Contra Costa homicide detectives are investigating a death on Westminster Place in Lafayette; officials have released few details and no arrests have been announced.

A two-night string of vehicle burglaries and tire thefts hit Petaluma this week; police are canvassing neighborhoods and asking residents for tips and footage.

A juvenile operating a Magnum Cosmo e‑bike was pronounced dead after a solo crash at Remington Way and Allenwood Drive. Police are seeking witnesses and video.

Antioch police want AI agents to field non‑emergency calls so dispatchers can focus on 911. Residents and a retired officer are warning about glitches and safety risks.

Rapper‐restaurateur Chino Yang says he was assaulted while closing his Richmond District restaurant; police say suspects fled and no arrests were reported.

A user on X says a passenger removed from a Southwest flight assaulted a woman in SJC’s Terminal B; the airport says it forwarded the report for review. Details remain unconfirmed.

A former Redwood City CHP officer, Vidal Gonzalez, pleaded no contest to an additional sexual‑assault charge in Butte County, adding to earlier felony allegations.

Prosecutors say a Bay Area woman secretly sold an Oakland church’s parking lot and pocketed about $480,000; charges were filed in Alameda County on March 20, 2026.

A person was stabbed multiple times in downtown Oakland Friday morning on Broadway; police say the victim was taken to a hospital and are seeking witnesses.

Late-night house fire on Cutter Drive sent CAL FIRE and local crews to the scene; two cats were rescued and no injuries were reported. The cause is under investigation.

Defense attorneys say DA Jeff Rosen traded the Stanford prosecution for fundraising; a judge will decide whether his office must step aside later this month.

A Napa couple pleaded not guilty to murder and child-abuse charges after their 3-year-old son died of fentanyl; prosecutors say toxicology and scene evidence will be central at a Jan. 25, 2027 trial.

Neighbors lit candles in West Portal Thursday to mark two years since a family of four was killed at a bus stop. The vigil came a day before the driver’s sentencing.