Mountain Lion Spotted; Credit Card Fraud Suspects; Cars Burglarized At BART: 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.

Livermore-Pleasanton Firefighters Battling Detwiler Fire

• The massive Mariposa County wildfire is about 10 percent contained.

Busy Danville Road Reopens Following Fatal Crash

• The driver died after hitting a utility pole near Monte Vista High School.

Do You Recognize These Credit Card Fraud Suspects?

• Newark Police say they used someone else's credit card, probably stolen from a mailbox.

Rapes, Sexual Assaults Increase On BART Property

• Most of the attacks occurred at East Bay stations.

Vehicle Burglaries, Thefts Reported At BART Stations

• Five different stations were hit, along with a park and ride lot.

Mountain Lion Spotted In Berkeley

• University Police say that several sightings have been reported in recent years, along with animal carcasses believed to be cougar kill.

Dog Killed, 7 People Displaced In Raging Oakland Fire

• The fire broke out shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday.

$1.1 Million Lafayette Fire Started On Restaurant Patio

• The fire leveled the building.

Man With Knife Arrested While Chasing Another Man: Police

• Police say the Fremont man admitted trying to stab the other man.

Man Murdered While Pushing Baby Stroller Identified

• The 3-month-old baby was not injured.

Castro Valley Bicyclist Hits Hood Of Hit-And-Run Car

• The victim was rushed to the hospital.

60-Year-Old Oakland Bicyclist Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver

• A 57-year-old woman cycling with him was also struck by the vehicle.

8 People Displaced By Walnut Creek Apartment Fire

• The people who lived at the unit where the fire started were evicted yesterday, according to a property manager.

Mystery Solved: Lafayette Man Missing Since 1998

• Do you remember the disappearance of Richard Allen Saimons? He vanished without a trace in August 1998 - until now.

HazMat Spill Cleaned Up In Union City

• A truck crashed into a tree, rupturing the truck's diesel fuel tank.

Walnut Creek Home Invasion: 2 Gunmen On The Loose

• A husband, wife and their child were robbed at gunpoint Monday morning. A Pleasant Hill K-9 unit helped search for the suspects.

Berkeley Shooting Sends 3 To Hospital; 2 Arrests: Police

• Police are continuing to investigate the weekend crime and are asking for help from the public.

7 People Hospitalized After Weekend Shootings In Oakland

• The injuries came in six different incidents.

Search And Rescue Training: New Tool For Moraga-Orinda Firefighters

• This drone comes complete with a "care package" for lost hikers.

San Leandro Killer Sentenced To Prison

• He admitted shooting a man in Berkeley in 2013.

Former Lafayette Real Estate Agent Pleads Guilty In Fraud Case

• The US Attorney's Office says 2 families lost homes in the scam.

Berkeley Teacher, Activist Leader Charged In Sacramento

• Yvette Felarca is an organizer for the activist group By Any Means Necessary. She was caught on video assaulting someone: DA's Office.

UC Berkeley Students Charged For Spray-Painting Graffiti: Police

• "Kill Cops," "F--- White People," "F--- the police," "Kill Yuppies," "Eat the Rich," "Class War." They were not charged with hate crimes.

Fire At Oakland Deli Does $50,000 Damage

• No one was injured in the early morning blaze.

Hayward Teen Killed By Amtrak Train Identified

• The teen was struck on Friday.

Street Robbery Reported in Berkeley

• University Police have released a description of the suspect

Photo courtesy LPFD via Instagram from Livermore-Pleasanton Firefighters Battling Detwiler Fire