CHP officers stopped a wrong‑way Infiniti on SR‑4 after a sideshow near Hercules; the vehicle crashed into a patrol car and the driver was arrested. Two passengers were hospitalized and are expected to recover.

A Fairfield homeowner confronted a trespasser last Monday after the person reportedly pointed a gun. A 24‑year‑old was arrested and police recovered a firearm and ammunition.

An adult man on an e-bike died Saturday after a crash at the Auto Mall Parkway I‑880 onramp; police are investigating and seeking witnesses.

A 40-year-old Walnut Creek man was found unresponsive at the Martinez Detention Facility after being booked on narcotics charges; county investigators have opened a probe.

ACSO says detectives and parole agents arrested a wanted felon in unincorporated San Leandro after seizing roughly 546 pounds of commercial‑grade fireworks.

A shelter-in-place warning briefly locked down neighborhoods east of Highway 680 in Walnut Creek after a chemical odor set off alarms. Officials later lifted the order after monitoring found no active spill.

Tino Abbate, 24, known as Top Shotta, has been charged after a November shooting under the Carquinez Bridge; he has pleaded not guilty and is due to stand trial in August.

A judge in Oakland heard arguments about whether a key witness may testify in the manslaughter case against a daycare owner, keeping the case in the pretrial spotlight.

Walnut Creek police say a juvenile tracked names on the state's sex-offender registry and confronted people while armed; investigators later tied a related raid to an alleged student hospitalization.

Prosecutors say a woman set a car and a tree on fire on International Boulevard in East Oakland and then assaulted first responders, injuring an officer.

An ALPR alert and drone tracking ended with deputies disabling a white BMW at Bayfair Center; the driver was detained and faces multiple felony charges.

A man in his 30s was shot Wednesday afternoon on the 550 block of 17th Street in downtown Oakland. Police are investigating and asking the public for tips and video.

An East Bay woman who admitted to being part of a robbery crew that targeted women who "looked Asian" avoided jail after completing a court-ordered diversion program. Restitution and treatment were part of the deal.