Gun scare prompts school lockdowns in Fremont, Newark
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:07:07 GMT

A gun scare prompted lockdowns Thursday afternoon at Bridgepoint High School in Newark and Kennedy High School in Fremont -- with the Bridgepoint lockdown lasting about three hours.

Police Media Bulletin 09/01/2010
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:07:18 GMT

Disposition: Arrest. 09:18 Transient Complaint Incident location was on the 1200 block of Industrial Road a complaint was received regarding a transient with a dog camped out.

Newark high school under lockdown after report of gun seen near campus
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:52:26 GMT

Bridgepoint High School, a continuation campus in Newark, has been placed under lockdown this afternoon after a student reported seeing others passing around a gun.

Hayward woman missing
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:31:16 GMT

WOMAN MISSING: Police are seeking the public's help in finding a missing at-risk adult who left her Montgomery Street board-and-care home Friday morning and has not been seen since.

Wounded Fremont officer 'a cop's cop'
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:12:59 GMT

Officer Todd Young is known as "a cop's cop." 18:20 PDT FREMONT -- Fremont police Officer Todd Young craved action, first as the head of Newark's SWAT team and then as a member of a southern Alameda County gang task force.

Hurricane Earl to Intensify to Category Three Hurricane
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:09:09 GMT

As of 8:00 A.M. Eastern Time, Hurricane Earl producing sustained winds of about 110 miles per hour, with high gusts, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center.

Wounded Fremont cop improving, still critical
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:55:11 GMT

However, Officer Todd Young, 39, remained under heavy sedation and in critical condition at Highland Hospital in Oakland, and will probably need more surgery later this week, said Fremont Police Chief Craig Steckler.

Larger class sizes, less bus service for Tri-City area students
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:50:33 GMT

Many Tri-City-area students will return to more crowded classrooms this week when school starts Monday in Newark and Wednesday in Fremont and Union City.

Officer-shooting suspect arrested just feet from Mexican border
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:56:29 GMT

Suspected cop shooter and gangmember Andrew Barrientos has been arrested in a Southern California border town, one exit north of Mexico, as he tried to flee the country, San Diego police said.

Officer-shooting suspect arrested near Mexican border
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:56:28 GMT

Suspected cop shooter and gangmember Andrew Barrientos has been arrested in a Southern California border town as he tried to flee to Mexico, multiple police sources say.

Fremont officer shot in Oakland ID'd
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:51:36 GMT

Authorities have identified the Fremont police officer who was shot in Oakland and remains in critical but stable condition.

Roadshow: Driving woes stretch from the Dumbarton Bridge to China
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:33:13 GMT

Q: The last two days on Willow Road heading to Palo Alto have been a parking lot between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. What's up besides my blood pressure? Was the timing changed on the lights? I haven't noticed an increase of traffic on the Dumbarton Bridge.

Newark gets new lawn mower; new park problem crops up
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:33:11 GMT

A city buying a lawn mower isn't big news -- unless the grass-cutter costs nearly $100,000 and its purchase was the direct result of public pressure.

Newark police classify deaths as double homicide
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:45:11 GMT

NEWARK, Calif. a " Newark police are classifying the deaths of two men whose bodies were found in an apartment as a double homicide.Police released new details about the deaths of 37-year-old Ignacio Tenerio Ortiz and 36-year-old Martin Camarillo-Guevara on Wednesday.

Termed-out mayor: Is another run in 2012 likely?
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:25:45 GMT

Mayor Bob Livengood, the city's longest serving Milpitas City Council member who previously asserted he would bow out of local politics permanently, may decide otherwise.

Two-alarm fire displaces Newark family of three
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:56:49 GMT

Firefighters remain at the scene of a two-alarm house fire in Newark that displaced a family of three early this morning, a spokeswoman said.

Weapons found near bodies, Newark police say
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:39:14 GMT

Two men who were found dead in a second-floor apartment of a quiet complex early Wednesday may have killed each other, police said.

Two found dead at Newark apartment complex
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:07:19 GMT

Police this morning are investigating the deaths of two men found inside a second-floor apartment.

RMS Terrorism Risk Model Includes More International Cities
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:18:25 GMT

Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions has enhanced its terrorism risk model, adding in more details for international cities and higher resolution hazard information and refinements to human exposure and building vulnerability based on data from recent attacks.

Most November election races set in Tri-City area
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:03:52 GMT

The November ballot is just about set for the Tri-City area with City Council races in Fremont and Union City drawing a combined 19 candidates, while incumbents on the BART, Washington Hospital and East Bay Regional Park District boards will run unchallenged.