Crime & Safety

Kitten Rescued; Car In Pool: Walnut Creek, East Bay Crime Log

Officer involved shooting; Oakland suspect shot in Chicago; gunfight; ATM skimming; teens robbed at gunpoint; detective COVID death.

Rescued kitten gazing adoringly at firefighter who pulled it from a storm drain.
Rescued kitten gazing adoringly at firefighter who pulled it from a storm drain. (Fremont Fire Department)

EAST BAY, CA — Here are some of the stories making news over the last two weeks from East Bay police logs —

Fremont Officer Involved Shooting Leaves One Man Dead

  • The incident took place on Aug. 25 and is being investigated by the Fremont Police Crimes Against Persons Unit and the Alameda District Attorney

Suspect In Oakland Murder Shot And Killed By Officer in Chicago

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  • The suspect was from San Leandro and was shot by an Amtrak officer.

3 Fremont Businesses Robbed, 2 Suspects Arrested

  • Police report that at least two of the robberies were at gunpoint. Both suspects were from out of town.

San Leandro Floods Streets With Police In Traffic Crackdown

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  • Five police agencies have officers patrolling to make San Leandro safer for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.

Gunfight Waged Car-To-Car in Alameda

  • Police have not announced any arrests.

Fremont ATM Skimming: 2 Arrests

  • Fremont Police seized cash, gift cards, tools and other items when they served a search warrant.

San Leandro Teens Robbed At Gunpoint, No Arrests

  • The teens were robbed in separate incidents. The suspects got away with two school backpacks.

Photos Of Attempted Rape Suspect Released By Sheriff's Office

  • Do you recognize this man? Here's the phone number to call to help officers catch the suspect.

Driver Crashes Into Walnut Creek Backyard Swimming Pool

  • An elderly man behind the wheel of an SUV may have suffered a medical episode before crashing through a fence and into the pool.

COVID-19 Claims Moraga Police Detective

  • Corporal Kevin Mooney was a husband, father and grandfather. He was 58-years-old, a retired Marine and an Iraq veteran.

Firefighter Rescues Kitten From Storm Drain

  • The little kitten was trapped deep below a heavy grate covering the drain.

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