Friday Morning Constitutional: OfficerInvolved Shooting at Pittsburg Jail
Sep 04, 2026
A Pittsburg police officer and a 31-year-old suspect who was in the process of being booked at the city jail were both shot on Thursday following an altercation in which a gun went off. It was unclear if it was the officer's gun or how this occurred, but the police officer was said to be in serious
but stable condition, and the suspect was in stable condition. [KTVU]A dump truck struck and killed a bicyclist Thursday morning in San Jose, near the intersection of Tully Road and Lanai Avenue. [KRON4]The National Weather Service is forecasting hazardous beach conditions on the Bay Area coast throughout the holiday weekend, beginning today, with sneaker waves and rip currents expected. [KRON4]The Chronicle has made a map of where the SFPD has issued the most traffic tickets so far this year, including at the Inner Richmond intersection of Cabrillo and Funston, where 362 tickets were issued, as highlighted by the SF Standard back in April. It appears there may be a mistrial due to a hung jury in the Massachusetts trial of Lindsay Clancy for the murder of her three children, in a case the defense contends was one of postpartum psychosis. [KTVU]Two people were rescued alive from inside a hydropower tunnel in Nepal following last week's deadly flash floods. [ABC News]Former Real Housewife of New York Bethany Frankel is vlogging from Burning Man, and recently endured a dust storm, referring to the event as "lifestyles of the rich and moronic." [NY Mag]
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