Oscar Grant Case Reopens; Burned Cub: Piedmont-East Bay Crime Log

EAST BAY, CA — The following is a collection of police, fire and court stories compiled this week from the East Bay.

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Man Sought In East Bay Home-Invasion Killed In SF Robbery: Police

• Vermond Jones, a suspect in Fremont & Union City crimes, was shot dead last week during attempted robbery in Union Square, officials said.

Catalytic-Converter Thief Busted With Saw, Under Car: Cops

• Following the man's arrest, Alameda police offer tips to residents on how to protect their vehicles from such thefts.

Area Man Tried 'Lining His Pockets' With $22M In Fraud Loans: FBI

• East Bay resident applied for loans from Paycheck Protection Program on behalf of Hercules nonprofit & other organizations, officials said.

Chase Suspect Jumps Off Concord Freeway Overpass, Dies: Sheriff

• The officer-involved fatal incident happened near the interchange between Highway 242 and westbound Highway 4.

Walnut Creek Police Seek Suspect's ID

• The department is hoping the public can identify a man sought in connection with a car break-in.

Oakland Zoo Treats Mountain Lion Cub Badly Burned In Zogg Fire

• "Captain Cal" was rescued by firefighters from the Zogg Fire, but the lion cub is already well on his way to recovery at the Oakland Zoo.

Elderly Man Reported Missing Near Fremont Found

• Arturo Basa, 77, was missing more than 24 hours after not returning home after a walk Wednesday afternoon, police said.

DA Reopens Investigation Into Oscar Grant Shooting

• In response to demands from Oscar Grant's family and a nationwide social justice movement, the Alameda County DA will reopen Grant's case.

Concord Warehouse Connected To Largest Retail Bust In CA History

• The largest retail theft bust in state history started with a San Mateo County commercial burglary probe, authorities said.

CoCo Sheriff To Buy High-Tech Drug Detection Tool Via $409K Grant

• The "Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer" will be used to detect & analyze illicit drugs in DUIs & sex-assault cases.

Fatal I-580 Crash Thursday Evening

• The California Highway Patrol issued a Sig-alert as two lanes of the road were blocked.

Alameda Police Investigate Possible Multiple Shooter Incident

• Police are investigating a shots fired report from Saturday in Alameda that had no known victims.

7 Displaced By Attic Fire In Concord

• One person was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene near Salvio Street and Olivera Road, Con Fire said.

One Dead In Contra Costa Car Fire

• The fire was reported at 3:42 a.m. at the Pine Street offramp.

Oakland Police Beef Up Patrols Amid Spike In Homicides; Pandemic Seen As Major Factor

• "We've increased our officers walking in the community, doing neighborhood patrols," said Oakland Police Deputy Chief Leronne Armstrong.

Two Wounded In Berkeley Shootings

• Two shootings reportedly left at least two injured in Berkeley.

Oakland Collision Kills Pedestrian

• The collision was first reported shortly before 2 a.m. Sunday at the High Street off ramp of eastbound Interstate Highway 580.

Bay Area Woman, 19, Reported Missing

• The former University of California, Berkeley student was last seen in San Francisco.

Union City PD Goes 'Pink' With Breast Cancer Awareness Patches

• The police department is selling the commemorative pink patches during October to raise funds for research.