Deputies used a drone instead of a chase after a Mustang fled into oncoming I-580 traffic near San Leandro, crashing before a standoff ended with a chemical irritant.

A witness's license plate tip and a hidden .40-caliber handgun cracked the Antioch Jewelers case within days.

Two helicopter unit officers pleaded not guilty as Oakland police face a third staff criminal case in weeks.

A rectangular arm tattoo tied a Walnut Creek open-mic act to a stolen Safeway cash register in San Ramon.

Mall security contacted police after counterfeit money was passed, leading Livermore police to find counterfeit cash and methamphetamine.

Marco Leiva-Saucedo gets eight years after a mistrial, while a second man was also killed in Oakland weeks later.

Adolfo Ramirez-Godines allegedly knew where the girl lived and worked; the girl reportedly stayed in contact out of fear.

Attendees can learn about bike and scooter safety while parents check out patrol cars and a mobile command vehicle.

Zuryess Roberts sold high-powered weapons from a Super 8 on Solano Avenue. Four co-defendants also landed federal prison time.

Aleem Spencer, out on parole for a 2005 kidnapping conviction, faces attempted murder and arson charges after two Oakland shootings weeks apart.

Michael Perillo was released after prosecutors admitted they couldn't prove he killed Edson Perez. The investigation into Perez's death remains open.

David Elliott, 60, was walking near the median when a car struck him. Coroner's records list no confirmed address for him.

A 16-year-old from San Leandro and a 17-year-old from San Ramon were attacked visiting a friend at eaves Pleasanton. Police say it wasn't random.