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Shooting/Stabbing On Shell Avenue In Martinez Tuesday – Two Wounded
County sheriff’s deputies and Martinez police are on the scene of a shooting with at least two people hit on Shell Ave. near Orchard Lane. The Office of the Sheriff reported that a sheriff’s CASE (Contra Costa County Anti-Violence Support Effort) team was attempting to serve a search warrant at a residence on the 1300 block…
Read MoreOrinda Police Arrest Oakland Man In Tuesday Morning Arms Theft
Orinda police are currently processing a car and questioning a suspect in an early morning break-in on Underhill Rd. in which a “significant” number of weapons were reportedly stolen. Police responded to the area after a homeowner reported someone attempting to enter the residence at approximately 7:32 a.m. Officers drove up to the house to…
Read MoreHuman Trafficking Case Uncovered After Pleasant Hill Home Exposed As Brothel
Pleasant Hill police have broken up what they say was an Internet-promoted brothel operating from a suburban Pleasant Hill home, arresting the resident of the home on suspicion of Human Trafficking charges. Police arrested Dominic Salazar, 54, of Pleasant Hill after undercover officers gained entry to the home at 555 Mesa Verde Place and interviewed several women…
Read MoreFBI Still Hunting “Golden State Killer” – Reward, Social Media Used To Help Solve Cold Case
Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, and Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department held a press conference to announce the launch of a reward and national campaign to help identify the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer, a violent serial burglar, rapist, and murderer who terrorized multiple communities in…
Read MoreCrime Down Overall In Lamorinda – BART Parking Lots Continue To Be Hunting Ground For Thieves
Despite downward trending crime statistics reported throughout Lamorinda six months into 2016, locals losing catalytic converters – or cars – in the local BART parking lots are convinced work needs to be done. Local police confirm reports of at least two catalytic convertor thefts at Orinda BART and two more in Lafayette – with replacements…
Read MoreSan Ramon Valley High Senior Severely Injured In Swimming Accident Thursday
Classmates and family friends of 18-year-old San Ramon Valley High School Senior Jake Javier turned out in support of the popular student athlete after he sustained a severe head injury while swimming at a home on Estates Drive in Danville Thursday. Javier, who friends said was looking forward to starting college at Cal Poly and…
Read MoreA “Tiny House” Rolls Into Mega-Mansion Land
More than a few eyebrows raised and Design Review Commissions readied their pencils as the producers of Tiny House Nation – a TV show given over to folks searching for small but efficient dwellings – rolled this candidate into Pleasant Hill recently. Shutters snapped as the new arrival set local tongues to wagging, bystanders asking: “Where’s…
Read MoreOne Person Injured In San Ramon Structure Fire Friday
A San Ramon woman suffered facial burns while attempting to extinguish a blaze that broke out to the rear of her home on Ladera Corte Friday. San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Fire Chief Paige Meyer said the fire was reported at 11:47 a.m. and was largely contained by 12:21 p.m. though crews were still conducting salvage operations at the home –…
Read MoreSan Ramon Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Sexually Assaulting Lyft Driver Wednesday
San Ramon police say they have arrested a 28-year-old San Ramon man for an alleged sexual assault against his female Lyft driver Wednesday night. Officers said they were contacted by the driver at 10:30 p.m. and told she had been assaulted by a male driver during a ride that originated in San Ramon. During the…
Read MoreDistracted Driver Topples Power Pole, Teeters Two More, Sparks Fire – Power Out Briefly In Martinez Friday
A driver’s momentary distraction set off a chain reaction of unintended consequences near Arnold Drive in Martinez Friday: her car toppling power poles – the downed power lines touching off two small grass fires that blacked out dozens of nearby homes. Police and firefighters responded to 1340 Arnold Drive at 11:53 a.m. Friday in response to a call of…
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