Two guns, two traffic stops, one night., Pictured above are two handguns, ammunition, and a bullet proof vest with armored plates that were recovered on two different traffic stops in the same night. Each of the cars were originally pulled over for equipment violations and each of the handguns recovered were within reach of the occupants inside. Both drivers were arrested for various weapons charges. While most traffic stops do not end…
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Today’s rain and wind conditions have resulted in numerous fallen trees and downed power lines. Please travel with caution and be advised that response times to calls for service, including tree removal and power line repair will be extended. To report urgent instances of flooding, residents should call the Hayward Streets Division between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 510-881-7745…
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Hayward PD, CHP, and community collaborate to arrest two for assault with a deadly weapon; two handguns recovered. Two women were arrested after firing a gun into a moving vehicle in Hayward, striking the trunk of the car before fleeing the scene in their own car. Luckily, the victim was able to see the license plate before they fled and provided it to CHP dispatchers who answered the 9-1-1 call…
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Alameda County government building. Hayward residents are invited to apply to serve on the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury and help carry out its watchdog role of acting as a check on the performance of local governmental in the county. A Civil Grand Jury is impaneled each fiscal year by the Alameda County Superior Court to investigate local government for the purpose of ensuring public agencies…
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Mail theft has affected many of us and has become an increasing concern, not just in Hayward, but in the entire Bay Area. As we continue to collaborate with the US Postal Inspector and pursue any investigative lead for these types of crimes in our city, we also want to empower the community to do what they can to avoid becoming a victim. Here are a few safety tips we would like to share, in the…
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Photo of Disposal Day of workers in safety vests unloading things from a truck. The City of Hayward's Maintenance Services Department is hosting its next Disposal Day's event on Saturday, April 8. These events provide community members additional opportunities to dispose of household debris safely and legally free of charge. The 2023 Disposal Days program allows residents to bring up to five…
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On March 1, 2023, Waste Management of Alameda County (WMAC) initiated a new monitoring program to prevent overfilled containers and reduce contamination in Hayward customers' recycling and organics. Waste Management will enforce container capacity and sorting requirements using cameras installed on WMAC trucks, and repeat violators may be subject to surcharges. Truck-mounted cameras have been…, dump them out of plastic bags, and directly into your cart or bin. From March 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023, customers will receive courtesy notices if a severe amount of non-recyclable or non-organic material is identified in their containers, or if one of their containers is considerably overfilled. Beginning July 1, 2023, customers will receive two warning letters before being charged a contamination or overage fee. The fee…, Contamination and Overage Fee Schedule (beginning July 1, 2023) , , Contamination fee (after 2 warnings) , Overage fee (after 2 warnings) , Carts , $25 $10, Bins, $75 $75 Trash bins; $35 Recycling Bins Details about Hayward’s local sorting rules can be found here . When in doubt about what goes where, contact the City at recycling@hayward-ca.gov .
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Media Contact: , Officer Cassondra Fovel (510)293-7064, Fatal Collision – Industrial Blvd/Baumberg Ave, HAYWARD, Calif., , On Thursday, March 23, 2023, at about 5:05 p.m., officers responded to the report of a collision involving three vehicles near the intersection of Industrial Blvd and Baumberg Ave. Officers arrived on scene and discovered all three involved vehicles still on scene. An 86-year-old female and the sole occupant in one of the involved vehicles was found unconscious and suffering from injuries as a…
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Mural of Russell City The Steering Committee of the Russell City Reparative Justice Project will hold a public meeting on March 29 to provide an update on its work exploring potential local government responses to the forced relocation of Russell City’s mostly Black and Latinx residents during the early 1960s. The meeting will be held on the Zoom online meeting platform starting at 6 p.m.…
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Join the City of Hayward and the Keep Hayward Clean and Green Taskforce in celebrating Earth Day 2023 by participating in the family-friendly Annual Citywide Clean-Up on Saturday, April 22 at Weekes Park. The Clean-Up will begin at 8:30 a.m., at which time attendees will be given gloves, a trash picker, a vest, and trash bags. Participants will then be free to collect litter from around Weekes…
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