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BART says felony arrests up 62% due to increased police presence on trains
Deploying more officers on BART trains resulted in increased felony arrests over the past year, according to the transit agency.The rapid transit system saw a 62% increase in arrests last year compared to 2022. The jump coincides with recruitment efforts of new officers and a strategic increase in the presence of safety personnel aboard trains, according to a statement from BART on Thursday.Officers logged a total of 726 felony arrests in 2023, a sharp rise from the 448 recorded in the preceding year. They confiscated 49 illegal firearms, the highest number recovered by BART police in a single year since...
Pedestrian hit and killed by vehicle while walking on Highway 101 in San Jose
A man was killed after getting hit by a vehicle early Thursday morning on U.S. Highway 101 in San Jose, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP San Jose spokesperson Officer Ross Lee said that around 3:40 a.m., patrol officers learned that a car, a Chrysler 300, struck a pedestrian walking on the highway's northbound lanes near Oakland Road. Upon arrival in the area, CHP officers found a male adult lying on the highway while unresponsive. He was pronounced dead shortly after 4 a.m. Due to the collision, lanes were shut down temporarily. They have been reopened since. According to Lee, CHP officers are in contact with the driver of the involved vehicle. He added they will also look into why the pedestrian was walking on the highway.
West Point cadet from Bay Area dies in apparent drowning on Spring Break in Florida, police say
21-year-old Havin Morris, from Pleasanton and a cadet at West Point military academy, died in an apparent accidental drowning while on Spring Break in South Florida.
Fremont Police Arrest Man Suspected of Hatchet Attack and Robbery in Local Eatery
A hatchet-wielding maniac caused chaos in a Fremont eatery last week when he attacked an employee before fleeing with stolen food. The violent episode unfolded at approximately 12:15 p.m. on March 22 in a restaurant near Mission Blvd and Warm Springs Blvd, according to the Fremont Police Department. The assailant,...
Oakland is about to redesign one of its most dangerous roads—and you get to weigh in on the final plan
Oakland is seeking public input on its plans for a big redesign of 73rd Avenue between Macarthur Boulevard and International Boulevard—and there are five days left for residents to vote. The choice is important for the future of East Oakland. Seventy-Third Avenue is an arterial road, which residents, industry,...
Los Angeles faces weekend flooding threat as another atmospheric river takes aim at Southern California
Another soggy chapter is about to be written in what has been yet another wet start to a year in Southern California as an atmospheric river storm aims at the region, threatening potential flooding rainfall.
South San Francisco Police Arrest Suspect in Motorcycle Heist and Vehicle Robberies
Caught red-handed, a thief in the Bay Area has found himself in hot water following a string of vehicle robberies. South San Francisco Police Department cracked down on Brian Ray, a 45-year-old man from Bay Point, linking him to a commercial burglary and the heist of motorcycles from a storage facility on S. Spruce Avenue, as they announced yesterday.
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