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An Oakland man has received 15 years in state prison after pleading no contest to killing Terrence Douresseau in a 2020 East Oakland drive-by shooting.
A man convicted in Oakland Chinatown attacks now faces four felony counts after two elderly women were allegedly assaulted.
A woman was fatally shot Friday morning near Ney Avenue and Ritchie Street in Oakland. Details remain limited as the case develops.
Five adults were arrested after traveling to Walnut Creek believing they were meeting a child. One suspect also faces an attempted-kidnapping charge.
A man was found shot dead inside a Vallejo encampment Tuesday night, launching the city’s eighth homicide investigation of 2026.
An Oakland arrest involving EBRPD H.E.A.T. officers uncovered an alleged AR ghost pistol, ammunition and an active ATF warrant.
A warrant is active for a 38-year-old Antioch man accused of pimping and pandering after he missed a Contra Costa court date. His case began with a Concord hotel sting involving an undercover request, a stolen pistol and cash.
A Berkeley man pleaded no contest in a 2018 DUI death and was released after receiving credit for time served on a 10-year sentence.
A Fremont party stabbing left one man hospitalized and sent another into court facing attempted murder charges. The victim survived, but prosecutors allege a knife was used in the attack.
Vallejo police say two mid‑July traffic stops produced loaded firearms, one fitted with an auto‑sear and a 50‑round drum, according to the department.
Berkeley police say two men were arrested after investigators traced stolen Berkeley cars to an East Oakland lot where stripped Hondas and engines were found.
A 36-year-old Oakland man was charged after his 5-year-old ate a psilocybin-laced chocolate square and needed hospital treatment; the father was released with court-ordered parenting classes.
A 74-year-old Oakland woman was arrested after allegedly spraying bear spray at people in a Lafayette grocery parking lot; eight were exposed and one was hospitalized.
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