Murder-suicide in Oakland Hills
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland police said the bodies of a man and a woman who were found last weekend in the Oakland Hills stemmed from a murder-suicide. Police did not offer any more details but in a brief statement said the public was not at risk. Someone called 911 on...
DUI driver crashes into police car in East Bay: sheriff’s office
(KRON) — A DUI driver is being held on $200,000 bail after crashing into the back of a Lafayette Police Department patrol car, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. The driver, 67-year-old Kevin Bell of Walnut Creek, allegedly crashed into the stopped police car on the 3600 block of Mount Diablo...
What’s behind the growing rat problem in this Bay Area region?
The task of keeping rodents out has posed a formidable challenge for some South Bay homes and businesses.
Armed suspect had loaded gun stolen from Vallejo in 2010: San Pablo PD
(KRON) — An armed man detained by San Pablo police Wednesday was in possession of a loaded, black firearm that was stolen 15 years ago out of Vallejo, said officials. San Pablo PD said officers responded to the 2600 block of El Portal Drive to investigate the report of a man with a gun. Police […]
Teens arrested after armed robbery near UC Berkeley
Police arrested two teenagers from Antioch in connection with an armed robbery overnight on UC Berkeley's Frat Row. A young man in his 20s called Berkeley police at 2 a.m. to say he had just been robbed at gunpoint in the 2700 block of Channing Way near Piedmont Avenue. He...
SFPD recruit dies days after ‘medical emergency’ at academy training
A San Francisco Police Department training recruit died Friday, days after suffering a “medical emergency” at a training at the Police Academy.
Debate erupts in Oakland over National Guard intervention for crime control
KRON4's Dan Kerman reports. Read more: https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/debate-erupts-in-oakland-over-national-guard-intervention-for-crime-control-after-3-smash-and-grab-thefts-in-one-day.
California fast food workers call on employers to protect them from ICE raids
Not yet subscribed? Click here to sign up for our weekly emails. Community-powered immigration news from the Bay Area. Welcome to El Tímpano’s Weekly Dispatch. I’m Erica Hellerstein, senior immigration, labor and economics reporter. On Tuesday, fast food workers at an El Pollo Loco in San Jose...
Immigration Activist Says Her Jail Conditions Were ‘Barbaric’ After Arrest in SF
After a third U.S. citizen protesting federal immigration enforcement was detained in San Francisco this month, a coalition of labor unions is warning that the recent actions mark yet another escalation in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. Representatives of more than five local unions rallied outside the...
‘Guerrilla Bench’ Activists Back At It, Install 12 More Lovely But Unauthorized Benches at...
The team of anonymous transit activists who put benches at Muni stops that had no benches in June has struck again, adding 12 new benches to bench-less bus stops in the Lower Haight, Bayview-Hunters Point, and Potrero Hill. It was early June when a group calling themselves the SF Bay...
