Skateboard Attack On Senior; UC Berk Fire: Piedmont, E. Bay Crime Log

EAST BAY, CA — The following is a collection of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across the East Bay.

Man Uses Skateboard In Assault Of Senior, 75: Alameda County Deputies

• The elderly victim is hospitalized in serious condition, while the 26-year-old suspect was arrested for attempted murder near San Leandro.

UC Berkeley Historic Hall Damaged In Fire

• The 1920s-era, Anna Head Alumnae Hall on Bowditch Street caught fire Monday, with four persons evacuated from top floor, officials said.

Pair Sitting In Car Shot At Thursday In Union City

• The two individuals were not injured. Police are seeking witnesses or anyone with information on the reported gunfire.

Alameda Officers Not Fully Cleared In Man's Death After Arrest: Report

• The three officers & parking worker, however, were exonerated of other violations of city police policy for 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez.

Body Found On Maritime Street In West Oakland; Cops Seeking Info

• No details yet released on person or cause of death, but Oakland police ask those with information to call homicide division or tip line.

Union City Shooting Reported At Apartment Complex

• The 37-year-old was listed in stable condition at an area hospital, police said. The shooting suspect fled the scene.

Contra Costa Deputies Collect 547 Pounds Of Meds At Take-Back Event

• The sheriff's office hosted the weekend collection as part of the DEA's annual effort to combat drug abuse.

Concord Woman, Boyfriend Charged In Husband's Death: DA

• Ismael Alvarez, 34, and Francesca Lopez, 44, are accused of killing Felipe Lopez in January in his Concord home.

Fatal Berkeley Shooting Probed: Report

• The shooting occurred Tuesday night in the 1100 block of Channing Way, Berkeleyside reports.

2 Arrested In Connection With Shooting Of 15-Year-Old Girl: LPD

• Livermore police arrested a 17-year-old and a 44-year-old in connection with a 15-year-old girl found dead in Livermore earlier this month.

Teen Killed In Hwy. 13 Crash ID'd

• The 17-year-old died Sunday in the solo-vehicle wreck in Oakland.

Alameda PD Makes Arrest In 2021 Home Shooting

• A 23-year-old from the Peninsula was arrested last week in a case of gunfire that struck an Alameda residence in September.

Former SL Police Chief & Assistant Sheriff Robert J.P. Maginnis Dies

• "Words are insufficient to adequately convey the impact he had on our department, city and county," said San Leandro Police Chief Pridgen.

Killing Near Lake Merritt; 'Enough Is Enough': City Council President

• The Sunday morning stabbing is 4th murder in area since November. Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas wants immediate action

CHP, WC Police Reopen Highway 24 & I-680 Interchange

• Walnut Creek police and CHP closed the area Wednesday afternoon due to undisclosed police activity.

Fremont PD Collects 130 Pounds Of Meds At Drug Take-Back Event

• The police department hosted the weekend collection as part of the DEA's annual effort to combat drug abuse.

Contra Costa Brush Fire Damages Home; School Evacuated

• A blaze that burned behind several homes and forced the evacuation of a school was the second fire in as many days in Pittsburg.

I-580 Near Golf Links Road Reopens After 2 Vehicle Crashes

• The first wreck was a solo-vehicle crash, while a second one involved multiple cars, CHP said.

Missing Fremont Teen Found Safe: Police

• Magaly Belen Flores Marquez, 15, was last reportedly seen at a 7-Eleven on Central Avenue, until located, officials said.

Gunfire At Berkeley Party Probed

• Officers at around 10:40 p.m. responded to a complaint of a loud party on the 2200 block of Sixth Street, police said.

Crews Battle Brush Fire In Pittsburg Hills

• The Leland Fire burned some 7 acres south of state Highway 4, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.

Missing 80-Year-Old Dublin Man Found Safe

• Police said the man was found in good health.

Officer Injured In Crash At Shooting Scene In Oakland

• The police officer, hospitalized in stable condition, was at the crime scene Sunday evening on Peralta Street, authorities said.