CRIME & SAFETY
SWAT team recovers 11 firearms after man threatens wife in San Ramon
(KRON) — Police and the Central County SWAT team have recovered 11 firearms after a husband threatened to kill his wife in their house, the San Ramon Police Department said. At approximately noon on Friday, police responded to the 2100 block of Canyon Lakes Dr. in San Ramon. The calls received were of a man […]
Police arrest women connected to 11 East Bay robberies, including in Livermore
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Police have arrested three women for an armed robbery spree that took place over seven months in the East Bay. From August 2023 through February 2024, the suspects were allegedly connected to 11 robberies, including seven in Hayward, one in Livermore, one in Fremont, one in San Leandro and one in Castro Valley.
‘They are heroes': Off-duty nurses help save man who collapsed on East Bay basketball court
Two off-duty nurses helped save a player who collapsed on a basketball court in the East Bay over the weekend. It started as a friendly game of Sunday hoops. "Just two teams going at it on the basketball court," amateur videographer Nolie Caldetera said. But the All Out Sports League...
At least 16 people died in California after medics injected sedatives during police encounters
RICHMOND, Calif. - At least 16 people died in California over a decade following a physical encounter with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. Seven of those deaths happened in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Concord PD looking for man who allegedly grabbed a middle schooler while walking to school
(KRON) – The Concord Police Department warns residents about a suspect who grabbed a middle school girl when she was walking to school. A middle school girl was grabbed by a man who attempted to open the door to a parked vehicle as she walked to school at 7:10 a.m. on Wednesday, according to police. […]
3 arrested in Concord DUI checkpoint
(KRON) – The Concord Police Department announced three people were arrested at a DUI checkpoint on Friday. According to police, 600 vehicles were contacted at the checkpoint. The checkpoint was held at Willow Pass Road and Mount Diablo Street from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Concord PD said the department implements checkpoints to promote public […]
San Leandro to pay $3.9M to settle lawsuit from man brutally beaten by police in 2019
A mentally disabled man who San Leandro police officers beat with batons and Tased in 2019 will receive $3.9 million from the city to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit, his attorney announced Monday.No criminal charges were ever filed against 37-year-old Sorrell Shiflett after his encounter with police officers while he was walking on a sidewalk. Shiflett has major cognitive difficulties from a serious brain injury suffered in 2008 when he was the victim of an armed robbery.On Oct. 6, 2019, Shiflett was dressed as the popular anime character Naruto while walking in his neighborhood before sunrise with his cousin....
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