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Armed Home Invasion | Deadly Wrecks: Fremont, East Bay Police Log

A 3-year-old is the victim of a sex crime, police say; a warning about SUV privacy screens over cargo areas; police officer signing bonus.

Police stories from the East Bay
Police stories from the East Bay (Patch Collage)

EAST BAY — Here's a snapshot of police and court stories from East Bay communities this week —

Sexual Abuse: 3-Year-Old Victimized, Prosecutors Say

  • A 65-year-old San Pablo man is facing felony charges, and prosecutors wonder if there are more victims.

Home Invasion: 3 Masked, Armed Intruders Arrested

  • Union City Police used a drone and police dog in their pursuit of the suspects.

Police Issue Warning About SUV Privacy Screens

  • Got nothing to hide? Potential thieves don't know that.

Body Recovered From Water Off Alameda ID'd

  • The Alameda County Coroner's Bureau has not determined a cause of death.

Man Rescued From Oakland Estuary

  • Fire department rescue swimmers reached the struggling man as he was going under Monday evening.

4 Years Later: Arrests In San Pablo Murder

  • Two men are now facing charges.

Man Stabbed To Death Near Lake Merritt

  • The crime happened at a gas station on Grand Avenue, north of Lake Merritt.

Man Shot To Death In East Oakland

  • The man's name has not been released.

Highway 92 Pedestrian Death: Victim ID'd

  • The crash happened in a construction zone.

Oakland Man ID'd As Pedestrian Victim

  • He was struck and killed early Sunday on Foothill Boulevard.

Alamo Man Dies in San Francisco Crash

  • The victim went over a railing and landed on a street below.

Castro Valley Man Dies In Crash

  • The crash happened in the South Bay.

Driver Crashes, Dies In El Sobrante

  • The CHP believes the man suffered a medical emergency, causing the crash.

Man Arrested, Accused Of Hate Crime

  • Police say the victim was targeted because of her ethnicity.

Suspected Stolen Vehicle Prompts High Speed Chase

  • The pursuit began on Interstate Highway 80 in Contra Costa County early Sunday morning.

Hit-And-Run Crash Near Highway 24 Prompts Search

  • Police said they had two suspects in custody but were searching for a third.

2016 Hayward Man's Murder: 2 Men Sentenced To Prison

  • One man will serve 25 years to life in state prison and the other was sentenced to 10 years for their separate roles in the killing.

Former UC Berkeley Student Ordered To Stand Trial

  • He is accused of sexually assaulting two women. The university placed on interim suspension when he was charged with the crimes.

Meet Walnut Creek's New Police Officer

  • Kevin Klinck has just been sworn-in as a Walnut Creek Police Officer.

$10K Signing Bonus Offered For New Fremont Police Officers

  • Fremont is competing with departments around the area and across the nation, as an officer shortage worsens.


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