CRIME & SAFETY
Two Found Dead in Car from Gunshot Wounds in Hayward, Murder-Suicide Suspected
In a grim discovery, Hayward police located two gunshot victims in a parked car on the 3000 block of W. Winton Avenue yesterday evening. A 31-year-old woman was found dead at the scene, and a 36-year-old man died after being rushed to the hospital, marking the city's third homicide of the year.
EXCLUSIVE: Great-grandma who went viral for stopping Oakland robbery running for city council
Despite having no political experience and her advanced age, Miss Faye says it's the crimes in her West Oakland neighborhood and elsewhere in the city that prompted her to enter the District 3 City Council race.
Roasted and Raw in Oakland broken into for 4th time in 3 years
(KRON) — An Oakland restaurant that recently suffered its third break-in in three years was broken into a fourth time this week. Roasted and Raw, a restaurant on 14th Street that began as a pandemic-era pop-up, posted on Instagram that it would be closed Monday due to a break-in. “Roasted and Raw will be closed […]
VIDEO: Dirt bikes participate in illegal sideshow in Oakland resulting in crash
(KRON) – Around 50 ATVs/dirt bikes participated in illegal sideshows in Oakland on Sunday, according to the Oakland Police Department. OPD was notified of dozens of dirt bikes in the area of Bellevue and Grand Avenues just after 1:15 p.m. on Sunday. Police said a short time after OPD received another call of 50 dirt […]
San Leandro Apartment Complex Engulfed in Flames, Firefighters Avert Injuries in Swift 2nd Alarm Response
Last night, a blaze tore through a three-story apartment block on the 2200 block of Miramar Avenue in San Leandro, leading the Alameda County Fire Department to initiate a 2nd Alarm response quickly. The fire, reported at about 11:19 PM, saw firefighters bravely combating the flames to prevent further spread. One individual had to be transported to a nearby hospital due to respiratory issues from the blaze, as the fire forced three residents to abruptly find refuge elsewhere, as reported in a Facebook post by the fire department.
Retired Oakland kindergarten teacher likely paralyzed after crash
(KRON) — An Oakland pastor and retired kindergarten teacher is facing mounting medical bills after a crash left him possibly paralyzed, the Oakland Unified School District said. Rickie Hannah’s car was stopped when he was rear-ended by a speeding truck on Feb. 14, OUSD said. He suffered a severe spinal injury in the crash. Since […]
San Francisco man dies while swimming in California reservoir
STANISLAUS COUNTY - Deputies have recovered the body of a 24-year-old man who was swimming at Woodward Reservoir on Sunday afternoon, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said.Deputies responded to the area of Mountain View Point at Woodward Reservoir for a swimmer who was seen struggling and in distress shortly before 2 p.m.Investigators believe the man was trying to swim from the shore of Mountain View Point to Area A. The sheriff's office says the man is believed to have drowned about 45-feet from the shore. Just after 5 p.m., deputies said they had recovered the man's body.The Stanislaus County Special Vehicle Operations Unit and Dive Team handled the incident.According to the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office, the man has been identified as 24-year-old San Francisco resident Oscar Rafael Coello-Flores. Woodward Reservoir is about 72 miles southeast of Sacramento and about 28 miles east of Stockton.
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