A wave of April break-ins hit Tri-Valley businesses from Livermore to San Ramon; surveillance shows suspects ransacking a Livermore game shop.

Ten people were arrested in a Vallejo police operation targeting motorists soliciting sex workers downtown. The sweep included a vehicle pursuit that ended with spike strips.

A late-night traffic stop near Skyline Boulevard led to two arrests and the seizure of more than 100 grams of suspected fentanyl, deputies say.

A federal judge sentenced former FCI Dublin medic Jeffrey Wilson to 52 months for sexually abusing an inmate and lying to investigators.

A homicide investigation is underway after a man was found shot on the 5000 block of Percheron Way in Antioch; police arrested a suspect nearby and recovered a weapon. Detectives are processing the scene.

San Mateo police say a May 4 traffic stop found drugs packaged for sale, fake CDLs and binders of other people's financial and Social Security information.

Masked groups tried to 'speedrun' the Church of Scientology on Montgomery Street, but security and police blocked most attempts and one person was cited for battery.

A Napa judge denied resentencing for two brothers convicted in a 1995 Yountville stabbing, keeping their decades‑long prison terms intact. Prosecutors said the record showed direct intent to kill.

Napa police arrested a Glen Ellen resident accused of running an unlicensed contracting operation that investigators say cost clients hundreds of thousands, with losses now estimated above $1M.

Detectives seized more than a pound of suspected cocaine, a gun and cash during a search in Sonoma; a 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of narcotics sales.

Ten men were indicted after a September jail brawl at Maguire Correctional Facility that hospitalized six inmates and injured four deputies.

A judge advanced an Oakland murder case after prosecutors said video from a parked Tesla — matched with license‑plate data — helped identify a getaway vehicle. The decision pushes the case toward a June hearing.

An 89-year-old man was struck while walking at Chestnut Avenue and Mission Road last Tuesday and later died. Police say the driver stayed at the scene and are asking witnesses to call (650) 877-8900.