County considers food purchasing policy to support local economy, sustainability
Alameda County Supervisors next week will consider a plan to change the way food is purchased for public institutions, such as jails and ...
San Lorenzo 14-year-old remains missing after nearly two weeks
A youth from San Lorenzo has been missing for about two weeks and Alameda County sheriff’s officials ...
Santa Rita Jail: 80 inmates, nine staff have active Covid-19 infections
Nearly 90 cases of coronavirus remain active at Santa Rita Jail among the facility’s inmates and staff ...
Authorities issue evacuation warning for Kilkare Canyon residents near Marsh Complex fire
Residents of the Kilkare Canyon area near the Sunol Regional Wilderness have been warned that evacuation may ...
Sheriff’s deputy dies after ‘courageous fight’ against Covid-19
An Alameda County sheriff’s deputy died Thursday evening due to complications from Covid-19, sheriff’s officials said.
Deputy Oscar ...
Santa Rita Jail reports 40 inmate Covid-19 cases since Wednesday
Forty Santa Rita Jail inmates have tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus since Wednesday, sheriff’s officials said Thursday.
That brings the total to 46, ...
Lieutenant fired after investigation into death of man in mental health crisis
An Alameda County sheriff’s lieutenant has been fired following an investigation into the death of a man ...
Dozens arrested, businesses damaged in overnight East Bay looting incidents
Oakland police on Monday morning reported that about 60 people were arrested during Sunday’s demonstrations over the ...
Deputies shoot murder suspect several times in violent end to standoff
A man described as a suspect in an Oakland murder earlier this year was shot and killed ...
Thirteen Santa Rita inmates currently infected with Covid-19, bringing total to 49
There are currently 13 positive novel coronavirus cases among inmates at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, the ...
Sergeant pleads no contest to illegally recording juvenile conversations with attorneys
An Alameda County sheriff’s sergeant pleaded no contest this week to four misdemeanor eavesdropping counts for recording conversations between juvenile suspects and their ...
Eighteen-year-old’s shooting death leaves investigators with ‘a lot of questions’
The fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man at an apartment complex in Castro Valley in unincorporated Alameda ...
Sergeant says suspect arrested for carjacking after no-bail release is downside to new policy
A suspect has been arrested for allegedly carjacking one car and attempting to carjack a second vehicle ...
SFBay Covid-19 update: Newsom announces testing task force, Santa Rita inmate tests positive
Press briefings providing updates for the nation and the state California occurred within minutes of each other ...
Santa Rita Jail releases hundreds of inmates to reduce coronavirus spread
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that it has released more than 300 inmates from Santa ...
Prominent architect says stock market loss drove him to assault deputy
A prominent architect who told authorities he was upset about losing money in the stock market plunge has been arrested for allegedly attacking ...
Moms 4 Housing victory highlights ‘MLK’s radical legacy’ in Oakland march
The Moms 4 Housing story and events of the past week were inextricably tied to Monday’s MLK ...
Sheriffs carry out militarized-style eviction of Oakland mothers
This story includes an update with information provided by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office in a Tuesday ...
Hundreds turn out to stand with Moms 4 Housing as eviction looms
More than 200 people gathered at a West Oakland home Monday to support homeless mothers who occupied ...
As eviction nears, Wedgewood offers to pay charity to shelter Oakland moms for two months
The property owner planning to have two homeless mothers evicted next week from a West Oakland home ...
Deputies arrest suspect in Castro Valley armed home burglary, gas station robbery
A man has been arrested in connection with a burglary and robbery in Castro Valley late Tuesday night, an Alameda County sheriff’s spokesman ...
Burris represents family in lawsuit for 2018 Santa Rita inmate death
A lawsuit is being filed on behalf of the family of a former Alameda County Jail inmate ...
Welfare check leads deputies to possible homicide victim
A man was found dead of an apparent homicide inside his home in Castro Valley on Monday ...
Terminally ill Santa Rita Jail inmate dies
A 66-year-old inmate at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin who was suffering from a terminal illness died ...
Judge orders sheriff’s sergeant to stand trial for illegal recordings
A judge ruled on Tuesday that prosecutors produced sufficient evidence to have an Alameda County sheriff’s sergeant ...
Authorities identify man found floating in SF Bay
A suspect who was found dead in San Francisco Bay after he fled from Alameda County sheriff’s deputies and rammed a gate at ...
Search continues for man who drove onto airport tarmac, ran toward Bay
Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies are prepared to search “throughout the night” for a man who evaded deputies ...
Sheriffs seize 25 firearms in multi-location search warrant operation
Detectives recovered 25 firearms Wednesday as a result of a multi-location search warrant operation in unincorporated Alameda ...
Several injured in AC Transit bus, car collision
Five people were transported to hospitals following a collision between an Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District bus and ...
Santa Rita Jail inmate dies in maximum security cell
An inmate at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin in Alameda County died Wednesday, according to the ...
Authorities determine ‘suspicious device’ not a threat
Police in Alameda closed Hibbard Street between Paru and Grand streets Monday morning while they investigated a suspicious device, but deputies from ...
Fremont Catholic priest charged with 30 felony counts of child molestation
A Catholic priest at a church in Fremont has been charged with 30 felony counts of lewd ...
Homicide suspect arrested in Utah seven years after Castro Valley shooting
A man who has been wanted for seven years for the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man ...
Jail guards treated with Narcan for opioid exposure
Two guards at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin were taken to a hospital Sunday after possible ...
Driver dead after Alameda van plunge
A van plunged off a surface street in Alameda into the waters of the Oakland Estuary shortly ...
Video purports to show deputy robbing suspect
The video's description alleges the deputy stole the chain after the 29-year-old suspect was severely beaten.
