$8,500 Phone Scam | Cold Case: Walnut Creek, East Bay Police Log

EAST BAY — Here's a look at some of the police and fire stories that made news in the East Bay this week —

Walnut Creek Resident Falls Victim To $8,500 Phone Scam: Police

• The money was sent to the state of Georgia. Police departments throughout the East Bay say they're getting more reports of scams.

Indecent Exposure: Can You Identify This Man?

• Police say that he walked into a Subway restaurant and exposed himself to other diners.

Porch Thief Photo: Can You ID This Man For East Bay Police?

• A man's vacation to the Happiest Place On Earth was interrupted by this cell phone notification.

DoorDash Driver Steals Berkeley Packages: Surveillance Video

• “We reached out to DoorDash and got a boilerplate email...We were very disappointed with their response.”

Bungling Burglar Leaves Behind Cell Phone, Cops Say

• A commercial burglary was quickly solved in one California community thanks to a big assist from the accused man, police say.

Cold Case Killing Of Two Teens Solved With DNA: Police

• Two Milpitas teens disappeared in 1982, their bodies dumped in Fremont. Investigative Genetic Genealogy solved the case 37 years later.

Victims ID'd: 2 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On I-80

• The head-on collision at Appian Way in Pinole shortly before midnight Monday.

Man Hit By His Own Pickup, Killed On I-580

• The bizarre crash backed up traffic in both directions as the man's body was thrown from one side of the freeway to the other.

Power Tool Heist In Fremont: 4 Arrests

• The suspects led police on a pursuit from Fremont to Oakland on I-880, after a worker was injured at Lowe's.

Alameda Store Theft: 4 Arrests

• Police say they recovered over $1,000 in stolen merchandise, along with bolt cutters, burglary tools, and drug paraphernalia.

Castro Valley Fire Damages Store

• The damage was not severe enough to keep the store from opening as scheduled.

Berkeley Shootout Lands 2 Men In Prison

• The men fired multiple shots at each other — and missed. No bystanders were hurt.

Burglary Spree In Orinda: Police Seek Help From Residents

• Was someone parked for an extended period on your street for no apparent purpose?

Extra DUI Patrols In Newark

• It's holiday party season, and the police department is taking precautions to keep everyone on the road safe.