George Kelly
East Bay Times
Oakland, CA, United States
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Police: Man dies in Oakland hills vehicle collision while fleeing attempted robbery scene
A 23-year-old robbery suspect died Wednesday afternoon when the vehicle he was driving crashed into a tree in an Oakland hills neighborhood, authorities said. → Read More
Antioch: Police arrest suspect in weekend shootings
A 29-year-old man was in county jail earlier this week after his arrest on suspicion of charges in connection with a pair of weekend shootings, including one that left a victim in stable condition at a hospital, authorities said. → Read More
Hercules: Police pursuit ends in solo I-80 crash
Two men were arrested on suspicion of several charges after a police pursuit of their vehicle along Interstate 80 traffic ended in a solo crash Tuesday, authorities said. → Read More
Alameda County DA adds hate-crime charge against Fremont man
A 46-year-old man facing charges in connection with two separate assaults will face an additional hate-crime charge, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. → Read More
Person injured in West Oakland shooting
A person was hospitalized after an injury shooting Wednesday, authorities said. → Read More
Antioch: Homicide suspect arrested in Brentwood home
Antioch police said officers with the department’s violent-crimes unit joined United States Marshals Service agents in serving a warrant early Tuesday. → Read More
Antioch: Teen shot during robbery attempt, police say
A teenager was hospitalized after an injury shooting Monday during an apparent robbery attempt by two teens later arrested as suspects, authorities said. → Read More
Oakland school board candidate resigns in fight over contested seat
An Oakland school board candidate initially certified as the winner of an election last November said Tuesday that he will resign from the board and work to support local public education's needs through other means. → Read More
Antioch: Police arrest shooting suspect
A 23-year-old man was in county jail Monday after his arrest late last week on suspicion of multiple charges in connection with a shooting last month in the city's Sycamore corridor, authorities said. → Read More
Three-alarm fire hits Oakland church
Firefighters were working to extinguish a three-alarm fire Sunday at a church that sent flames and smoke soaring over a North Oakland neighborhood, authorities said. → Read More
Fremont: Sig-alert lifted, I-880 lanes reopen after fatal collision
A motorcyclist died Sunday after an apparent vehicle collision that blocked Interstate 880 lanes, authorities said. → Read More
Fremont: Man dies after altercation; suspect arrested
A man died after an altercation Thursday outside a gas station and police arrested a suspect in the killing, the city’s first homicide of the year, authorities said. → Read More
Flashy Scratcher caught San Pablo shopper’s eye. Now he’s a millionaire.
A man who told lottery officials he was shopping for ingredients to cook for a friend now knows how a $1 million lottery win tastes. → Read More
Oakland: City issues local emergency order over ransomware attack
The interim city administrator proclaimed a state of local emergency late Tuesday over last week's ransomware attack against city government networks, infrastructure and communications systems. → Read More
Downtown Oakland death investigated as homicide
A male victim’s death Wednesday morning in a downtown Oakland block was under investigation as a homicide, authorities said. → Read More
Woman shot while driving in East Oakland neighborhood
A woman was in stable condition at a hospital after she was shot Tuesday evening in an East Oakland neighborhood, authorities said. → Read More
‘Honor walk’ marks Jen Angel organ donation
In the hallway of a hospital, medical staff and police officers lined the walls and quietly marked a community member’s last life-giving gifts with silence and salutes. → Read More
U.S. Marshals Service ‘North Star’ operation brings in wanted fugitives
An inter-agency law enforcement campaign ended late last month with hundreds of arrests of wanted suspects in violent crimes without a single use of force, authorities said Tuesday. → Read More
Vehicle attacks against cyclists on East Bay streets draw scrutiny
Multiple bicyclists have raised an outcry after reporting being apparently targeted by multiple vehicles in separate incidents in three East Bay cities late last week. → Read More
Antioch: Pedestrian hospitalized after injury collision
A male victim was hospitalized in very critical condition after a vehicle struck him Thursday at an intersection, authorities said. → Read More