Robbery suspect crashes into Hayward police patrol vehicle

According to a police spokesperson, at least one suspect was in the stolen vehicle and was wanted by police in connection to a robbery. The suspect was evading officers at the time of the crash, however police say this was not a chase.

Family seeks to shed light on Marine’s death, California’s lax isolation laws

Edwin Villalta’s treatment and the events that led to his death not only haunt his family to this day, they raise serious questions about how county jails across the state care for people with mental illness and how they use isolation cells. Villalta’s story also sheds light on California’s lax laws governing the amount of time inmates can be held in solitary confinement.

Woman recounts trying to save BART stabbing victim

A woman describes the chaotic knife fight on a BART train that left a good Samaritan dead. The woman, a nursing student, comforted the victim as she applied pressure to his stab wounds.

On The Record: Bay Area Police Chiefs

KTVU News Anchor Mike Mibach sat down with 3 Bay Area Police Chiefs for an open conversation about a number of policing topics in their cities, and across the country.

Students partake in Alameda County Sheriff's use of force training

High school students in the East Bay got a firsthand look at what it's like to walk in the shoes of an Alameda County Sheriff deputy. The sheriff's department offered students a use of force training course complete with simulations of aggressive suspects. KTVU's Paul Chambers reports.