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Suspect arrested for shooting on I-80 in Oakland
(KRON) — A person suspected of firing a shot on I-80 on Sunday afternoon was arrested, California Highway Patrol said. The shooting was reported on westbound I-80 near Maritime Avenue at about 3:19 p.m. The witness described seeing a person in a beige GMC Yukon fire one shot at an unknown vehicle. Units from CHP’s […]
Alameda County Sheriff's Office Seeks Public's Help in Locating Missing 21-Year-Old Emily Turner-Madden from Hayward
In an urgent appeal to the public, the Alameda County Sheriff's office has launched a search for 21-year-old Emily Turner-Madden, who disappeared over a week ago. According to an X post from the sheriff's office, Turner-Madden was last seen on March 10, leaving her residence on Blossom Way in Hayward, California. The rising concern for her wellbeing has her family and friends canvassing the community for assistance in locating her.
This Bay Area city is the latest to try and reconnect neighborhoods divided by freeways
In the span of a mile, two highways and a rail line slice through the heart of South San Francisco, forming barriers that residents must navigate daily on their way to work, school or to visit family. Now, the "Industrial City's" downtown area is the latest among Bay Area neighborhoods...
Murder suspected after woman found dead in Potrero Hill
San Francisco police are investigating a suspected murder after a woman was found dead on a Potrero Hill street early Sunday morning. Officers responded to a report of an unconscious woman lying on the ground on Dakota Street near 23rd Street at around 6 a.m. The street runs through a public housing project.
A woman is arrested in fatal crash at San Francisco bus stop that killed 3 people
A 78-year-old woman was arrested in connection to a fatal crash at a bus stop in San Francisco that killed two adults and a child and injured an infant who remains hospitalized, police said Monday. Mary Fong Lau, of San Francisco, was booked into jail on Sunday and remained in custody Monday, jail records show.Jail officials said Monday that Lau had not yet appeared in court. It was not immediately known if she had an attorney who could speak on her behalf. Lau was charged with three counts of felony vehicular manslaughter, felony reckless driving causing bodily injury, and...
Minor accused of killing a beloved Oakland store clerk is only 13 years old
New details have emerged about the suspect arrested in connection with the killing of a beloved store clerk in Oakland earlier this year. In early January, 46-year-old Maged Alazzani, known as a fixture of his community who helped out his neighbors, was fatally shot during an armed robbery while working at Orlando’s Market, a corner store in West Oakland, SFGATE reported at the time. Alazzani, an immigrant from Yemen, is mourned by his wife and four children, according to ABC7.
Woman arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing her mother at Berkeley apartment
Police in Berkeley on Monday provided additional details about a deadly weekend stabbing at an apartment building on University Ave. where a woman was arrested. According to the press release issued by the Berkeley Police Department, on Sunday at approximately 2:45 p.m., dispatch received a call reporting a stabbing at an apartment located on the 1300 block of University Ave. Arriving officers contacted and detained a subject on the property before locating a victim with stab wounds inside an apartment. Berkeley Fire Department personnel arrived on scene and declared the victim deceased. The Berkeley police homicide unit was contacted and...
High-Speed Chase Through Fairfield Ends with San Francisco Man Arrested for Stolen Vehicle and Outstanding Warrants
In a high-speed chase that crisscrossed the highways of Fairfield, California, a routine vehicle scan turned into a dramatic pursuit on March 9. According to a Fairfield Police Department social media post, the trouble began when an officer spotted a vehicle reported stolen, and behind the wheel was 24-year-old Wilhem Rivas, who had an outstanding felony arrest warrant.
Found: Bag stuffed with $50K in cash, stashed in an SF planter box. How did it get there?
It was the kind of thing you see in a heist movie, or maybe a dream: A black bag stuffed with roughly $50,000 in cash, discovered by volunteers tending to a placid garden in a quiet San Francisco neighborhood. But it wasn't a dream. Last month, a group of community...
Brazen Crime Spree Across Marin County Ends in Richmond, Suspect Nabbed After High-Drama Chase
Marin County was rocked by a dramatic chase and crime saga, where a suspected thief went on a reckless spree, spiraling from strong-armed robbery to car theft and carjacking through Marin, concluding in Richmond. At the chaos center was a determined suspect who led police officers across county lines, leaving the community in awe of the brazen and frantic events that unfolded.
Oakland auto shop owner was killed in his store by angry customer, police say
OAKLAND — The man suspected of killing a 68-year-old former farm workers’ rights activist and business owner was an irate customer, according to authorities. Robert Leigh Moore, 33, of Oakland, has been charged with murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm in connection with the Feb. 3 killing of Aristeo Zambrano, a former United Farm Workers advocate, who was killed inside the auto shop he owned and operated.
A man who stands up for Oakland by saying "Oakland. California. Here life is worthless.“
There's a man in Oakland who literally follows crime scenes and other insults to his hometown and shares it with the world; not to embarrass his city, but to advocate for its resurrection. KTVU's Tom Vacar reports from Oakland.
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