ICYMI, Pinole and Hercules! Headlines from Around East Bay You May Have Missed Last Week

Were you busy last week? We thought so. Catch up with the stories that made headlines around the East Bay last week.

• Man Killed in Oakland Hit-And-Run Identified as KPFA Co-Host
• Pleasanton Police Release Photo of Woman Suspected of Stealing iPad from Car in Gym Parking Lot
• Student, 22, Charged in Attempted Kidnappings of Teen Girls in Hayward
• White House Fence Jumper Arrested, Identified as Hayward Resident
• PHOTO: Curious Kitty Caught in Tight Spot Brought to Police for Help
• I Have Got to Take This Call: Bank in Dublin Robbed By Man on Phone Monday Morning
• Man Arrested After Driving Carjacked Taxi from SF to Emeryville
• Livermore Police Add Cameras to Their Uniforms
• If You Use Starbucks, You Have A Problem
• Trader Joe’s Issues Recall on Sweet Chicken Apple Sausages
• Hayward Man Accused of Jumping White House Fence Has Sordid Past in Chicago
• Coroner Identifies Person Who Died When Car Flipped as Newark Teen
• Flaring at Chevron Refinery Prompts Community Health Warning
• Update: Police Activity Prompts Brief Lockdown of Pleasanton Elementary School
• California’s Mandatory Vaccine Bill Clears Hurdle
• Dublin Police Warn Residents of Scam IRS Calls
• Suspect Arrested for Stealing Taxi in Fremont, Second Suspect Still at Large
• Dollar Tree Reaches $2.72M Settlement Over Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Who Will Give the 2015 UC Berkeley Commencement Speech?
• Man Ordered to Stand Trial for Two Oakland Murders in 2001
• Alameda County Fair Board Selects Pleasanton Resident as New Member
• Kensington Psychologist Sentenced to 4 Months, $496,101 Restitution for False and Improper Bills to Government
• Hercules Police Investigating String of Catalytic Converter Thefts from Older-Model Toyotas
• Police Release Photo of Man Suspected of Trying to Rob Tri-City Woman of Her Necklace
• Bay Area Tunnel May Be Renamed After Robin Williams
• Saturday Smiles: Cops Give Sea Lion Pup Ride; Kitty Stuck in Wheel Rescued; Rodeo Queens; Amazing Sand Art

Photo credit: Photojournalist Randee Deason via Twitter from PHOTO: Curious Kitty Caught in Tight Spot Brought to Police for Help

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