Crime & Safety

Pair Survive Train Collision: Walnut Creek, East Bay Police Log

Police around the East Bay arrested suspects for home invasion robberies, bank robbery, auto theft, felons possessing guns — and tear gas.

A house fire; train-car collision; booking photos; suspects and their vehicles: East Bay police and fire logs.
A house fire; train-car collision; booking photos; suspects and their vehicles: East Bay police and fire logs. (Patch Collage)

EAST BAY — East Bay Police officers made multiple arrests this week — some culminating intense investigations, and others by eagle-eyed patrol officers. A sampling of this week's police logs:

Arrests: Lafayette Home Invasion Robberies

  • A SWAT team arrested 2 Fairfield men Thursday, and they could be responsible for home invasions in multiple communities.

Felon With Tear Gas, Stolen Property Arrested In Walnut Creek: PD

  • Officers were investigating a theft when they contacted Alasan Green.

Guns Seized, Felons Arrested In Alameda

  • There were four people in a car stopped by police for running a stop sign.

Armed Felon Arrested At Homeless Camp In Walnut Creek

  • Police say Earl Romiti was at an illegal homeless camp that officers checked.

East Bay Bank Robbery: Suspect Arrested

  • Grady Arnold was tracked to Oakland where he was arrested just hours after the heist.

2 Stolen Vehicles Caught By License Plate Readers In Fremont

  • Both were captured this week, Fremont Police say.

Can You ID Deadly Hit-And-Run Car?

  • Police have released photos of the car believed to have hit and killed an elderly woman and her dog in a Fremont crosswalk last week.

Can You ID These East Bay Porch Thieves?

  • This theft happened in Alameda, but they could be from another local community.

Dog Rescued From Castro Valley House Fire

  • The family was displaced from the home, but no one was hurt.

Off-Duty CHP Officer Choked Unconscious By Teens In Emeryville

  • The CHP officer went to the aid of the woman, who was robbed of her cell phone, according to police.

Train Hits Car In Union City Saturday

  • Two people were in the car, which was pushed 800 feet up the track.

Victim ID'd: Pedestrian, Dog In Crosswalk Killed In Fremont

  • Witnesses say the driver got out of the car, looked at the woman, and then drove off. The victim was 72-year-old Suzanne Ogi of Fremont.

Castro Valley Crime Spree: Man Arrested

  • His name hasn't been released. He is facing robbery and burglary charges.

Rapist Sentenced To Prison For Assaulting Berkeley Teen

  • His victim was a 15-year-old girl who was attacked as she walked to school. Alphonzo McInnis was already a 5-time felon.

Man’s Hand Broken, Car Stolen In App-Arranged Sale

  • The meet-up arranged through the app "LetGo" happened in a San Leandro parking lot and quickly went bad.

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