Crime & Safety

Dog Attacks Child; SUV Flips: Union City, East Bay Police Log

Reports of an East Bay plane crash were unfounded, a driver was arrested in double fatal crash and other police, fire and courtroom news.

EAST BAY, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around the East Bay this week.

Pit Bull On Leash Attacks 6-Year-Old Girl At East Bay Park

  • The child was hiking with her parents when the dog took her to the ground.

Woman Facing Murder Charge In Deadly Livermore Crash

  • CHP said Livermore resident Lauren April Davis has been arrested on suspicion of murder and gross vehicular manslaughter.

SUV Flips Off Highway 24 To Road Below

  • The crash had drivers scrambling for alternate routes.

Reports Of Plane Crash Off I-580 'Unfounded'

  • A ground and air search was launched after a driver on I-580 thought that they saw a plane go down.

Victim Robbed Of Purse In Tri-Valley Shopping Center, Police Say

  • Do you recognize this suspect? Police are looking for him.

Livermore Man Pinned Under Car Rescued By LPFD Firefighters

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  • The victim, who was working on his car at the time of the accident, was rushed to Eden Medical Center for treatment.

Duo Suspected Of Burglarizing Cars In San Ramon Arrested

  • Officers said they recovered thousands of dollars worth of stolen property, including a laptop computer.

Police Discover Runaway Georgia Teen In Dublin

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  • Police said Liza Nicole Guerrero told friends that she was attempting to arrange transportation to California to be with family.

Victims Pistol-Whipped During Home Invasion Robbery

  • Fremont Police say the four suspects were in and out of the home in three minutes, according to surveillance video.

Berkeley AC Transit Bus Crash: 1 Dead

  • The crash shut down Ashby Avenue for more than eight hours

2 Firefighters Injured Battling Fremont Fire

  • The fire damaged or destroyed 6 units at the complex.

Police Warning: Scam Involving Student Loans

  • Police are not debt collectors, they say, so phone calls by "police" threatening you are a scam.

76 Alameda Tickets In One Day

  • Police crack down on drivers who ignore pedestrian safety.

Pedestrian Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Fremont

  • The crash happened on Blacow Road Monday night.

Copper Thieves Cause Flooding At Oakland DMV Office

  • The thieves got away with $50 worth of copper pipe stolen from the building's HVAC, but flooding caused thousands of dollars of damage.

2 Killed In Oakland Shootings 4 Hours Apart

  • One shooting was late Tuesday night, while the other happened this morning.

Student Robbed At Gunpoint Near UC Berkeley Campus

  • No arrests have been made.

Pixar Vehicle Burglaries: 2 Arrested

  • Security guards called police after watching the pair on surveillance cameras.

-Image via Moraga-Orinda Firefighters from SUV Flips Off Highway 24 To Road Below

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