SF News Anderson Cooper Spots Berkeley Native Being Held Hostage by Hamas In Video We at least have a confirmed sighting of Berkeley native Hersh Goldberg-Polin still alive after being taken hostage by Hamas in Israel, as CNN’s Anderson Cooper realized he had video footage of Goldberg-Polin in captivity while he was interviewing the hostage’s parents.
SF News Berkeley Native Believed to Be Among Hostages of Hamas Invasion, His Arm Reportedly Blown Off 23-year-old Berkeley native Hersh Goldberg-Polin was at the Saturday music festival near the Gaza Strip that was invaded by Hamas militants, and he is believed to have been taken hostage.
SF News Police Swarm Oakland Residence During Standoff With Man Barricaded In Home With Toddler Hostage Oakland police arrested a man after an hours-long standoff around 11:30 p.m. Friday night, after he barricaded himself inside an East Oakland residence with a small child.
SF News Man Takes Customer Hostage At Hayward Wells Fargo Bank A man wielding a knife has apparently taken a customer hostage at a Wells Fargo Bank in Hayward this morning. "Police have closed traffic in the area near Wells Fargo Bank at 1172
SF News Hostage Situation at Clinton Headquarters Update: Sen. Barack Obama's campaign office in Rochester and John Edwards' offices have also been evacuated. Our sister site, Bostonist is live-blogging the situation right now. Apparently, a man wants to "speak to