Alameda County Sheriff

‘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.

6 years ago

Lasers target Oakland airport jets

Four aircrafts were targeted with lasers at Oakland International Airport on Monday night.

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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.

6 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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.

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

Man’s body discovered in Alameda lagoon

A man's body was found Saturday morning in a lagoon in Alameda.

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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.…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

Alameda Creek remains could be missing teen

A female body found along Alameda Creek this evening may be that of 18-year-old Jayda Jenkins, who went missing after…

7 years ago

Deputy struck by bus at Santa Rita Jail dies

A veteran Alameda County sheriff's deputy has died from his injuries after being hit by an inmate bus Wednesday morning.

7 years ago

Car recovered but no sign of missing woman

Recovery teams Tuesday were unable to locate a woman thought to have died when her car ran off Niles Canyon…

7 years ago

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