Brandon Stocking News Today

PLEASANTON – Staffing challenges continue to weigh on the Pleasanton Police Department, with leaves of absence affecting about 20% of its sworn positions, according to the department’s bi-annual update presented

Members from the Pleasanton Police Department updated the City Council with its biannual report last week on topics including school police officers, "stop data" collection and the challenge of hiring new personnel.

PLEASANTON — Certain police equipment designated by state legislation for military use — such as semiautomatic rifles, tear gas and nonlethal munitions — will remain at the disposal of the

Creeks in Pleasanton are dry and, according to residents of one neighborhood, animals are literally dying of thirst. Creative and immediate help is sought to bring water to wildlife. But help might be detrimental instead of helpful.

Investigators believe a car-to-car shooting that wounded two people Jan. 2 in Pleasanton was a targeted attack, police said. The victims, an 18-year-old Oakland man and an 18-year-old woman from Richmond, were expected to recover from their injuries suffered in the late night shooting, police said. The shooting occurred shortly after 11 p.m. as the victims drove west on Stoneridge Drive, just after they exited the 580 freeway, Pleasanton police Lt. Brandon Stocking said. Pleasanton police respo...