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ICYMI, Pinole and Hercules! Headlines from Around East Bay You May Have Missed
Police officer fatally shot during traffic stop; quakes; fires; man fatally struck by locomotive; would-be car thieves thwarted; worst roads

Miss a day, miss a lot. Catch up with the stories that made headlines around the East Bay last week.
- Police Sergeant Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop in Hayward
- Slain Police Sergeant Remembered as ‘Ideal Officer’
- Community Takes to Social Media to Mourn Loss of Hayward Police Sergeant
- Suspect is in Custody for Fatal Shooting of Officer
- In Photos: Candlelight Vigil for Sergeant Scott Lunger
- Man Accused of Killing Police Sergeant Booked into Jail
- Suspect Charged with Murder for Death of Hayward Police Sergeant
- Record High Temperatures in Three Bay Area Cities Sunday
- Suspect Dies Wedged Between Structures After Police Pursuit
- Coroner Finds No Indication of Force Used Against Man Who Died After Fleeing Police
- Fire Officials Say Blaze in Portable Classroom at Fremont Elementary School Was Accidental
- Unemployment Rates Among Bay Area Counties Below State Average
- Did You Feel the Earthquake, Fremont?
- Are You Really Ready for the Next Big California Earthquake?
- Vegetation Fire Alongside I-680 Near Sunol Under Control
- Scientists Warn Hayward Fault Expected to Produce Much Larger Quake
- Celebration in Memory of Paul O’Curry
- Police: Woman Lured From Home in Nicaragua Abused, Forced to Live in Closet
- Coroner Finds No Indication of Force Used Against Man Who Died After Fleeing Police
- Man Shot by Fremont Officers Monday Allegedly Charged at Them With Knife
- Coroner’s Officials: Man Fatally Struck by Locomotive Was Livermore Resident
- House Passes SoCal Congressman’s Legislation to De-Fund ‘Sanctuary Cities’
- Buses To Shuttle BART Passengers During Two Weekends Of Transbay Tube Closures
- Police Raid Suspected Pot Grow House in Hercules, Arrest Two
- City Waiting on Testing and Repairs Following Berkeley Pier Closure
- Police Arrest Corvette Driver for Allegedly Hitting Cyclist, Covering Damage to Car
- Bay Area, California Roads Some of Worst in Country: Report
- Would-Be Car Thieves Thwarted by Resident Who Keeps Car Chained to Pole in Front Yard
- San Leandro Police Investigate Shooting Death Near Crash Scene
- Ceremony Will Name Street After Slain Officer Dan Niemi
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Photo courtesy Autumn Johnson/ Patch from Vegetation Fire Alongside I-680 Near Sunol Under Control
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