San Mateo police say a May 4 traffic stop found drugs packaged for sale, fake CDLs and binders of other people's financial and Social Security information.

An Alameda County judge has ordered a 19-year-old Union City man to stand trial in the August killing of a Kaiser security guard in West Oakland; surveillance video and a stolen-car report are now central to the case.

Oakland Ceasefire officers arrested four people in Stockton and seized two loaded firearms and property tied to a robbery, the department said.

Masked groups tried to 'speedrun' the Church of Scientology on Montgomery Street, but security and police blocked most attempts and one person was cited for battery.

A Napa judge denied resentencing for two brothers convicted in a 1995 Yountville stabbing, keeping their decades‑long prison terms intact. Prosecutors said the record showed direct intent to kill.

Napa police arrested a Glen Ellen resident accused of running an unlicensed contracting operation that investigators say cost clients hundreds of thousands, with losses now estimated above $1M.

Detectives seized more than a pound of suspected cocaine, a gun and cash during a search in Sonoma; a 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of narcotics sales.

A routine San Jose traffic stop turned up two loaded handguns, ammunition and suspected narcotics, according to police.

Ten men were indicted after a September jail brawl at Maguire Correctional Facility that hospitalized six inmates and injured four deputies.

A judge advanced an Oakland murder case after prosecutors said video from a parked Tesla — matched with license‑plate data — helped identify a getaway vehicle. The decision pushes the case toward a June hearing.

An 89-year-old man was struck while walking at Chestnut Avenue and Mission Road last Tuesday and later died. Police say the driver stayed at the scene and are asking witnesses to call (650) 877-8900.

A dog was pulled to safety from the Fort Funston bluffs on Monday; agencies say everyone at the scene was unharmed. Officials urged caution near the park's steep edges.

A jury convicted 77‑year‑old Michael E. Mullen in the 1973 San Rafael killing of Nina Fischer after DNA evidence reopened the cold case. Sentencing is set for June 10.