Oakland

Man, 80, strangled by stranger during attack on College Avenue

Police say David Hobbs jumped into the victim's passenger seat and got on top of him, then began to strangle him, after the man opened his car door.

Driver crashes fleeing Berkeley cops; gun seized, 4 arrested

BPD has seized more than 30 guns this year, according to preliminary data.

Highway 24 shooting leaves man wounded, blocks lanes

The CHP closed eastbound SR-24 at Claremont Avenue on Tuesday afternoon "to allow investigators to search for evidence."

Citing Price phone call to defense attorney, judge strikes gun count from murder case

Judge Thomas Reardon said the situation "just doesn't pass the stink test."

Sheriff plane, Flock cameras help police nab armed robbers

A man with a gun robbed a delivery driver of his necklace and cellphone, then fled in a getaway car with a woman behind the wheel.

Ursula Jones Dickson becomes Alameda County's new DA

"The DA's job is to make sure, as the top law enforcement officer in the county, that we are tending to the public safety of the community," she said.

Nevada fugitive charged with Berkeley carjacking attempt

Police said Jason Dunaway told detectives he'd gone to the Berkeley Hills "looking to either steal work trucks or steal from work truck."