A person was killed near the Oakland Coliseum flea market Friday; Oakland police are investigating. Investigators are asking anyone with video to come forward.

A man was hospitalized after a late-night baseball-bat assault in the Tenderloin. Police are searching for a 65-year-old suspect and asking for tips.

An Oakland couple says strangers used their home‑sharing account to stay in their Leona Heights house for days, leaving drug paraphernalia and stealing their Mini Cooper.

Kirk Richardson, an inmate at Martinez Detention Facility, died after self-inflicting head injuries and unsuccessful resuscitation attempts. Previously arrested for murder, his death is under investigation.

A two-vehicle collision in Morgan Hill resulted in several injuries and one fatality at Condit Road and Diana Avenue. Police found no drug or alcohol involvement and are seeking information.

Rohnert Park reassigns its only School Resource Officer to city patrol due to staffing shortages, affecting the local school district's safety programs.

A truck and trailer were stolen and crashed into a home in Piedmont, prompting a police investigation and call for community assistance. No injuries were reported.

A Sonoma man was sentenced to 12 years, 8 months after a 2020 DUI crash that killed a Sausalito driver; the case was delayed for years by competency hearings. Prosecutors urged the maximum term.

A 45‑year‑old El Cerrito man charged with racially charged death threats to Mayor Barbara Lee is also accused of vowing to “skin” a federal judge, court filings show.

A woman was found shot to death inside a car near Vienna Drive in Sunnyvale. Authorities say suspects fled and the Department of Public Safety is seeking tips.

Oakland Police arrested an individual with a loaded "ghost gun" on Sunnyside Street, underscoring efforts to combat gun violence and unregistered firearms.

A Chronicle review shows San Francisco’s Drug Court is increasingly taking defendants charged with violent felonies, prompting a fight over treatment capacity and public safety.

Santa Clara County deputies found drugs in jail cells and on an inmate, who was caught with various narcotics during a thorough search, enhancing the facility's safety.