Bay Area
Crime & Safety
Crash knocks down utility pole, starts fire, closing Shepherd Canyon Road
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The fire was contained but power was cut off in the hills and Montclair Village business district.Crime & Safety
The Blotter | Stolen truck recovered in Piedmont
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Police report highlights for last week of 2020.Around Town
City extends deadline for its public survey on pedestrian and bicycle safety
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Piedmont's Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan is being updated and a survey open to the public is now open through Jan 3.City
Police to outsource investigations of any officer-involved shootings
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Council also bids official farewell to Chester Nakahara and approves contract for Daniel Gonzalez during final meeting of 2020.
crime
Uptick in robberies by youths prompts police concern
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Youth as young as 11 years old are carjacking and robbing people throughout the city of Oakland.City
Piedmont resident arrested on homicide charges
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Arrest of local man comes after February assault in San Francisco that resulted in a 69-year-old man's death.Crime & Safety
Oakland homicides reach 100 in 2020, a 47% jump from last year
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The city had cut gun violence between 2012-19 when homicides dropped from 126 to 68 and nonfatal shootings from 561 to 277.City