CHP says a fake-license-plate stop in Oakland ended with a parolee arrested after officers found a loaded 'ghost gun' with an extended magazine.

A San Mateo driver has been charged after a late‑night Bay Bridge crash that killed a 27‑year‑old. Prosecutors say she told officers she was changing the radio before the collision.

Three Northern California men were arrested in Nevada after detectives recovered two stolen semi-trailers and about $500,000 in cargo. The arrests followed a brief surveillance operation in Sparks.

Four men arrested in connection with a Jan. 14 Oakland cigarette-store robbery are linked to thefts across the East Bay, court records show. Investigators say the crew carried out several smash‑and‑grabs in nearby cities.

A young man who had just turned 18 and finished high school was sentenced to nine years for the 2020 killing of Ernesto Herrera in East Oakland. The case raised questions about age, custody credits and restitution.

Antioch police arrested a 43-year-old Oakley man after a Friday night shooting near Buchanan Road left a woman injured. Authorities say ShotSpotter alerts and witness interviews led to the arrest.

A woman was found dead on the 2300 block of San Pablo Avenue near downtown Oakland; homicide detectives have taken over the investigation.

A recorded phone threat claiming a device in Alameda High’s parking lot briefly put the campus into shelter‑in‑place; police searched the grounds and later cleared the campus.

Human remains that appeared to be dismembered were found in East Oakland; homicide investigators are working the scene and asking the public for tips and video.

A 43-year-old Oakland man was arraigned after prosecutors say he robbed and assaulted a sex worker on International Boulevard, leaving the woman hospitalized after she escaped. Court papers identify the defendant as Alexander Stovall and list robbery and assault-with-a-firearm counts.

Digital forensics prompted charges a decade after Brenda Joyce Leon's death. Prosecutors allege the scene was staged and her husband now faces murder and a firearm enhancement.

A man in his 60s was struck while crossing at San Pablo and Ashby in Berkeley and was taken to Highland Hospital.

A Bay Area pastor hit by a federal agent during protests has filed a federal tort claim seeking $5 million and attached a photo to the filing.