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Piedmont's Week: Protest on Lakeshore, Police Blotters, Crime Increase, Serial Murder Trial

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These were among the top stories on Piedmont Patch this past week:


Downtown Oakland Protests Spill onto Lakeshore, Grand Avenues
Demonstrators briefly tried to block the Lakeshore onramp to Highway 580.

Police Blotter: Home Burglaries, Naked Jogger, Package Theft
Also last week: the armed robbery of two women on Grand Avenue and the subsequent arrest of two suspects following a vehicle chase, reported earlier on Piedmont Patch.

Police Blotter: Suspicious Man Near Beach Playfield, Burglary, Hit and Run Accidents
The weekend crime report.

Serious Crime Rises by 10 Percent in Piedmont
A report this week by Police Chief Rikki Goede showed increases in robbery, burglary, auto theft and assault.

Former Piedmont Couple Squabbles at Husband's Serial Murder Trial
Accused killer Joseph Naso, who is acting as his own attorney, cross-examined his former wife Judith. The couple and their two sons lived in Piedmont during the 1970s and 1980s.

Part of Scenic Avenue Closed Sunday Night for Odor Investigation
The smell was traced to a spilled chemical that had been stored at a resident's home. A hazmat team was called in to clean up the spill.

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