Hayward police investigate 1st homicide of 2021

Around 2:55 a.m., officers initially responded to a report of a man down in the 22000 block of Main Street, according to police. At the scene, officers found the victim suffering from injuries to his head and neck.

Hayward to pay $3.3M to children of 29-year-old man killed by police

This settlement brings the total of Hayward police payouts to at least $6.9 million, or roughly $41,000 per officer, since 2015, according to a KTVU analysis review of public records.  According to the analysis, this is now the highest-per-officer payout rate in the Bay Area, even higher than the Vallejo police department. 

Amtrak train collides with dump truck in Oakland
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An Amtrak train heading in the southbound direction collided with a dump truck at Fruitvale Ave. & E 10th St. around 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2021. After the collision, the driver told a KTVU photographer his truck had broken down and was stuck on the tracks. When the train began to approach his truck he jumped out, saving his life.

Berkeley police officer fired after shooting at fleeing car

Cellphone video from a witness shows Officer Cheri Miller firing shots at a fleeing car in July. There were three people inside the vehicle who had allegedly stolen from a drugstore.

Oakland OK's pilot program where crisis unit would respond to some 911 calls instead of police

The goal is to hire peer counselors and EMTs from the neighborhoods that they would serve. Some would be formerly incarcerated and unhoused people, who truly understand the situations many people in crisis are calling about. A typical salary would be $70,000 plus benefits. 

Oakland neighborhood being searched for suspects in fatal Castro Valley shooting

Deputies and police have set up a large perimeter in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood while they search for suspects in a Castro Valley shooting where one victim has now died.