Armenian community suffers third hate crime incident in two months
A shooting at an Armenian school over the weekend in San Francisco has sparked a new hate crime investigation — the third hate ...
Suspected arson attack on Armenian church causes extensive damage
Police are investigating a suspected arson that took place early Thursday morning at an Armenian church in ...
Police say Berkeley man attempted to set people on fire with WD-40
A man has been charged with numerous offenses for allegedly trying to set multiple people on fire ...
Police arrest man suspected of setting three fires in Novato
A 55-year-old suspect was arrested Monday evening on suspicion of multiple counts of arson, Novato police said.
Officers ...
Church leaders condemn arson at The Way Church as act of racial terror
A day after a Black church in Berkeley put up a Black Lives Matter sign, someone tried ...
Witness reports lead to arrest of suspected arsonist
Pacifica police arrested a San Francisco man suspected of arson on Tuesday evening, the department said Wednesday.
Officers and members of the North County ...
Investigators determine arson involved in Iron Horse Trail fires
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews contained multiple fires reported Monday afternoon along the Iron Horse ...
Suspected Fremont arsonist arrested for similar crimes days before
A man arrested last week in connection with setting fires in Fremont was previously arrested on suspicion ...
Crews reach 80 percent containment on San Jose vegetation fire
A brush fire that may have been intentionally set Thursday evening in South San Jose burned 90 ...
Police say suspect charged with arson, burglary, vandalism hit same home twice in three days
A 32-year-old transient from Fremont has been charged by the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office with crimes ...
San Rafael man faces six felony arson counts
Police in San Rafael on Thursday arrested a suspect in connection with several morning arson fires.
James Thomas Duffy, 42, of San Rafael, was ...
Investigators suspect arson in multiple fires near yacht harbor
Firefighters from the San Rafael Fire Department have extinguished multiple suspicious fires in the area of the ...
Helicopter spots, guides police to arson suspect in series of park fires
A suspect in a series of fires Saturday afternoon near Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park on the ...
Police arrest man suspected of setting eight fire at elementary school
A suspect was arrested Friday in multiple incidents of arson at the campus of the Pleasant Hill ...
Series of Buena Vista Park fires worry parkgoers, nearby residents
A 45-year-old man was arrested at Buena Vista Park Saturday morning after unsuccessfully attempting to start a ...
Ghost Ship prosecution gives closing statement to packed courtroom, overflow
An Alameda County prosecutor told jurors Monday that criminal negligence on the part of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative ...
Suspect, 20, arrested for hit-and-run death of SF grocer
A 20-year-old San Francisco resident was taken into custody and charged in connection with a hit-and-run collision ...
Fremont man arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, arson
A Fremont man was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence and arson in connection with a brush ...
Officer acted lawfully in shooting man with axe, says DA
A San Jose police officer acted lawfully when he shot and killed a 35-year-old man who brandished ...
Ghost Ship defendant’s wife contradicts former fire marshal testimony
The wife of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena testified Tuesday that police and fire officials ...
Ghost Ship witness claims group of men ‘congratulated themselves’ for fire
A woman testified on Monday that she overheard a group of men congratulate themselves on starting the fire at the Ghost Ship warehouse ...
Ghost Ship judge okays first defense witness, may rule ‘hearsay’ arson testimony inadmissible
The judge in the Ghost Ship warehouse fire trial said on Thursday that she will decide on ...
Police arrest arson suspect after small fire set at Uber office
A man was arrested after allegedly trying to set a fire at an Uber office in Daly ...
Jeanine Nicholson appointed as next SF fire chief
After years of fighting fires on the front lines, Jeanine Nicholson will rise to fire chief in ...
Serial vehicle arsonist sentenced to 19 years in prison
A convicted arsonist who set fire to vehicles in possibly multiple cities in Contra Costa County was ...
Employee arrested after overnight arson fire at 24 Hour Fitness
A 24 Hour Fitness employee was arrested after allegedly setting a fire in the fitness center early Tuesday morning, throwing a fire extinguisher ...
Two arrested after San Mateo vehicle arson
Two people were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of arson in the wake of a family argument that ...
One dead, 15 displaced in San Jose apartment fire
A man is dead and 15 people were displaced after a fire ignited at a San Jose ...
Model rocket ignites Concord grass fire
A grass fire in Concord on Monday evening was sparked by a model rocket, and Contra Costa ...
Suspect seen fleeing Fort Cronkhite rifle range destroyed by fire
A National Park Service ranger saw a male fleeing a historic rifle range building at Fort Cronkhite ...
Santa Cruz police arrest arson and vandalism suspect
A man was arrested Monday on suspicion of vandalism and of starting two small fires in Santa Cruz on Aug. 22, police said.
Three arrested for arson after Antioch restaurant fire
Three Pittsburg residents have been arrested in connection with last week's suspicious early morning fire that destroyed ...
Man pleads no contest to burning dog alive
A Soledad man has pleaded no contest to three felony charges related to burning a dog alive.
Suspect arrested for starting house and vegetation fires
Fire crews from multiple agencies including Cal Fire responded at 8:30 a.m. to a structure fire in ...
Woman arrested after Half Moon Bay arson fires
San Mateo County sheriff's deputies arrested a woman suspected of arson after a short pursuit beginning near ...
Burned Concord building demolished as investigation continues
Crews are demolishing the fire-ravaged downtown Concord building that burned Tuesday and an investigation into the cause is proceeding "full speed ahead," a ...
