SWAT

Santa Clara policy requires police tracking, reporting of military equipment use

Santa Clara took a step toward police transparency Tuesday when the City Council approved a new policy determining when and…

2 years ago

Santa Rosa standoff ends in arrest after officers deploy chemical, K-9, foam rounds

Police in Santa Rosa on Friday night arrested a man wanted in connection with several warrants following an hours-long standoff.…

3 years ago

One person in custody after Tara Hills SWAT standoff

The Contra Costa County sheriff's SWAT team ended a standoff Wednesday morning with a barricaded suspect who reportedly brandished and…

4 years ago

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 morning press conference.…

4 years ago

Attempted theft at illegal marijuana grow ends in assault on would-be robber

An attempt to steal marijuana from an illegal grow operation in the Knightsen area of Contra Costa County turned violent…

5 years ago

Police say Geyserville standoff suspect nearly hit officer

Officers pursued a driver Sunday morning who failed to stop for a traffic break in the unincorporated community of Geyserville…

5 years ago

Kidnap, rape suspect leads Vallejo police on chase before arrest

A 41-year-old Oakland man was arrested Saturday night in Vallejo, about six hours after a woman called police saying she…

5 years ago

Fairfield standoff ends with six in federal custody

Fairfield police said six people left a house on Shenandoah Court Wednesday after a police SWAT team released tear gas…

5 years ago

Suspect at large in shooting of 16-year-old

A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot Monday in Livermore and a 21-year-old man remains at large as the alleged shooting…

5 years ago

Armed suspect surrenders peacefully after store standoff

A standoff in which an armed man barricaded himself inside of a convenience store Sunday afternoon has ended, Fairfield police…

5 years ago

Police arrest one suspected mall shooter, another at large

Police on Saturday arrested one of two teens suspected of firing gunshots during a shootout that injured two people on…

5 years ago

Police release partial video of Tanforan mall shooting

Two teenage boys were injured in a shooting that arose from a dispute at a San Bruno mall Tuesday afternoon…

5 years ago

District attorney says two officers shot suspect who fired on them first

Two police officers shot and injured a suspect who had fired at them Monday night in Gonzales, according to the…

5 years ago

Livermore standoff ends with arrest

Livermore police took a suspect into custody after a home invasion robbery and standoff Tuesday afternoon.

6 years ago

Three hostages held in armed Yountville standoff

A man with a rifle is holding three people hostage and has exchanged gunfire with Napa County Sheriff's deputies in…

6 years ago

Standoff presses on at San Jose hotel

San Jose police Monday morning are engaged in a standoff that began Sunday afternoon at a hotel.

6 years ago

Suspect in pair of slayings kills self at motel

A man suspected of killing a mother and son in Oakland on Saturday afternoon was tracked to a motel room…

8 years ago

Nob Hill breaking and entering suspect barricaded in apartment

Police hostage negotiators are at an apartment building in San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood Friday morning attempting to get a…

8 years ago

Friendly Fremont K-9 dies suddenly

A Czechoslovakian-born K-9 that served the Fremont Police Department died late last month.

8 years ago

Possible explosive detonated in Richmond

No one was hurt this evening in Richmond when a bomb squad detonated a possible explosive.

8 years ago

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