El Cerrito police investigating interrupted early-morning burglary

Police learned from the residents that they were sleeping inside when a suspect entered the home through a partially opened window.

DA charges man with vehicular manslaughter after death of Oakland delivery driver

The Alameda County District Attorney on Tuesday announced felony charges against a 34-year-old man suspected of killing an Oakland father and delivery driver in a drunk-driving accident.

Police investigate sexual assault on El Cerrito's Ohlone Greenway bike path

Police in El Cerrito are on the lookout for a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman on the Ohlone Greenway, a popular bike path near the BART station. 

East Bay man suspected of sexual battery on disabled woman turns himself in

Police in El Cerrito arrested a man suspected of the sexual battery of a woman with disabilities after he turned himself in, the department said Tuesday.

El Cerrito resident shoots alleged home intruder

An El Cerrito resident shot an alleged home intruder Tuesday morning, wounding the suspect, according to police.

Driver killed in wrong-way crash connected to alleged burglary identified

A 57-year-old man killed in a wrong-way crash linked to burglary suspects on Interstate 580 was identified by the coroner's office on Wednesday. 

Driver killed on I-580 by alleged burglary vehicle going wrong way

A driver on westbound I-580 was killed by a pickup truck traveling the wrong way on Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

El Cerrito police arrest suspect accused of assaulting protester, burning Israeli flag

A man suspected of pushing a woman down at a protest in El Cerrito earlier this year and burning the flag she was carrying has been arrested, police said Wednesday.

BART track project to close service between Richmond, El Cerrito del Norte this weekend

BART will not be running trains between the Richmond and El Cerrito del Norte stations this weekend so crews can replace track equipment and remove trees near the trackway.   

Police seek protester accused of assualting woman, burning her Israeli flag in El Cerrito

Police were seeking the public’s help in locating a suspect wanted for assaulting a woman and burning her Israeli flag during a demonstration in El Cerrito over the Israel-Hamas war. 

Police investigate flag-burning during Gaza protest

Demonstrators calling for a ceasefire in Gaza clashed Saturday with supporters of Israel, with someone from one side burning one of the other side's flags, El Cerrito police said.

El Cerrito is latest California city hijacked by hate speech during public meeting

During an El Cerrito City Council meeting Tuesday, several people spewed racist and antisemitic rhetoric during the public comment period that was so vile, the meeting abruptly ended.

Kensington gas pipe leak was a potential fire disaster

Residents in the small East Bay town of Kensington received a scare on Tuesday morning when they were issued an emergency alert instructing them to shelter-in-place.