Area Thieves Following Their Victims – Then Robbing Them

Can your shopping habits lead to your being victimized by criminals? Apparently, as one area police chief detailed an occurrence when crooks followed a Lafayette woman from the Walnut Creek Apple Store to a business in her hometown – waiting until she went inside to break into her car and steal two new laptops. Lafayette…

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Con Fire EMS Chief Charged With Embezzlement And Possession Of Controlled Substances

Martinez, Calif. – Due to the investigation by the Martinez Police Department, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charged 50-year-old Martinez resident Richard P. Stephenson with two felonies for embezzlement and two misdemeanor charges of possessing a controlled substance.  The embezzlement charges relate to Mr. Stephenson stealing controlled substances belonging to the Contra Costa County…

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Head Of County Fire District’s Emergency Services Division Arrested For Possessing Narcotics

The man in charge of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District’s Emergency Medical Services division has been arrested for allegedly stealing a quantity of addictive narcotics from district drug lockers, police and district officials confirmed Tuesday. Martinez police officers arrested Richard Stephenson, 50, the district’s Chief of Emergency Medical Services, on Sunday morning on…

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Pedestrian Killed In Martinez Monday

Police in Martinez say a 75-year-old man was struck and killed by a car on Berrellesa at Green Street Monday, the responsible driver remaining on scene to speak with investigators. Officers were called to the location at 8:47 p.m. and found the victim down in the roadway. Life-saving measures were enacted and the victim, whose…

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Fire Severely Damages Pacheco Home Saturday

A Pacheco home was seriously damaged by fire Saturday, firefighters from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District met by heavy smoke and fire upon arrival at a single story residence at 1000 Temple Dr. The fire, reported at 5:45 p.m., appeared to have been well under way and was burning to the roof when…

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Police Search For Strongarm Robbery Suspects In Walnut Creek Friday

Officers searched for two suspects who allegedly stole a cell phone and wallet from a victim near Parkmead Elementary School Friday evening. The robbery was reported at 7:10 p.m. with two suspects, reported as a black male and a hispanic male in their 20s, confronting and robbing their victim with force. No weapon was seen.…

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Motorist Critically Injured In Sycamore Valley Road Crash Thursday Night

A motorist was injured in a rollover crash at eastbound Sycamore Valley Rd. Thursday night, his truck rolling and hitting a tree. The roadway was closed between Morninghome and Greenbrook for about an hour after the accident was reported at 11:01 p.m. The driver had to be extricated from his truck by firefighters, who were…

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