Authorities bust recycling company that allegedly paid for stolen catalytic convertors

Police in Fremont announced on Monday that a year-long investigation into a local recycling center has allegedly yielded stolen catalytic converter material and pallets containing at least 300 suspected stolen converters, the department said.

Federal jury awards $21 million to family after pregnant teen killed by Fremont police

A jury late Friday returned a historically high verdict – $21 million – after Fremont police shot and killed Elena Mondragon, a pregnant teenager, nearly five years ago.

Fremont brush fire threatens home

A brush fire in Fremont is threatening at least one home Monday night. Firefighters responded to the two-alarm fire after it broke out around 9:30 p.m. 

$60K reward being offered for Fremont cold case

In April 2007, 19-year-old Aaron Breaux was found fatally shot in an apartment complex parking lot on Fremont Boulevard.

$60K reward offered in 2007 slaying of 19-year-old in Fremont

Authorities are offering a $60,000 reward for information leading to the arrest in the 2007 shooting death of a 19-year-old man in Fremont.

Fremont police arrest 17-year-old who threatened to shoot school employee

Fremont police arrested a 17-year-old boy for allegedly making threats on social media about shooting an American High School employee and potentially other people at a school.

7-year-old Fremont boy struck and killed while on his bicycle identified

A young bicyclist struck and killed by a vehicle in Fremont on Friday has been identified as 7-year-old Harit Patel, according to the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau. 

'Hate and violence:' Noose found at Fremont high school

A rope fashioned into a noose was found at a Fremont high school, leading school officials to condemn the act of "hate and violence." 

Walmart arson and burglary investigated by Fremont police

Police are investigating an arson connected to a burglary at a Fremont Walmart store Wednesday night. 

Ex-HP exec pleads guilty to siphoning off $5M from Silicon Valley employer

Shelbee Szeto's guilty pleas in an Oakland courtroom to wire fraud, money laundering and a tax charge came with a long list of items she was forfeiting, including a 2020 Tesla sedan, a 2021 Porsche SUV, and several bags and purses from Dior, Gucci, Hermes, and Chanel, federal prosecutors said.

Pair to serve life for murder-for-hire insurance scam in Fremont

Maria Moore, 50, and Marvel Salvant, 46, were convicted for killing Dominic Sarkar, 56, in an attempt to collect life insurance.

77-year-old charged with murder in shooting death of mentally-ill man in Fremont

A 77-year-old man has been charged with murder by the Alameda County district attorney in the shooting death of a mentally-ill man in Fremont earlier this week. 

Man killed in Fremont shooting, another man arrested, police say

The shooting victim's family said they tried to get him help with mental health services in the past, but police and the county said they were overwhelmed with requests.

Tesla calls racial discrimination lawsuit by State of California 'misguided'

Tesla says the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) lawsuit against the automaker, filed Wednesday, for "systematic racial discrimination and harassment" among production workers at the Fremont Factory, is "misguided."