Body found at landfill identified as 23-year-old woman
A body was identified Thursday following its New Year’s Eve discovery at a Waste Management landfill in unincorporated Alameda County.
Body found at landfill near Livermore prompts investigation
Detectives are investigating a suspicious death after a body was found Monday afternoon in a landfill in unincorporated Alameda County.
Dublin robber caught by DNA sentenced to 28 years
A 37-year-old man was sentenced to 28 years in state prison Thursday for a home invasion robbery in Dublin five years ago that injured the victim in the case.
Severed skull connected to headless body
It’s likely that a decayed human skull that was found in West Oakland on Friday morning is connected to a male torso that was found in the same general area.
Congressional candidate attacked in Castro Valley
A man has been arrested on suspicion of felony assault and other charges for allegedly trying to stab a Republican congressional candidate at the Castro Valley Fall Festival on Sunday, according to an Alameda County sheriff’s spokesman.
Urban Shield returns to Alameda Co. fairgrounds
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is hosting its last “Urban Shield” first-responder training exercise in its current format this weekend.
Bomb squad clears Emeryville garage
Emeryville police said the threat from a possible explosive device was eliminated following its discovery Tuesday afternoon in a storage room in a garage.
One dead in Castro Valley homicide
A man is dead following a slaying Thursday evening in the unincorporated Alameda County community of Castro Valley, sheriff’s officials said.
Golf coach suspected of sexual assault of minors
A golf coach in the Tri-Valley area has been arrested on suspicion of eight felony counts of sexually assaulting multiple female minors, an Alameda County sheriff’s spokesman said Thursday.
Oakland girl declared brain dead in 2013 dies
Jahi McMath, an Oakland girl who was declared brain dead in 2013, died more than a week ago in New Jersey, where she had been receiving care and will be laid to rest on Friday, her family said Tuesday.
Alameda Co. officers exposed to fentanyl
An Alameda County sheriff’s sergeant and detective are recovering after being exposed to a lethal dose of the potent opioid fentanyl while conducting a drug investigation in a motel room in unincorporated Hayward on Friday afternoon, a sheriff’s spokesman said Tuesday.
San Lorenzo High student arrested for handgun
A 16-year-old male student at San Lorenzo High School in unincorporated Alameda County was arrested early Tuesday afternoon for bringing a loaded 9mm handgun to class, county sheriff’s officials said.
Ambulance versus Audi crash injures 5
Five people were injured in a crash involving an ambulance in San Lorenzo Monday morning.
Santa Rita inmate death ruled ruled a suicide
A preliminary investigation indicates that a 37-year-old male inmate who died in his cell at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on Sunday afternoon died by suicide.
Driver in Oakland airport curbside crash identified
A man who struck several people in a traffic collision at Oakland International Airport’s traffic curb on Tuesday evening was identified Wednesday.
Sunken car in Lake Merritt linked to homicide
Oakland police and Alameda County sheriff’s deputies used a drone to find a car in Lake Merritt Monday afternoon that they believed to be connected to a homicide.
Woman stabbed, dumped on remote road dies
A 19-year-old Tracy woman who was found stabbed on Tesla Road in unincorporated Livermore in eastern Alameda County early Monday morning has died.
Woman arrested months after double fatal crash
A woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder and gross vehicular manslaughter in connection with a crash near Livermore last November.
Deputy’s wife gets 7 years for DUI crash that killed toddler
The wife of an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Friday in Contra Costa County Superior Court to seven years in prison after she was convicted of vehicular manslaughter.
‘Swatting’ targets Castro Valley home
A person called the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Thursday night and said someone had three hostages and an assault rifle.
Lasers target Oakland airport jets
Four aircrafts were targeted with lasers at Oakland International Airport on Monday night.
Psychiatric patient captured after carjacking, freeway pursuit
A patient at a San Leandro psychiatric hospital escaped the facility Thursday evening, carjacked one car and tried to carjack another before leading deputies on a pursuit.
Santa Rita inmate found dead in cell
An inmate at the Santa Rita jail in Dublin was found dead early Tuesday morning in his cell.
Dive team recovers body of Alameda driver
A man who died when his van plunged from a surface street in Alameda into the Oakland Estuary Sunday morning has been identified.
Alameda County shifts many arraignments back to Oakland
Alameda County court officials announced Tuesday that starting next Monday, in-custody arraignments of inmates from the northern part of the county will again be held in Oakland.
Grease-covered kitten rescued from fire truck
A kitten that was pulled from the engine of a vehicle Wednesday in Castro Valley came out covered in grease but unharmed.
Suspects arrested in shooting of dad pushing baby stroller
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man who was pushing his 3-month-old infant son in a stroller.
Victim shot to death pushing child in stroller
A man who was fatally shot in unincorporated Hayward Wednesday afternoon was pushing a stroller with a 3-month-old infant inside at the time.
Warehouse body could be missing Uber driver
Police discovered human remains Saturday morning in Hayward that may be that of a missing San Francisco Uber driver.
High schooler killed by train in San Lorenzo
A high school student was fatally struck by a train in the San Lorenzo area of unincorporated Alameda County Wednesday morning.
Man’s body discovered in Alameda lagoon
A man’s body was found Saturday morning in a lagoon in Alameda.
Fatal Oakland fire deemed accidental
A four-alarm fire that broke out at a West Oakland apartment building early Monday morning killing four people has been deemed accidental.
Fire inspector flagged site of fatal blaze
Only three days before a fire at a West Oakland apartment building killed four people, a fire inspector visited the site and found 11 safety problems.
Three confirmed dead in 4-alarm Oakland fire
Three people have been confirmed dead in a 4-alarm fire at a West Oakland Apartment building that occurred early Monday morning
Police investigate Castro Valley homicide
Police are investigating a homicide that occurred this afternoon in Castro Valley, according to an Alameda County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. The incident occurred at about …
Jayda Jenkins’ body recovered near Alameda Creek
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office confirmed this morning that a body found Thursday evening along Alameda Creek is a woman who had been missing for a month.