Woman Arrested For Spitting on Cops; Officers Named in Sex Scandal; Officer Out of Hospital; East Bay Police Log

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

Police Trying to Identify Woman Suspected of Using Stolen Credit Cards

• Do you know this woman? Police are looking for her.

FBI Races Time to Catch the 'Original Night Stalker' Serial Killer

• The FBI is offering $50,000 to bring one of the East Bay's most notorious killers to justice while there is a chance he's still alive.

Law Enforcement Sex Scandal: DA Investigator Placed on Leave

• The Alameda County District Attorney's Office is the latest to be caught up in the scandal.

Livermore Police Officer Named in Sex Scandal

• Officers in other departments have been placed on leave or resigned.

Underage Sex Scandal Spreads: Contra Costa Deputy Placed on Leave

• "We take the allegation seriously and will not tolerate this alleged conduct by our employee, as we uphold the highest ethical standards."

Alameda Robbery Suspect Charged With 13 Felonies

• The armed robber struck at 3 locations Sunday night, firing his gun at two locations.

Woman Punched to the Ground in Fremont as She Walked Down the Street

• Police say the suspect chased another woman and threatened to kill her.

Oakland Gets Third Police Chief in a Week

• Interim Chief Ben Fairow was fired and Assistant Chief Paul Figueroa was promoted to acting chief.

One Fremont Police Officer Released From Hospital

• The officer spent two weeks in the hospital after being shot during a traffic stop. The other officer remains hospitalized.

Newark Police Seek Homicide Suspect

• The suspect is accused of shooting another man in Newark on Sunday.

Pinole and Hercules Police Cooperate to Nab 3 Burglary Suspects

• Pinole Police went all-out to capture the suspects, including two that entered an occupied home.

Alameda Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested in San Francisco

• Alameda Police worked with their counterparts in agencies from Hayward to San Francisco to apprehend their suspect.

Armed Robber Fires Gun During Two of Three Robberies Sunday

• Police briefly chased the suspect, who they say was driving a stolen car erratically.

University Police Seek Rape Suspect

• Police say the suspect was an acquaintance of the victim.

16-Year-Old Girl Killed in Oakland Shooting

• Three other people were also wounded in a hail of bullets.

High Speed Chase Ends in Hercules Crashes

• The suspect escaped on foot.

Injured CHP Officer Released After 2-Month-Long Hospital Stay

• The CHP officer and Marine veteran was intentionally struck by a man under the influence of drugs driving a stolen truck, says to the CHP.

Woman Arrested For Spitting on Fremont Police Officer

• The woman was armed with a steak knife when arrested, according to police.

Purse Thief Knocks Woman to Ground in Fremont Robbery

• It happened at a parking lot in the middle of the day.

Hercules Police Label Car Fire 'Arson'

• A neighbor who saw the car on fire had used a garden house to put it out.

No One Injured in Weekend House Fire

• Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the kitchen.

Driver Extracted From Mangled Car

• The driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Mt. Diablo Fire Roars Across 49 Acres (Update)

• The fire has now been contained.

Cause of 3 Alarm Oakland Fire Pinpointed

• The fire caused about $100,000 in damage.

Power Pole Sheared Off in Crash

• A taxi sheared-off the bottom of a power pole, dropping the live wires into trees.

Woman, Child Burned in Boat Fire

• The woman was airlifted to UC Davis Medical Center's burn unit.

CHP Officer to be Honored For Heroic Rescue of Distraught Woman on Bridge

• Officer J. Maya held the woman's hand and listened to her until she eventually stood up, hugged him and climb over the rail to safety.