Bridge Chase; Tank Fire: Pleasant Hill, East Bay Police Logs

PLEASANT HILL, CA — The following is a week's collection of police, courtroom and fire stories from Pleasant Hill and elsewhere in Contra Costa County and the East Bay.

NuStar Tank Fire Emergency Over

• A hazardous materials public health emergency that lasted for about 8 hours is over. The fire at NuStar is out.

Search Warrants Served To NuStar Over Refinery Tank Fire

• There is still work to be done at the site of Tuesday's fire.

Concord Pastor, Visiting Archbishop Killed In Colusa County Crash

• "Father Vellankal's joyous spirit and faith will be deeply missed," said Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, of the Diocese of Oakland.

Martinez Boy, 10, Reported Missing Has Been Found: Police

• Culan McCall went missing Wednesday afternoon but has since found, according to Martinez police.

Earthquake Interrupts Martinez Refinery Operations

• Marathon Petroleum's Martinez refinery and Shell Martinez both experienced interruptions in the 4.5-magnitude quake.

• The large outage started shortly after 3 p.m. Friday.

Defendant In Federal Campaign Corruption Scheme Has Livermore Tie

• The Bay Area's Andrey Kukushkin, 46, who was indicted in the federal case, has Livermore ties and significant cannabis interests.

High-Speed Chase Crosses Bay Bridge, Ends In Emeryville Crash

• The crash happened early Tuesday morning.

Suspect Fatally Shot By Idaho Police ID'd As Pleasanton Man

• David James Bamber Jr., 28, died after he led a high-speed chase traversing several Idaho counties and was eventually fired on by police.

Illegal Campaign Contributions To Rep. Swalwell: Developer Guilty

• Swalwell and members his campaign were unaware of James Tong's illegal contribution scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Crash On I-580

• The crash delayed drivers during the Thursday morning commute.

Pleasanton Police, City Mourn Passing Of Officer Kyle Henricksen

• "Kyle left us all with a sense of awe and amazement in his courageous and remarkable fight ... ."

Bill Inspired By Dublin Death Vetoed By Gov. Newsom

• SB-42 was designed to end what some lawmakers say is the dangerous practice of county jails releasing people in the middle of the night.

Felicity Huffman 14-Day Prison Sentence Begins In Dublin

• The attorney for the Oscar-nominated actress had requested she be allowed to serve her time at Dublin's federal prison.

Fire Destroys Cull Canyon Buildings

• The fire was reported at 10:46 p.m. Sunday.

3-Alarm Fire Damages Apartment Building In San Leandro

• Residents from a dozen apartments were displaced.

Moraga's Merrill Fire Ruled Accidental

• Investigators are still trying to pinpoint the exact cause, but arson has been ruled out.

Dogs Attack Deputies Checking Castro Valley Homeless Camp

• One dog was shot to death, while the other was wounded. Four people taken into custody on drug offenses, ACSO reports.

Police Need Help Identifying This Suspect: Photos

• Do you recognize this woman? Police say she pulled off $28,000 in fraudulent credit card transactions.

Inmate Accused Of Molestation Found Dead In Jail

• Enrique Pina was formerly a groundskeeper at Palmer School near Walnut Creek.

Woman Slashed With Box Cutter On BART Train

• The suspect was tased by BART police, subdued with a wrap-device, and taken into custody.

SWAT Teams Arrest Man In Fremont Shooting

• The gunman escaped on I-25 — presumably roaring past hundreds of innocent people on the freeway all the way to San Leandro.

San Pablo Man Found Shot To Death

• His body was found in North Richmond on Thursday.

Sexual Assault Reported At UC Berkeley Dorm

• University Police say the victim knew her attacker.

Accused Bank Robber Arrested For San Leandro Heists

• Two banks were held up just days apart. The accused man was arrested in Stockton.

Strong-arm Robbery Reported At Caffe Strada

• It happened on the patio, according to police.

It Worked: Pre-Positioned Firefighters Halted Flame

• "Rapid and overwhelming responses of equipment and personnel give us the chance to keep fires small and prevent wildfires from becoming...."