Infant Death; Cop Impersonator: Martinez, East Bay Police Logs

MARTINEZ, CA — The following is a week's collection of police, courtroom and fire stories from Contra Costa County and around the East Bay.

Multi-State Retail Theft Crew Busted In East Bay: Police

• The crew was believed to be responsible for stealing $4.5 million from Home Depot stores along the West Coast, police said.

Authorities Identify Driver Killed In Highway 4 Crash In Martinez

• The 53-year-old died in one of two separate crashes during wet weather Wednesday on state Highway 4.

Footage Shows Car Sought In Couple's Killing, Vallejo Police Say

• Police released video of the car —possibly a 2014-2018 Honda Accord —that pulled up alongside the couple who had their baby in the backseat.

Infant Death: Parents Arrested In Richmond

• The baby was just 5-weeks old.

Man's Thumb Severed In Fight: Police

• Police have arrested one suspect in the case.

Woman Killed In I-80 Shooting

• The victim, who was shot on Saturday, was identified by the coroner on Monday.

Man Impersonates Alameda Police Officer At Police Headquarters

• Police "are taking a critical look at our security protocols" after the man got into the building in the middle of the night.

Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Berkeley Activist Who Exposed Iowa Hog Deaths

• County prosecutors moved to dismiss the charges Thursday at the request of Iowa Select, whose personnel had been subpoenaed.

San Leandro Mystery After Armed Suspect Slams Into Three Vehicles Attempting To Elude Police

• According to police, the Tuesday afternoon incident began with a 911 call of a burglary that occurred in the 500 block of Callan Ave.

Safeway Liquor License Suspended

• The Safeway store cannot sell alcohol for 45 days.

Fremont Police Investigate School Threat

• A threat was emailed anonymously to the school district.

Fire Department EMTs Deployed To Staff Hospital

• The Alameda County Fire Department personnel are now in the Central Valley.

Livermore Shooting Leaves One Shot, Another Injured; No Arrests

• Police were looking for a shooter after one man was shot and a woman was injured Wednesday night in Livermore.

3 Hospitalized In Pleasanton House Fire; Pets Dead

• Three people were hospitalized with suspected burn injuries and pets were killed after a serious house fire early Thursday morning in Pleasanton.

Arson Suspected In Blazes Near Pleasanton

• Firefighters suspect arson in a fire Tuesday morning in an abandoned building in unincorporated Alameda County, near Pleasanton.