A San Ramon man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in the $1.1M Heller Jewelers smash‑and‑grab; investigators used a GPS‑tagged Rolex and phone records.

A Hayward driver says deputies ordered her out of her car after a county ALPR hit on a swapped plate. The stop shines a light on accuracy and oversight concerns.

Hercules police reported seizing 13 firearms from city streets, including stolen weapons and guns held by convicted felons.

A suspected DUI crash on southbound I-880 near Davis Street in San Leandro killed two men and sent a woman to Eden Medical Center, CHP says.

Contra Costa homicide detectives are investigating a death on Westminster Place in Lafayette; officials have released few details and no arrests have been announced.

Antioch police want AI agents to field non‑emergency calls so dispatchers can focus on 911. Residents and a retired officer are warning about glitches and safety risks.

Prosecutors say a Bay Area woman secretly sold an Oakland church’s parking lot and pocketed about $480,000; charges were filed in Alameda County on March 20, 2026.

A person was stabbed multiple times in downtown Oakland Friday morning on Broadway; police say the victim was taken to a hospital and are seeking witnesses.

A Lathrop tax preparer was sentenced to 18 months and ordered to repay $1.23M after prosecutors say she filed more than 1,000 fake returns that cheated the IRS.

A two-alarm fire early Thursday damaged a Berkeley Hills home and spread to a nearby building; utility crews responded and no injuries were reported.

Marin County detectives arrested a 26-year-old this week and recovered a FedEx delivery valued at about $60,000 after license‑plate scans and a FedEx driver's tip.

Alameda County prosecutors allege a Hayward officer accepted cash and free access to sex workers; the DA has taken over the criminal probe while HPD opens an internal review.

An Alameda judge vacated Franklin Lynch’s conviction and death sentence after finding prosecutors’ racially biased jury tactics. The ruling grows out of a wider county review that has already altered many capital cases.