OPD says a seven-month probe by its Sideshow Reduction Team led to two arrests and a residential search warrant in East Oakland.

Three Bay Area men face felony charges after undercover officers say they posed as a 13‑year‑old online and arranged meetups in Newark. Police say phones were seized and are asking for tips.

Ceasefire officers arrested three people and seized three firearms in a Linden Street stop. Two of the weapons were fitted with conversion devices that turn them into fully automatic, police said.

Dr. Jeffrey Scott Johnson, 54, was arrested in Walnut Creek and charged with three counts of sexual abuse; his case returns to court May 11.

Thieves made off with Moonchild’s 20‑foot U‑Haul full of instruments and stage gear in Oakland, forcing multiple California shows to be postponed as police investigate.

About two dozen bronze memorial bench plaques were stolen from Alameda parks, leaving donors and officials scrambling for answers.

Antioch police say 115 auto burglaries have been reported this year — a roughly 70% jump — as thieves zero in on work trucks and tools. Several victims report lost income and stepped-up patrols are underway.

A woman's decomposed remains were found in a dumpster off the 17th Street offramp from northbound I-980 in Oakland. CHP and the Alameda County coroner are investigating.

Fairfield police arrested Enrique Escalante after officers say a stolen handgun and illegal narcotics were found in his vehicle following a weapons report. The suspect was booked into Solano County Jail.

A pre‑dawn wrong‑way crash on westbound I‑580 near Seminary Avenue killed one person and briefly shut the westbound lanes, authorities said. CHP is investigating.

A 50-year-old Livermore motorcyclist died after a crash at Isabel Avenue and Stanley Boulevard; police say she ran a red light and the 87-year-old driver was treated and released.

An Antioch man was arrested and charged with human‑trafficking, pimping and pandering after prosecutors say he tried to recruit an undercover Pittsburg officer he believed was a teen online.

A 57‑year‑old El Dorado Hills man pleaded no‑contest to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 15‑year‑old he met online and was sentenced to six months of house arrest.