Grow House, Motorcycle Crash, Gunman Arrested
Grow House
Alameda County sheriff’s deputies arrested one man and seized 20 pounds of illegally grown marijuana along with 500 live plants at a house on Castlebrook Drive in Castro Valley on Feb. 24.
An investigation continues, and the arrested man’s name has not yet been released, said Lt. Ray Kelly of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. Multiple complaints from the community led to the investigation. Kelly said
A charging decision by the district attorney’s office is still being awaited, Kelly said.
Castlebrook Drive is a hilltop residential street in the Cull Canyon area.
Motorcycle Crash
One person is dead following a motorcycle crash this past Saturday along Redwood Road between Castro Valley and Oakland.
The California Highway Patrol responded to the incident about 4:43 p.m. near the Marciel Staging area next to Chabot Regional Park. The intersection is the entrance to the camping area of Lake Chabot.
Oakland Fire Department and the Alameda County Fire Department also responded to the fatal crash. The rider was driving a Suzuki GSXR motorcycle along the East Bay hills road. The Alameda County Coroner’s Office was dispatched to the site of the crash just after 5:00 p.m. A tow truck was later sent to remove the motorcycle.
The cause of the traffic crash is under investigation.
Gunman Arrested
A man connected to two freeway shootings that occurred on February 27 was arrested in Castro Valley, the California Highway Patrol reports.
Armando Perez, 24, of Hayward was arrested and taken to Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of attempted murder, shooting at an occupied vehicle, and assault with a deadly weapon.
The first incident reported about 11:15 a.m. occurred on westbound Interstate 205 near Interstate 5 near Lathrop. The victim was critically injured during the shooting, the CHP said.
Later, around 11:44 a.m., on westbound Interstate 580, west of North Livermore Avenue a second shooting was reported. A man driving a white Dodge pickup truck was shot and taken to Eden Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries.
Shortly afterward, CHP officers spotted the suspect driving the vehicle reported in both incidents on westbound Interstate 580, near Strobridge Avenue. A motive for the shooting remains under investigation.
