Emergency crews are investigating a report that a car is in the Oakland estuary, a fire official said.A passerby reported seeing a car in the estuary, near Jack London Aquatic Center at 115 Embarcadero West at around 2:30 a.m., fire Battalion Chief Emon Usher said.The witness reportedly responded to the site and found the vehicle had gone underwater, Usher said.
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Now this is cut-throat driving.A 30-year-old man whose throat was cut in a knife attack at an Oakland gas station drove to his pal’s San Francisco home before calling cops early Monday, police said.The victim is expected to survive. His pal called cops just before 1 a.m. saying the victim showed up injured at his home in the 2500 block of Jones Street.
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A man suffered critical injuries Sunday afternoon after a shooting in Oakland, a police officer said.The man was shot near the 1400 block of Seminary Avenue at about 4:35 p.m., Oakland police Officer J. Moore said.Responding paramedics took the man to a hospital to undergo surgery for his gunshot wounds, he said. The victim’s injuries were last known to be critical, but it is unclear if they are life threatening, Moore said.
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Over the weekend, one man was shot and killed while six others were non-fatally shot and suffered various injuries in four separate shootings throughout Oakland, an Oakland police spokeswoman said.
The man fatally shot in the 2900 block of High Street on Saturday afternoon has been identified as 50-year-old Oakland resident Leo Dunson, police spokeswoman Holly Joshi said.
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Two men were shot while sitting in a car in Oakland on Thursday night, a police officer said.The shooting occurred at around 9 p.m. in the 1100 block of 92nd Avenue, Officer J. Kroushour said.Two suspects shot the victims while driving past them, Kroushour said. No vehicle or suspect description was immediately available.The victims were taken to a hospital and were listed in stable condition.
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All lanes are open this morning on northbound Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland after being closed to traffic for about six hours following a hit-and-run crash involving a big-rig, according to the California Highway Patrol.The crash was reported shortly after midnight and lanes were closed to traffic as crews cleaned up about 200 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled onto the roadway when the truck’s diesel tanks ruptured, according to the CHP.
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Police say a woman who was fatally shot Sunday night in Oakland was a 28-year-old Union City resident and a man who also died was a 29-year-old resident of San Leandro. They were killed in a shooting near the East Bay Dragons Motorcycle Club. The woman was identified as Latoya Jameika Kenny, Officer Holly Joshi said this morning. The man’s name hasn’t been released.
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BART riders should expect delays until about 2:30 p.m. today as construction in the Transbay Tube continues.BART has shut one of the two tracks in the Transbay Tube to perform maintenance and repair work to electric cables. Construction will continue next weekend, BART spokesman Linton Johnson said.The repair work means that riders who use the tube to cross the San Francisco Bay could face delays of between 20 and 40 minutes.
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A man and a woman are dead after a Sunday night shooting near the East Bay Dragons Motorcycle Club that left another woman hospitalized with major injuries, Oakland police said.Officers responded to reports of gunfire at 88th Avenue and International Boulevard at about 9:20 p.m., Officer Holly Joshi said.
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An armed man robbed and raped a woman near Redwood Regional Park in Oakland this morning, police said.The incident occurred in the 6800 block of Wilton Drive near Skyline Boulevard shortly before 3 a.m.Police said the suspect was armed with a handgun and is not in custody.Further information regarding the incident was not immediately available. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Oakland Police Department at (510) 238-7230.
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