Crime & Safety
Coyote Bites Jogger; Arson: El Cerrito, East Bay Police Log
$50,000 reward to solve killing; shootings in multiple cities; stolen catalytic converters arrest; an armed carjacking in a parking garage.

EAST BAY — Here are some of the police and fire stories making news over the past few weeks —
North Richmond Fire Death Ruled A Homicide
- No arrests have been announced.
1 Dead, 3 Injured In Hayward Weekend Shooting
- Police say the shooting happened on Eldridge Avenue.
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Man Shot To Death In Richmond
- Police say an argument at an apartment complex led to the shooting.
3rd Suspect Arrested In 2019 Murder Of 2 Boys In Union City School Parking Lot
- A third suspect has been arrested in the murder of two boys in a Union City elementary school parking lot last year.
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Coyote Bites Jogger At Moraga Track Friday
- The jogger was stretching for an early-morning run when the coyote attacked.
$50,000 Reward Offered To Solve Alameda Cold Case
- Darin Vinall was found shot to death in his home in 2009.
Amtrak Train Strikes, Kills Pedestrian
- No one aboard the train was injured.
Armed Carjacking At U.C. Berkeley Garage
- There were 4 suspects, including 2 with guns.
Newark Police Investigate Weekend Shooting
- A man was found with a gunshot wound in the area of Thornton Avenue and Cedar Boulevard.
Man Shot In Union City Wednesday Night
- The shooting happened on Fourth Street.
9 Charged In Walnut Creek Rampage
- Downtown businesses suffered between $3 million and $4 million in property damages and stolen merchandise during the mass looting.
Fremont Police Arrest Felon Following Smash-And-Grab
- Two men implicated in the crime are both from out of town.
4 Catalytic Converters Recovered, 2 Suspect Arrested
- El Cerrito Police arrested 2 men from Oakland.
Berkeley Police Arrest Man With Loaded Gun, Drugs
- Police said they found seven or more grams of powder cocaine and five or more grams of rock cocaine.
Berkeley Man Arrested With Drugs, Cash: Police
- Police seized Xanax pills, cocaine, and Percocet pills.
Serial Arsonist: Fremont Police Make Arrest
- Police used home security cameras to identify a suspect vehicle. Officers followed the car and, they say, watched a man set a fire.
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