Crime and Public Safety

A threatening call forced a high school in San Jose into lockdown Friday, authorities said.

Oakland police are investigating a Friday morning shooting that left one person critically injured, according to the police department.

Police have released the photo of a person of interest as they investigate the stabbing of a juvenile at an Emeryville mall during a chaotic day of fights involving hundreds of young people.

State funds for Oakland Police Department dispatchers may be in jeopardy if the department does not improve its 911 response times, state officials recently warned.

Novato police again asked residents in the area of Bolling Drive and Marin Valley Drive to shelter in place just before 9 p.m. as officers searched the area for a suspected residential burglar. 

The Vallejo Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run collision that involved a suspect vehicle they say was used in more than one recent armed robbery. 

Oakland saw another deadly week with at least six killings since Sunday — all from gun violence. 

San Jose city leaders plan to target social media companies in an effort to shrink the participation and promotion of sideshows. 

A missing Fairfield woman is believed to be dead with suspicion falling on her boyfriend in connection with the case, according to police.

San Francisco's district attorney announced charges in a public corruption case against a city official and a former city employee on Thursday. 

The family of a man shot and killed by police in 2020 during the unrest surrounding George Floyd protests in Vallejo held a press conference with their attorney Thursday to decry the reinstatement of the officer that shot him. 

A suspect was taken into custody over a homicide back in March in Oakland.

Two suspects were arrested after they allegedly attempted to rob a bank and hit an uninvolved juvenile crossing the street. 

Mail thieves armed with postal keys have been targeting a Hayward apartment complex repeatedly in the past few months. "I understand it's not a violent theft, but you got all these people that live here, they work hard for their money, and it's just another thing to hit the working man," the property manager told KTVU.