerted a district employee, who called police.

Firefighters Battle House Fire in Oakland Hills

  • The fire was blamed on a space heater.

One Man Shot in Oakland Monday

  • The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment.

OPD Officer Charged in Off-Duty Incident in Emeryville

  • The officer allegedly pointed his gun at a workman painting his door.

Pedestrian Killed in Fremont Identified

  • The driver who hit the woman is still unidentified.

3 Men Shot in Vehicle

  • The shooting happened early Saturday morning.

Suspected Gas Station Shooter Charged With Attempted Murder

  • Police say he shot two people at the Arco AM/PM on April 16.

Downed Power Lines Block Fremont Road

  • PG&E has been notified of the emergency.

Phone Scam: Alameda County Sheriff's Office Issues Warning

  • The scammers are trying to get your personal information and your money.

Mom Hits Teen, DUI, and Domestic Abuse: Hercules Police Log

  • Did you see police activity in your neighborhood last week? This could be why. Here is the Hercules Police Department blotter for April 19-2

Murder Victim Originally Thought to Have Died of Natural Causes

  • Lynn Martin, of San Pablo, was killed in 2015, however, her parents say she never made headlines because of delays in autopsy findings.

Kidnapper Arrested Following Dangerous Police Chase Through El Cerrito, Albany: Police

  • Police officials report that the violent kidnapping suspect attempted to carjack two cars, and hit multiple vehicles along the way.

Danville, San Ramon Sex Trafficking Ring Leaders Indicted

  • The duo allegedly responsible for a nationwide forced-prostitution operation face multiple kidnapping and rape charges.

Marijuana Grow Busts Take Out 1,200 Plants in Hercules

  • Hercules Police Department officials say two search warrants turned up a lot of weed.

Arrest Made in San Ramon Carjacking Tuesday

  • Officials say they caught one suspect in connection with a San Ramon car theft.

Gun Shots in Hercules Being Investigated

  • Did you hear gunfire last Saturday evening?

Fatal Crash Update: Driver Rear-Ended Mobile Construction Crane

  • CHP officials report that two accidents happened within 30-seconds of each other.

Woman in Fatal Danville Crash Identified

  • The East Bay woman who died in a crash Friday on I-680 was identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office.

Casino Robbed at Gunpoint: More Details

  • Officials say California Grand Casino was robbed by a man wearing a Halloween mask carrying a semi-automatic rifle.

BART Stopped As Man Coaxed from Tracks Causing Delays

  • Officials report that a man was taken into custody after he was reluctant to leave the south tracks of the Richmond BART station.

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