Crime & Safety

Driver Hits Home; Laptop Thieves: Lamorinda, East Bay Police Log

A LYFT driver is accused of rape, a driver who hit a student is accused of DUI and other police and fire stories from across the East Bay.

EAST BAY, CA – The following is this week's collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around the East Bay.

Driver Likely Suffers Pedal Confusion, Hits Livermore House

  • Fire officials said the dramatic crash is a good reminder to all drivers to wear a seat belt.

Transient Robs Another San Ramon Bank, Police Say

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  • Matthew Joshua Gordon, 42 fled the area and remains at large, according to police.

Child Injured By Hit-And-Run Driver Near School: LPD

  • The driver, who was later found in an apartment complex, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

Pleasant Hill Woman Arrested For Trying To Snatch SF Infant

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  • Good Samaritans intervened and stopped her from getting away with the 2-month-old baby.

Family, Dog Escape Moraga House Fire

  • Police had to close streets during the firefighting effort.

IDs: 2 Children, Woman Killed In Crash On I-880 In Fremont

  • Another 4 children, 1 adult are hospitalized including an infant in critical condition.

Laptop Thieves Tracked From Alameda To Antioch, Arrested

  • Investigators with two police departments, a probation department and school administrators worked together to identify the suspects.

Walnut Creek Couple Found Dead

  • Police say they died as a result of murder-suicide.

LYFT Driver Charged With Raping Passenger

  • The victim hailed the ride through the LYFT app. The driver is facing three charges.

Carjacking Suspect Arrested In Fremont

  • The suspect sped away, a short distance from an elementary school.

Car Stolen In San Leandro Traced To Transient

  • The transient prompted a school lockdown in Walnut Creek when he ran out of gas in the school parking lot.

5 People Arrested In Newark Monday

  • The suspects are from Newark, Fremont and Livermore.

Safeway At The Fremont Hub Robbed

  • Police released descriptions of the suspects.

Former Orinda Doctor Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges

  • He lost his license to practice due to sexual misconduct with at least one of his patients.

1 Child, 3 Adults Injured In Weekend Shootings In Oakland

  • An 11-year-old girl was shot Sunday on Adeline Street.

Oakland Man Sentenced To Prison For Rape

  • The victim was 21 years old. The convicted rapist is 6-foot-5 and weighs 300 pounds.

Photo courtesy LPFD from Driver Likely Suffers Pedal Confusion, Hits Livermore House


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