CRIME & SAFETY
3 arrested in connection to string of armed robberies in East Bay
(KRON) — Three suspects have been arrested in connection to a string of robberies across the East Bay, the Hayward Police Department announced Friday. The suspects were connected to at least 11 robberies over an eight-month period in Hayward, Livermore, Fremont, San Leandro and Castro Valley. The suspects, who police said were arrested with the […]
Community mourns tragic collision that killed Pleasanton family
PLEASANTON -- An East Bay community was in shock after a solo-vehicle crash Wednesday night killed a family of four, including two children under the age of 15.Friends of the family stopped by the crash site on Foothill Road in Pleasanton Thursday to mourn the loss.The accident happened around 9 p.m. on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive in Pleasanton.A neighbor told KPIX the family was on their way home after visiting friends. Something happened to make the driver veer off the road, hit a post and slam into a tree. Friends of the family stopped by the crash site to mourn...
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 […]
Alameda sheriff investigation leads to massive gun bust
(KRON) — The Alameda County Narcotics Task Force seized nine firearms in connection to the illegal possession and sale of multiple assault rifles in Oakland, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said. The seizure happened on Thursday on Crosby Avenue in Oakland, police said. Upon conducting a search warrant, police found nine firearms, including four illegal […]
Missing 33-year-old woman last seen in Newark
Update: This person has been safely found. (KRON) — A woman was reported missing by the Newark Police Department on Thursday, the department said on social media. The woman, 33, was last seen on Wednesday, April 24. Rai was last seen wearing a pink Tommy Hilfiger sweatshirt, dark pants and dark shoes, according to NPD. […]
Family, friends, colleagues honor Oakland police officer Jordan Wingate at memorial service
Oakland police officer Jordan Wingate, critically injured more than five years ago in a collision while responding to a call, was remembered by family and friends at a memorial Friday following his death last week from injuries suffered in the crash.The memorial was held at the 3Crosses Church in Castro Valley.In August 2018, Wingate was in a collision with a car and a parked big rig while responding to a suspicious person call at the Port of Oakland. He had to be cut from his vehicle by firefighters before being taken to a hospital intensive care unit in critical...
Family searches for answers after girl, 15, dies in San Francisco driveway
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A 15-year-old Bay Point girl died in the driveway of a stranger’s San Francisco home while people walked by without stopping to help or check on her, according to family members. Jazmin Pellegrini ran away from her family’s Bay Point home in Contra Costa County on April 17 without a phone […]
Concord Costco evacuated after refrigerant leak; no injuries reported
Contra Costa County fire crews and a hazardous materials team were called to the Costco location in Concord Friday afternoon after a report of a refrigerant leak, according to authorities.Fire units were called to the Costco on the 2400 block of Monument Blvd to respond to the leak shortly after 2 p.m. Crews helped evacuate staff and customers, according to a social media post shortly after 3:30 p.m. by the Contra Costa Fire Protection District. The Contra Costa Fire hazmat team also responded to the incident. Officials said approximately 800 customers and 200 employees were evacuated from the building.So far, no injuries reported at this time. Authorities did not say when the incident would be resolved or if people would be allowed back into the building on Friday.The cause of the refrigerant leak is under investigation.
Roads reopen after police activity in San Ramon
(KRON) — There was a road closure at Watson Canyon Court and Canyon Lakes Drive due to police activity, according to the San Ramon Police Department. The police activity was on the 2000 block of Canyon Lakes. The police activity was due to an armed and barricaded person who would not communicate with police or […]
24 women remain at FCI Dublin, others relay stories of being moved to prisons across U.S.
DUBLIN, Calif. - Twenty-four women remained at the shuttered Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin on Saturday, as more women have come forward with their experiences of their treks and new lives at prisons across the country. Meanwhile, two Congressional representatives wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merick Garland asking...
Union City Police Enlist Public Help to Locate Missing Man Diagnosed with Schizophrenia
The Union City Police Department has issued a call to the public seeking assistance in locating Kehinde Yusuf, a 41-year-old man last observed at a MARTA bus stop early Tuesday morning, as reported by FOX5 Atlanta. Yusuf, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, has not been seen since April 23 and was reported missing by his mother after failing to return home.
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