Alameda, CA|News|
Police Log: Robbery Victim Stabbed, Cookie Monster Stolen, Homes Burglarized
Plus stolen cars, arrests for stalking and possession of a large amount of marijuana.

I started with Patch as the copy editor for 11 Patch sites: Alameda, Albany, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, Hercules, Newark, Piedmont, Pinole, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and Union City. Currently I am the local editor at Piedmont Patch and Alameda Patch. Questions? dixie.jordan@patch.com.
Before coming to Patch, I was the editor and publisher of Parents Press, a magazine for Bay Area parents, for more years than I like to remember. Before that, I was news editor at the Contra Costa Times and a reporter at various Northern California newspapers.
I am a fifth generation Californian who has lived in the East Bay most of my life and a graduate of UC Berkeley. For fun, I volunteer on archaeology digs, mostly in Ireland and the Southwest.
My brilliant and beautiful daughter, Jenny, a school psychologist, just married the charming Chris Davidson and they are living in Austin, Texas — too far way!
Plus stolen cars, arrests for stalking and possession of a large amount of marijuana.

Pope grew up in Alameda and has three brothers who still live here with their families.
Saturday marks a full week of Winter Spare the Air days for the Bay Area.
Saturday marks a full week of Winter Spare the Air days for the Bay Area.
Dzuy Dunh Phan of Alameda was fatally shot in Oakland in 2011.
This year's viewing of the Geminid meteor shower is perfect for early birds.
This year's viewing of the Geminid meteor shower is perfect for early birds.
This year's viewing of the Geminid meteor shower is perfect for early birds.
This year's viewing of the Geminid meteor shower is perfect for early birds.
This year's viewing of the Geminid meteor shower is perfect for early birds.
This year's viewing of the Geminid meteor shower is perfect for early birds.
Here’s what’s playing in theaters around town this weekend.
Off the Grid brings a caravan of food trucks to South Shore Center every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m
Here’s what’s playing in theaters around town this weekend, plus showtimes.
The man is suspected of repeatedly vandalizing a vehicle belonging to a couple who live in the same condominium complex.
The man shown in the surveillance photo attempted to rob the Wellspring Pharmacy on Piedmont Avenue, police say.
Residents of the Piedmont Avenue, Rockridge, Temescal and other North Oakland neighborhoods are invited to join Kalb and his staff Saturday to celebrate the holiday season.
The man shown in the surveillance photo attempted to rob the Wellspring Pharmacy on Piedmont Avenue, police say.