What happened in Richmond: Attempted murder arrests, fireworks enforcement, and a grease spill
Richmond police made two attempted murder arrests during the week of June 29 through July 5 as officers also investigated an armed robbery of an elderly or dependent adult, a reported negligent shooting, and dozens of other crimes. The week also saw a grease spill on Carlson Boulevard that caused
Viral Video Shows Woman Stuck Under BART Entry Gates
A woman who was clearly attempting to evade paying a fare became stuck under a BART entry gate at a San Francisco station last week, and a BART agent took some video of the situation that has since gone viral. "This is terrible," says the woman filming what is now...
Homicides may be linked to rival San Francisco street gangs
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Flaring violence between criminal street gangs this summer triggered police to launch a surveillance operation that resulted in several arrests, the San Francisco Police Department said. “Over the past month there have been multiple Bay Area homicides that were possibly relatedto San Francisco ga
A timely intervention against jaywalking
Like many of my UC Berkeley peers, I jaywalk often. I did, at least, until I watched a city bus tear through Durant Avenue just a few feet away from me while speedwalking to my 9:30 a.m. seminar. I was forced to consider: Why was I this pressed for time?
Armed takeover robbery at Berkeley cannabis dispensary
A 30-year-old cannabis dispensary in South Berkeley was robbed at gunpoint over the weekend by several masked men with guns, authorities report. The takeover-style robbery took place at CBCB , the Cannabis Buyers Club of Berkeley, at 3033 Shattuck Ave. on Friday night after the shop had closed, authorities said. Three
Suspect arrested after car strikes 8 pedestrians after Oakland First Friday
Authorities said eight pedestrians were injured when a motorist drove onto an Uptown Oakland sidewalk after First Friday. Prosecutors now allege the crash was intentional.
East Oakland Fireworks Chaos Torches Family SUV on 96th Avenue
Illegal Fourth of July fireworks turned a stretch of 96th Avenue in East Oakland into a late-night hazard zone last Saturday, igniting a tree and spreading to parked vehicles. At least one SUV was left badly burned, and a nearby family escaped without injuries but with a serious scare, as spent explosives and debris li
PG&E Customers Lose Money as Fake Barcode Payment Scams Spread
PG&E customers have lost more than $211,000 to utility scams so far this year, with a new barcode and QR code payment scheme helping drive ... Read More
Suspect arrested in East Oakland shooting that killed father of 4
OAKLAND, Calif. - A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a father of four who was killed while driving in East Oakland last month. Leonard Dwight Evans, 43, was arrested July 1 in Stockton, according to jail records. Evans is being held in the June 14 killing...
Judge dismisses attempted murder charges against Bay Area man accused of driving family off...
More than three years after a radiologist was accused of intentionally driving his family off of Devil's Slide, a judge dismissed the criminal charges against him, according to our partners at the Bay Area News Group.

















