East Oakland residents band together for more security cameras to help thwart crime

As crime continues to be a problem in the Bay Area, an East Oakland neighborhood has taken matters into its own hands, raising money for families who need security cameras.

Dueling rallies over Alameda County DA as supes mull recall election date

Protesters on both sides of the debate over the fate of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price held competing rallies Tuesday outside the Board of Supervisors meeting.

Louisiana man to undergo physical castration for raping, impregnating teen

Glenn Sullivan, Sr., 54, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree rape after a case initiated in July 2022, when a young woman reported multiple rapes dating back to when she was 14 years old.

Arizona man convicted of California cartel-related murders: DA

A jury in California has convicted a Phoenix man in connection with the killings of four people over a cartel-related dispute.

Charlotte law enforcement officers who died in shootout identified

The officers have been identified as Joshua Eyer, of the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department, and Sam Poloche and Alden Elliott, who worked for the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, and US Deputy Marshal Thomas M. Weeks Jr.

Charlotte shooting: 4 officers killed, 4 hurt while serving warrant

Eight police officers were shot, leaving four dead, during a confrontation with a wanted felon at a suburban Charlotte home, officials said. The suspect was also killed.

Man convicted of kidnapping, rape, burglary and assault in Berkeley

A jury found a man guilty of kidnapping and the sexual assault of a teen in 2008 and first-degree burglary and assault in 2015. Prosecutors say both crimes happened in the City of Berkeley. 

$3.9M settlement to be paid to mentally disabled man tased, beaten by San Leandro police

The City of San Leandro will pay a $3.9 million settlement to a mentally disabled man who was tased and beaten by officers in 2019. The settlement stems from a civil rights lawsuit, attorneys for the victim said on Monday. 

North Oakland beekeeper frustrated after theft of 10,000 honeybees

A beekeeper in North Oakland is both puzzled and frustrated after thieves made off with a colony of 10,000 honeybees and a queen bee.

San Jose police union calls for extra security for mayor

The union for San Jose police officers has called for beefed-up security to watch over Mayor Matt Mahan after an incident in which his guard was attacked by a pedestrian.

New York DA fails to stop for speeding ticket, swears at police officer

Police released video capturing Sandra Doorley getting into a heated exchange with a cop at her home when she was caught speeding.

Man allegedly attacks Piedmont police chief, elderly Ace customer

Piedmont police arrested and tased a 42-year-old man who they say first struck an elderly customer inside Ace Hardware and then jumped inside the police chief's car and attacked him -- all rare events in this small city. 

Lawyer gets 10 years in federal prison for hitman hiring attempt to murder his kids' mother

An attorney who paid someone he thought would arrange to kill the mother of his children was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday in San Francisco, according to the U.S. Department of Justice Northern District of California.