Crime & Safety
Limo Crash; Car Torched: Pleasanton, East Bay Police Log
A distraught man was rescued from an overpass, package thieves and burglary suspects were caught on camera and other police, fire news.

EAST BAY, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around the East Bay this week.
Limo Crashes Into Danville Taco Bell
- The dramatic collision was reported late Sunday morning.
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- A retired Alameda County Sheriff’s captain grabbed the man’s jacket and held him until officers were able to handcuff him to the fence.
Police ID Pleasanton Chevron Robbery Suspect
- Police said John Wainscott, who was recently accused of a robbery in Dublin, also robbed a Chevron in Pleasanton.
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- The wreck prompted police to close all lanes of traffic in both directions for much of the day Friday.
Package Thieves Caught On Camera, San Ramon Police Say
- Security footage captured the nighttime theft.
- Do you know these men? Police are looking for them.
Stolen Car Torched In Hercules (Photos)
- The car was stolen up in Fairfield and ditched here.
4 Men Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teen Girls In Berkeley
- The girls chose to go to the apartment, but were prevented from leaving.
13 Auto Burglaries Reported In Fremont
- Over a 4 day period, officers were busy writing reports in several areas of the city, not just in commercial parking lots.
$50,000 Reward For Cold Case Serial Rapist, Killer
- The Golden State Killer's crime spree includes 12 murders, 45 rapes and over 120 residential burglaries. (Warning: Audio is disturbing)
East Bay Murder Victim Identified
- A Go Fund Me account has been set up for his wife and two young daughters.
Student With Loaded Gun At Oakland School Arrested
- Police say he was carrying the loaded gun in his waistband.
- BART trains were single-tracked until the Alameda County coroner's bureau removed the body.
Defendant Found Guilty In Union City Man's Murder
- According to testimony, the two were in a dispute over tree trimmings in front of an Oakland home.
Newark Police Make 9 Arrests In 3 Days
- On St. Patrick's Day, a Newark man was picked up for fighting in the parking lot of an Irish bar, while another was arrested for DUI.
Walnut Creek Man Killed In Crash ID'd
- He died Friday morning when his car went down an embankment and hit a tree.
Photo courtesy SRVFD via Instagram from Limo Crashes Into Danville Taco Bell
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