crime

Bystander injured in gun battle between store owner, suspects in Grand-Lake district

A stray bullet penetrated a nearby home and struck the resident, now in stable condition; suspects still at large.

The incident took place Wednesday night on Golden Gate Avenue. The victim was released unharmed in Berkeley.

The shooting occurred around 10:50 p.m. on Halloween night at an unauthorized house party on Lucille Way.

Piedmont Police was dispatched following a report of a suspicious person in the school’s lobby, later found to have an outstanding warrant.

CHP officers pursued the stolen white van from Contra Costa County into Piedmont, where the suspect abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.

The suspects' vehicle was observed weaving back and forth between the bike lane and vehicle lane on Grand Ave. Thursday night.

PUSD staff noticed suspicious persons near the gym where several students were playing volleyball.

It can cost several thousand dollars to purchase a replacement, and a vehicle can't pass a state-mandated smog test without one.

Toyota Priuses and similar cars are targets; the crime can take as little as 60 seconds and residents should take precautions.

Catalytic converters are valuable because of the metals in them. Toyota Priuses were often targets in the crime.