Crashes snarl freeways; firefighter helmet cam video; help police by identifying suspects in photos; Ghost Ship trial's stunning end.
Dozens of local police departments coordinated in the take-down.
Eight East Bay residents were identified this week as crash victims; BART Police arrest 2 alleged carjackers; and multiple sex crimes cases.
An arsonist torched a car with a woman sleeping inside; a man with a long criminal record is arrested again; and two deadly crashes.
About 70 law enforcement officers from different Contra Costa County agencies were involved in the checks done at approximately 26 homes.
Police ask for help identifying suspects; a popular SUV goes up in flames; man shot by police; and new police officers report for duty.
The small grass fire was put out before it could grow and threaten structures.
A police officer on patrol spotted a car with four people inside idling in a golf course parking lot.
Under-aged sales end in liquor license suspension; a police officer is injured in a crash; and violent crime at a BART station.
The car the officer was pursuing sped off.
This one vehicle is preferred by catalytic converter thieves; DUI checkpoint planned; man robbed at gunpoint by 3 suspects.
Police say he tossed his gun and ran when the officer fired in his direction.
One East Bay city tackles homeless issues with a dedicated team; and a sexual assault arrest is reported.
The fire also prompted a hazmat response, according to Rodeo-Hercules Fire District officials.
A judge sets bail at $3.2 million; body cam video of police shooting released; and a happy ending for a man whose bike was stolen.
The van was swiped and later recovered, minus the packages.
A Vallejo woman was arrested following a crash in Hercules.
A car was t-boned by a big rig; police tased a suspect; and Derick Almena testified in the Ghost Ship trial.
Police say the killing appeared to be targeted.
Six East Bay residents die in crashes; family saved from a raging fire; a car crashed into a Starbucks; and thousands of pounds of fireworks
Fires sent 4 people to the hospital in the East Bay, while vegetation fires burned perilously close to homes. Plus, a deadly shooting.
A driver was shot in the head; a motorcyclist died in a hit-and-run crash; and a transient is behind bars, accused of a hate crime.
Drone interferes with firefighters; accused bank robber nabbed; and protecting pedestrians.
A deadly officer-involved shooting; a stolen puppy is recovered; afiery crash claims a life; and a man passed out and died while driving.
A 93-year-old man is knocked down during a robbery; a bank robber's photo is released, and other East Bay police news.
Police investigated a report of road rage; a local cold case may be tied to Nevada homicide and other East Bay police and fire news.
Scammers spoof a police department phone number, a middle school was vandalized and other police, fire, and court news.
Police looking for a driver who hit a man at a BART station; a threat was found at an East Bay school and other police and fire news.
The CHP reports that an SUV ended up on its roof.
The victim told the CHP that he was chased by a silver Honda Civic, and that the driver fired 3 or 4 shots at him.
Police use “bait” car to snag man accused of burglary, school shooting threat under investigation and other East Bay police and fire news.
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It's been 30 years since the old fire station was knocked out of commission by the Loma Prieta earthquake.
A man is accused of pointing a camera up a girl’s dress at a store and other East Bay police, fire, and court stories.
Firefighters safely extinguished the fire.
Two are accused of using a stolen truck to drive into a store and steal an ATM and other East Bay police and fire news.
A driver is accused of a mid-morning DUI; thieves dressed In bright clothing and other East Bay police, fire, and court stories.
They had outstanding arrest warrants from 8 different counties and 6 cities.
A man accused of poisoning a colleague, a fire in Oakland, a man planning serial rapes, vehicle burglary and more in this week's crime logs.
One of the robbers put a gun to the head of the wife and demanded her money, prosecutors report.