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Napa Police Arrest Vallejo Man After Standoff, Firearm and Illegal Drugs Seized
Officers from the Napa Police Department apprehended a man after a tense standoff involving a vehicle that contained suspicious individuals and illegal contraband. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon on the 4400 block of Linda Vista Avenue when authorities were alerted to suspicious subjects in a car. Upon arrival, the officers...
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 […]
Berkeley author Ayelet Waldman arrested in Israel: video
SEDEROT, Israel - Ayelet Waldman, a well-known Berkeley author, was arrested by Israeli police at the Erez Crossing — the border between Israel and Gaza — while protesting the war with a group of American rabbis during Passover. Waldman’s husband, Pulitzer-Prize winning author Michael Chabon, wrote Friday on...
Suspects nabbed after leading Vallejo cops on chase in stolen car
VALLEJO, Calif. - Two suspects were arrested after a stolen vehicle pursuit spanning multiple Bay Area cities on Thursday. According to the Vallejo Police Department, the pursuit began in Vallejo after officers spotted a stolen vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint on Tuesday. Details regarding the exact location of...
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 […]
Antioch Animal Services rescue ‘scruffy' dog stuck in canal
(KRON) — A good Samaritan in Antioch called about a stray dog who “got stuck in the canal,” Antioch Animal Services said on Thursday. Animal services said that for almost two weeks, a pair of “scruffies” had been running around in the vicinity of the Twin Creeks Apartments on James Donlon Boulevard in Antioch. Despite […]
Benicia vintage store joins international 'Free Blockbuster' movement
If you're sick of scrolling through streaming services to find a movie to watch on your couch, the North Bay might be your next destination.Thomas Brungardt and Tony Bernasconi, owners of the a vintage store in Benicia called the Traveling Museum, recently took their huge selection of VHS tapes and DVDs and launched the town's first ever Free Blockbuster - similar to a community lending library box, but with movies instead of books. Since then, the old newspaper box - painted in Blockbuster's iconic blue and yellow colors - has quickly become the hottest ticket in town. "As a...
I-680, Highway 37 and BART closures set for this weekend
(KRON) — Highway closures are going to continue in the Bay Area this weekend. This is the fourth closure of the southbound lanes of I-680 in Pleasanton, and the second closure for parts of Highway 37 in Vallejo. BART is also planning on closing part of its tracks in Oakland this weekend. There are detours […]
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