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Danville Police Dog Takes A Bite Out Of Crime; Suspected Burglar Caught On St. Christopher Drive
Danville police – with the help of a very swift police dog – chased down and arrested a suspected burglar from Dublin believed to have broken into at least one home in the area of St. Christopher Dr. Thursday. A 20-year-old Dublin man was arrested following a brief foot pursuit in the Greenbrook neighborhood of…
Read MoreSuspected Burglar Leads Lamorinda Police On Chase Out Of Town Thursday – Later Arrested In Piedmont
Lamorinda police responding to a call of an auto burglary underway in Moraga found themselves in a speedy pursuit Thursday after the suspected car thief hit the gas and headed for the freeway. Neighbors – one of whom told this site she spoke with the suspected burglar shortly before things went haywire – called in…
Read MoreDoor-To-Door Sales People Return To 24/680 – Neighborhoods Unhappy
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article first ran on these pages in January of last year. It appears timely and is reprinted by reader request: Teams of organized, highly mobile and extremely aggressive salespeople descended on Moraga and Lafayette again Tuesday, inspiring the wrath of homeowners unused to their techniques and attracting the attention of police. We’ve written…
Read MoreMoragan Says: “Good Morning, Mr. Coyote!”
For those of us who have lived here any length of time our local Coyotes are ubiquitous creatures – elusive, and yet part of our landscape. This wily critter was spotted prancing through the 800 block of Augusta Drive in Moraga Monday. A reader was able to snag a quick photo.
Read MoreOne Dead In San Ramon Crash On I-680 Thursday
One person was killed in a chain-reaction crash just before midnight Thursday on Interstate 680 in San Ramon. The crash was first reported at around 11:25 p.m. near the Bollinger Canyon Road off-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers reported that a southbound black Honda sedan rear-ended a crane-equipped utility truck – and was moments later struck…
Read MoreSan Ramon Police Arrest Suspect In Tuesday Evening Carjack/Robbery
Released Thursday by San Ramon PD: Earlier this afternoon, SRPD Detectives arrested the suspect in Tuesday night’s carjacking. Johnny Edward Orta Ciccotti, a 24 year old San Lorenzo resident, was taken into custody at his home and booked at the Martinez Detention Facility for violations of Penal Codes 211 (robbery), 215 (carjacking), and 1203.2 (Probation…
Read MoreFentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Medicines Linked To Overdoses In Contra Costa County
Press Release issued Wednesday by Contra Costa Health Services: Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) urges county residents not to buy or use prescription drugs except from licensed pharmacies after receiving several reports of overdose believed to involve counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills. No deaths have been linked to the cases. CCHS’s Public Health Division has received four…
Read MoreSan Ramon Police Estimate Twenty-Something Driver Doing 70 Mph Before East Branch Crash Tuesday
UPDATED with new information at 12:14 p.m. Wednesday: A twenty-something driver late for class at DVC was apparently traveling at roughly 70 mph down East Branch Parkway in San Ramon Tuesday afternoon when he lost control of his Volkswagen Jetta, struck a tree, tore of the front end off his car and sent the engine…
Read MoreLafayette Police Credit The Readership For Contributions To Crimefighting Efforts
In a totally unexpected but really nice moment before the Lafayette City Council tonight, Monday, Police Chief Eric Christensen singled out our readership for their contributions to this site and for effectively providing their local police department with usable information the chief said has helped keep the community safe from crime on several occasions. Prior…
Read MoreAntioch Woman Arrested After Nanny Cam Incident; Parents Witness Assault Remotely
Danville police are investigating a disturbing case of child abuse recorded by an in-home “Nanny Cam” and witnessed remotely by the child’s parents. Officers were dispatched to a home on Bordeaux Ct at 2:32 p.m. Monday after receiving the parent’s report of a caregiver abusing an infant. Investigation revealed that the parents saw the caregiver strike and shake…
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