crime

City

Suspected heroin found in stolen car

By Damin Esper | August 17, 2021

Two arrested after stop in Piedmont

Card skimmer found on Piedmont ATM

By Damin Esper | August 10, 2021

Skimming devices record ATM card numbers and passwords; PPD is unsure how long this one had been active.

City

Smoke from Berkeley waterfront fire blows into Piedmont

By Damin Esper | July 30, 2021

Fire reportedly started at homeless encampment.

crime

Piedmont resident charged in hit-and-run death ordered to stay home with ankle monitor

By Exedra Staff | July 30, 2021

Timothy Hamano is awaiting trial in the death of Oakland resident Gregory Turnage, Jr.

City

Reminder: National Night Out is August 3

By Piedmont Police Department | July 30, 2021

Members of the Piedmont police and fire departments will visit registered neighborhood BBQs and block parties.

Bay Area

Former Senator Barbara Boxer assaulted, robbed near Jack London Square

By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | July 27, 2021

The assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and jumped in a waiting car, a post on Boxer's Twitter account said.

Crime & Safety

Work truck carjacked in Piedmont

By Damin Esper | July 23, 2021

Vehicle recovered in Oakland

Bay Area

Oakland police ask for public’s help after car break-ins in Lakeshore Avenue shopping district

By Bay City News | July 23, 2021

The break-ins took place in the middle of the day and were caught on video by a witness.

California

Surge in ‘armed and prohibited’ gun owners

By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | July 23, 2021

Thousands of Californians prohibited from owning guns are in possession of firearms and the state is failing to effectively enforce the bans, a CalMatters investigation says.

Bay Area

Former police officer pleads not guilty in shooting death of man in San Leandro Walmart

By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | July 16, 2021

The charges against Fletcher are the first against a police officer by District Attorney Nancy O'Malley in her time as Alameda County's top prosecutor.