Newark

PG&E crews on the scene of a gas leak near the intersection of 32nd and Linden streets in Oakland on August 15, 2011. (CBS)

Newark Homeowner Reports Suspicious Woman Posing As PG&E Worker

A Newark resident reported a suspicious person posing as a PG&E employee knocked on her door Thursday and asked for access to the back yard.

20 hours ago

Police Shoot Man After Hour-Long Standoff In Newark

A man was clinging to life Saturday morning after being shot during an exchange of gunfire with Newark officers at the end of an hour-long standoff Friday evening.

21 hours ago

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Newark Teen Makes False Kidnapping Report To Get Back At Boyfriend

A 15-year-old girl falsely reported a kidnapping on Tuesday in an effort to get back at her boyfriend, according to Newark police.

2013/05/17

Search For Suspects In Home Invasion Robbery In Newark

Police were asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects in connection with a violent home invasion robbery in Newark on Friday.

2013/05/04

9 Shoplifters Grab Merchandise And Flee From Newark Victoria’s Secret

Eight females and one male entered a Victoria’s Secret store at a mall in Newark Thursday night, emptied racks of merchandise into bags and purses, and fled.

2013/04/20

3 Men Rob Driver Stopped In Intersection In Newark

Three men accosted a man and demanded cash in Newark Monday evening. One of the men brandished a silver semi-automatic pistol.

2013/04/13

A hazardous material spill hospitalized a worker at a Newark lumber facility. (CBS)

Newark Hazmat Spill Hospitalizes Lumber Facility Worker

Employees have been allowed to return Friday afternoon to a Newark lumber company that was evacuated after a spill of an unknown substance sent one person to the hospital earlier Friday, Alameda County fire officials said.

2013/04/12

Weapons surrendered during a gun buyback program on December 15, 2012 in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Anonymous $50,000 Donation To Fund Fremont Gun Buyback Event

An anonymous private benefactor has donated $50,000 for a gun buyback event for residents in Fremont, Newark, and Union City hosted by Fremont police next weekend.

2013/03/08

Osana Futi pictured with members of his football team. (Newark Memorial High School)

Trial Begins For Man Accused Of Murdering Newark Teen

A prosecutor and a defense attorney presented jurors Tuesday with starkly different versions of the stabbing death of 18-year-old Newark Memorial High School football star Osana Futi in Fremont last April.

2013/02/26