Crime & Safety

Officers Shot in Fremont; Explosion Prompts School Lockdown; Rogue Goats Kept Behind Jail: 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.

Sheriff's Office Keeping Herd of Rogue Goats Behind Santa Rita Jail

  • Officials are seeking the goats' owner.

Pleasanton Man Dies in Crash on Stanley Boulevard Sunday

  • Officials with the California Highway Patrol are investigating the cause of the fatal collision.

Two Pleasanton Vegetation Fires Deemed Suspicious

  • Watch the eerie glow of the blaze as it consumes the dry hillside brush.

Explosion Prompts Brief Lockdown at Hart Middle School

  • Fire officials are investigating the incident.

San Ramon Man Arrested for Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Lyft Driver

  • Police say the incident occurred in San Ramon Wednesday night.

Coroner Identifies Man Killed in Stanley Boulevard Crash

  • The 25-year-old Pleasanton man died at the scene early Sunday morning.

Bank Robbery Suspect Surrenders to Stoneridge Shopping Center Security Guard

  • Nadeem Kaher Deisieh, 19, was charged with a single count of second-degree robbery.

Popular Livermore Dog Statue Discovered by Railroad Tracks

  • The statue, which donated to the city's public art program earlier this year, may have been moved during an attempted theft.

Fremont Police Identify Dead Suspect

  • The suspect was from San Jose. 2 others in custody.

8 People Displaced By Alameda Apartment Fire

  • No injuries were reported.

Family of Murdered Muralist Files Claim Against ICE

  • The artist was gunned down with a weapon stolen from an ICE agent's car.

Union City Police Officer Injured By Driver

  • The officer was taken to a hospital for his injuries. The driver abandoned his car nearby.

In Alameda Co: College Police Chief Possibly Stabs Stepson With Power Drill During Fight

  • The officer from Sonoma State University also allegedly fired his gun at the 20-year-old, according to the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.

Alameda Fire Caused $600K In Damages To Home

  • Firefighter injured battling the blaze.

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