Oakland police say no merit to report of gun at Skyline HS that prompted...
Skyline High School in Oakland was put on lockdown Friday morning after police received a 911 call that a student displayed a gun. After responding, police say there is no merit to the report and they have not found or seen any gun.
2 teens, one with loaded handgun, caught after ringing doorbells at SSF homes: police
(KRON) — Two teenage suspects — with one allegedly carrying a loaded gun — were taken into custody last weekend after going door-to-door to ring doorbells at several homes, said South San Francisco police. Police said officers responded to Dolores Way after getting multiple calls. “When officers contacted the teens,...
Watch: CHP aircraft captures suspects assaulting, robbing victims in Oakland
(KRON) — Two suspects who were being tracked by a California Highway Patrol aircraft were caught on video assaulting and robbing two separate victims on the streets of Oakland before their arrests, authorities said Thursday. CHP’s Air 37 aircraft was tracking a stolen vehicle in Oakland during a recent Crime...
Viral streamer IShowSpeed checks out Oakland’s Hyphy Burger, sideshow
OAKLAND, Calif. - The viral streamer known as IShowSpeed stopped by the Bay Area on Thursday as one of his stops on a 35-day U.S. tour, which he's been filming nonstop online. He stopped by YouTube in San Bruno, San Francisco City Hall to crash a wedding, and dropped by West Oakland's Hyphy Burger too, where it got a...
Bay Area men named in $1 million robbery at San Ramon jewelry store
(KRON) — Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton, on Thursday, named three of the suspects arrested in connection to the $1 million robbery at the City Center Bishop Ranch shopping center in San Ramon Monday. A “mob” of 30 people were involved in the robbery at Heller Jewelers, police said. Brandishing guns and...
Bay Area attorneys are helping free asylum-seekers using a centuries-old legal doctrine
Habeas corpus petitions have been successfully used across the country to free asylum-seekers arrested at their court house hearings.
Failures by Alameda County CPS and foster care system exposed in new report
(KRON) — State officials published a new report exposing flaws in Alameda County’s child protective services and foster systems. Between 2019-2024, Alameda County Department of Children and Family Services received nearly 57,000 reports of alleged child abuse and neglect. The East Bay county is home to about 330,000...
Curious light streaking the sky seen throughout the Bay Area, captured on video
OAKLAND, Calif. - KTVU received several calls, as well as photo and video submissions, of a mysterious light streaking across the sky that resembled a meteor on Thursday evening. The calls have been coming from throughout the Bay Area. Officials with Lick Observatory of Mount Hamilton told us one of...
Oakland teens with gun arrested near UC Berkeley stadium
Two young men from Oakland have been charged with having a gun on UC Berkeley property after parking near Memorial Stadium with an open container, according to court papers. Earlier this month, on Sept. 11 shortly before 9 p.m., UCPD officers on patrol said they noticed a gray Mercedes parked with its door open near...
Oakland jewelry store owner believed suspects were customers before gunfight
The owner of Eddy Cash 4 Gold in Oakland thought the alleged perpetrators were customers trying to sell gold before a shootout that left two of the suspects dead, according to court records. The store owner exchanged gunfire with the suspects, and when it was over, two of them were...