Shootings and Violent Crime

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (185+ words) A man accused of shooting a Pittsburg police officer inside police headquarters last week is expected to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon. Police Chief Phil Galer said the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Michael Sanchez Gardner Martin, concealed a gun in his…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (178+ words) An Alameda County man died over the weekend after allegedly being stabbed by his adult son who was trying to protect his mother during “a family disturbance,” according to law enforcement officials. At about 1:30 p.m., sheriff’s deputies were sent…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (126+ words) San Jose Police officers responded to a reported stabbing involving two groups of juveniles near the Fruitdale Light Rail Station on Tuesday evening, authorities said. Officers were called to the area at approximately 6:36 p.m., according to the San Jose Police Department....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (405+ words) A Richmond man accused of intentionally setting fire to his family’s house and killing four family members appeared in court Tuesday to formally enter a plea to multiple murder charges. Sergio Rivera-Vega faces four counts of murder, along with arson…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (284+ words) A 39-year-old woman is being held on $500,000 bail after allegedly firing more than 30 rounds from a rifle during a standoff last week, wounding a responding police officer and striking a patrol vehicle and nearby homes, police said Tuesday. Jasmine Robinson…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (144+ words) An officer failed to locate a hidden gun during multiple searches of a suspect who later attacked and shot the officer at a police station, the Pittsburg Police Department said Tuesday. Pittsburg police said the officer was booking a 31-year-old…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (106+ words) The stabbing was reported at about 11:30 p.m. near Alvarado Street and San Juan Drive. 2 people stabbed near Sunnyvale park The conditions of the two victims were not immediately available. Police are investigating after two people were stabbed in Sunnyvale late Sunday…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (159+ words) A stabbing suspect was taken into custody after allegedly trying to run away from law enforcement by entering the water near Baker Beach Saturday, the police department said. Police said officers responded at around 11:13 a.m. to the 100 block of Yacht Road…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (426+ words) Some Richmond residents went through a tense situation during a two-hour standoff involving a woman, police and the Contra Costa County crisis team. Thom Jensen reports. Police are investigating a neighborhood shooting and standoff that ended with one of their…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (343+ words) A police officer is recovering after getting shot inside a Pittsburg police station. Jodi Hernandez reports. The shooting occurred at the department's booking room Thursday after what police are calling an altercation between an officer and a suspect when a…...