Crime reporter
Harry Harris
Harry Harris is a Pulitzer Prize winning breaking news reporter for the Bay Area News Group. He began his Oakland Tribune career in September 1965 as a 17-year-old copyboy. He became a reporter in 1972 and is considered one of the best crime and breaking news reporters in the country. He has covered tens of thousands of murders and other crimes in the East Bay. He has also mentored dozens of young reporters, some of whom continue to work in journalism today.
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Westbound lanes of Bay Bridge remain closed as protesters call for Gaza ceasefire; about 50 arrests made
A protest on the Bay Bridge forced westbound lane closures on the Bay Bridge on Thursday morning.
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Oakland police seek tips on how body ended stuffed in suitcase
Investigators say Gabriel Gomez Raymundo, 23, was found stuffed inside a piece of dark blue luggage on Oct. 31 along the southern shore of Lake Merritt.
Man charged in Fremont shooting that left one dead, one wounded
A man has been charged with murder and other crimes in a Sunday shooting in Fremont that left one man dead and another man wounded.
Man shot while riding in vehicle on East Bay freeway
The California Highway Patrol is looking for a suspect in a Tuesday shooting on I-580 in Castro Valley that left a man wounded.
Scooter-riding suspect robs four men at gunpoint outside Oakland restaurant
Police said the men were standing outside eating their food when a man rode up on an electric scooter, confronted them at gunpoint and took their wallets and cash.
Three-alarm fire burns in Oakland hills near Holy Names University
Oakland firefighters were battling multiple fires Monday afternoon in the hills near Holy Names University.
Person arrested in Fremont shooting that left one dead, one wounded
A suspect has been arrested in a Sunday shooting in Fremont that left one man dead and another man wounded.
Man arrested in fatal shooting outside East Bay restaurant
San Leandro police said a man suspected of fatally shooting his current domestic partner's adult daughter Saturday night outside a restaurant has been arrested.
Attorney: Oakland police sergeant acted in self-defense in fatal shooting
Except for minimum details released the day of the shooting, neither the police department or city officials have released any additional information.
Two men die this week from earlier injuries in Oakland shooting and beating
Two men died this week from injuries suffered in an earlier shooting and beating in Oakland.