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Suspects In Lafayette Attempted Abduction Case Detained By Pittsburg Police Early Wednesday; One Under Arrest

Two men suspected of the attempted abduction of a Lafayette woman as she walked to Lafayette BART from Mt. Diablo Boulevard Tuesday were stopped and detained by Pittsburg police as they were riding in a car on State Route 4 early Wednesday morning. The men, whose names were not immediately provided, were stopped while riding…

Driver Injured In Pleasant Hill Crash Monday

A driver transitioning from Pleasant Hill Road to northbound Taylor Boulevard lost control and struck a tree in the median a little after 4 p.m. Monday. Emergency responders got the call for help at 4:11 p.m. The driver was trapped in the wreckage and needed to be extricated by firefighters. There was no immediate word…

Woman On Psychiatric Detainer In Pleasanton Escapes From Ambulance, Killed After Running Into Traffic

From the Pleasanton Police Department: On Monday September 3, 2018 around 7:30 a.m. Norcal Ambulance was transporting a patient placed on a psychiatric detainer by the Pleasanton Police Department, to a John George Psychiatric Pavilion. As the ambulance approached the I-680/I-580 highway interchange they were forced pulled over due to an undetermined problem with the…

The Shopping List – What Local Thieves Are Taking

We’ve written about this so much now it seems redundant and boring and, well, we’re just not so we’ll let the picture tell the story – this being Labor Day and all. Officers in San Ramon stopped a car for a minor traffic infraction Sunday, determined the driver was on active probation and then –…

Truck Spills Load Of Pool Chemicals After Accident On I680 In Martinez Thursday; Traffic Suffering

8:30 a.m. – A SigAlert is in place with one lane open on southbound I680 at Highway 4 in Martinez Thursday after a truck containing pool chemicals spills its load after a collision with another vehicle. The cleanup process is underway but traffic in the area is heavy. A Hazardous Materials response has been called…

Developer Runs The Numbers, Decides Against Lafayette’s Park Theater Purchase

From the City of Lafayette: LAFAYETTE, CALIF., Aug. 29, 2018—A developer previously interested in purchasing Lafayette’s Park Theater, Madison Park Financial, informed the City late Monday that it has decided not to move forward with the purchase of the theater and instead focus on a smaller scale project on a property it owns in downtown…

Armed Robbers Confront Man In Danville Tuesday, Watch Taken

Two gunmen confronted a resident in the area of Windchime Drive and Manchester Street in Danville Tuesday – brandishing pistols and relieving him of his watch. Police are searching for an early 90s four-door Ford sedan faded black in color with three men aboard. The suspects were described as black males in dark clothing, both…

Thieves Christen Walnut Creek’s New Apple Store

As our Flash subscribers first learned Saturday night, a crew of thieves entered and robbed the recently opened Apple store on South Main Street – making off with thousands of dollars worth of electronics before making a clean getaway. The theft was reported shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday and followed another reported grab-and-run robbery from…

DNA, Victim’s Perseverance Leads To Guilty Verdict In 2007 Attempted Rape Case

From the Office of the District Attorney/Contra Costa County: San Pablo Resident Found Guilty of Kidnapping & Attempted Rape; Cold Case DNA Match Helps Solve Case Martinez, Calif. – Daniel Betancourt Jr. of San Pablo, California was found guilty by a Contra Costa County jury for the kidnapping for rape of Jane Doe. Betancourt Jr. was…

The Sunday Punc – Uh, Monday PunchUp

Best intentions to sit before the Great Glowing Box and crank out a weekend-ending column Sunday gave way to what we can only call “the pressures of life” as time with readers, past pals and family held sway. Some of you may have caught our titular softball toss of a reference to The Punch, a…