CRIME & SAFETY
7 injured, 3 critically in Brentwood crash
(KRON) — Seven people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Brentwood on Friday evening, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said. The crash happened at about 7:40 p.m. on the 23000 block of Marsh Creek Road. Three victims have critical injuries, two have moderate injuries and two have minor injuries, fire officials said. […]
Father sues police over Hercules crash that claimed half his family
HERCULES, Calif. - A man who lost the love of his life and one of their identical twin boys during a deadly police chase in the East Bay has filed a lawsuit against two law enforcement agencies. "It was a day that everything that we worked for was taken from...
Concord man among three arrested for at least 11 robberies in East Bay
Three arrests have been made related to a string of 11 robberies that took place in the Eastern San Francisco Bay Area over a span of seven months from August 2023 through February 2024. The 11 robberies occurred in multiple cities in the East Bay including seven in Hayward, one...
Homeless shelter shooting victim: 'I was fighting for my life'
A man who was attacked and shot outside the Berkeley homeless shelter where he worked described the incident during a recent court hearing in Oakland. "I was fighting for my life," he said. "This lasted, it seemed like, forever." On Jan. 7, the man was working as a staff liaison...
4 suspects in 2021 murder reach plea deal in landmark case linked to Antioch police texting scandal
Two of the four men charged in a 2021 homicide avoided life in prison as part of plea deal because of the racial bias of the officers investigating the case. Here's how the Antioch police texting scandal impacted the trial in the murder of Arnold Hawkins.
Highway 4 in Antioch reopens after big rig crash, diesel spill
(KRON) — A Sig Alert was issued for Highway 4 in Antioch east of Hillcrest Avenue after a collision between a big rig and a box truck Wednesday morning, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log. All lanes were reopened just before 9 a.m. Multiple lanes of eastbound Highway 4 were closed after a […]
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