San Pablo officers and deputies then found more than 700 catalytic converters, over 1,100 pounds of copper cable wires and over $113,000.
At least one person died after being trapped inside a burning vehicle.
Video was released of a deputy thrown through the air by a car; a child attending a summer camp was inappropriately touched; 3 alarm fire.
A helicopter landed on the freeway to transport at least one patient to an area hospital.
A jury decided on the manner of death in a police chase and crash that took the lives of a 31-year-old mom and her son, 6, in 2023 in Rodeo.
8 crimes and fires that made the news in the East Bay this week.
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The blaze caused significant damage to the home but crews prevented it from spreading to adjacent homes.
Hercules officers met the pair of suspects as they left the store. Inside one suspect's home was drugs packaged for sale, police said.
Jeffrey Kendall, 36, is wanted for homicide and should be considered armed and dangerous, Pinole police said.
The fire broke out Saturday in El Sobrante.
The gun was privately manufactured and had no serial number, according to Hercules Police.
Police arrested a suspect.
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One person also had also had $1,485 in cash in his pocket.
A vehicle reported stolen on the Peninsula was spotted in the East Bay.
The victim was robbed during a sale arranged through the OfferUp online marketplace at a Pinole shopping center parking lot.
The CHP reports that a fencing operation was being run out of an El Sobrante home.
Police said a man carrying a knife led officers on a foot chase before he was subdued.
Here is the likely source of the smoke.
The East Bay Regional Park District said smoke may be visible but people should not report it because first responders are already aware.
Help sought for woman missing for more than two years, fatal shootings and other police & fire news this week from East Bay.
Police said the man fled a traffic stop in El Sobrante and eventually crashed into a patrol car on Interstate 580 in Alameda County.
The victim was allegedly held at knifepoint and ordered to give the suspect the car.
Blacks make up nearly a third of jail bookings, while just 10% of the population. Asians are 20% of the population, but just 3% of bookings
A man was arrested Thursday following a fatal collision in Hercules that left a mother dead and her two children injured.
A celebration of the contract for Con Fire to provide services in Pinole was marked by the reopening of Fire Station 74.
Police in Pinole are seeking a vehicle possibly linked to the deadly shooting that killed a 40-year-old man earlier this year.
Police dispatch received a report of an in-progress armed robbery and units were immediately sent to the scene.
When police arrived, they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The man was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel.
"No one is above the law and employees of the Sheriff's Office who violate the law will be held accountable," Sheriff David Livingston said.
Police arrest suspects in jewelry robberies; a car explodes in an intersection; woman commits $5 million fraud.
The roughly 90 families that depend on Rancho Road were stuck for much of the day.
A suspect has been arrested in the wake of two separate hit-and-run crashes that killed a cyclist and injured a motorist early Saturday.
Cops interrupted the suspect duo - in a stolen vehicle - as they attempted to swipe the car part from another stolen vehicle, officers said.
The fires reached two alarms and burned about 11 acres before they were contained.
Admitted "meth user" with gun, smoldering Marsh Fire affects air, fiery fatal crash and other police & fire news this week from East Bay.
"It is suspected that (Christopher) Owens has committed rapes in multiple jurisdictions over many years," police said.
Save the date! The city & Bayfront Chamber of Commerce will host the Aug. 2 extravaganza, featuring food trucks, music, games & kids' fun.
No need to dial 911. A regional active shooter response training is underway at Pinole Valley High School, police said.