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Press Release: San Ramon Sex Ring Operators Indicted By Grand Jury
Released by the District Attorney’s Office Monday: (Martinez, California) – On April 18, 2016, A Contra Costa County Criminal Grand Jury indicted James Joseph Jr. and Avisa Lavassani for multiple counts of human trafficking, kidnap for rape and rape. Their human trafficking operation involved a 14 year sex trafficking ring, spanning numerous states, and centering…
Read MoreSheriff’s Deputies Investigating Morning Robbery At California Grand Casino In Pacheco
At about 4:45 a.m. Monday, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s office received a report that an armed robbery was taking place at the California Grand Casino at the 5900 block of Pacheco Boulevard in Pacheco. Deputies responded along with officers from nearby law enforcement agencies. A perimeter was set up and employees and customers were evacuated.…
Read MorePleasant Hill-Martinez Minister Arrested For Sex With Minor
Press Release issued by Martinez PD: Martinez, Ca – Monday, April 18, 2016, Martinez Police Department took a report of a female juvenile that had been sexually assaulted by a 29 year old male over a three year period. Detectives from Martinez Police and Pleasant Hill Police investigated the allegations which ultimately led to the arrest…
Read MoreIt’s Official, Moraga – We’re A Disaster Area!
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued a proclamation Tuesday declaring storm-related damage to roads and highways as an existing State of Emergency – a move covering the mounting cost of repairs to Moraga’s landmark sinkhole. The governor issued the proclamation Tuesday, naming Contra Costa and several other counties sustaining damage during our recent rainfall as…
Read MoreCoroner’s Jury Finds December, 2015 Shooting Death In Moraga Was Suicide
A coroner’s inquest into the shooting death of a Moraga man outside his Donald Drive home has determined that Scott Rickman took his own life as police officers attempted to negotiate with him. The December 2, 2015 incident shut down most of Donald Drive and stunned a community unused to gun violence. Moraga police had…
Read MoreLafayette Police Treating Rosedale Avenue Death As “Suspicious”
Police in Lafayette are looking into aspects of the death of a 66-year-old woman they found during a welfare check on Rosedale Avenue Wednesday night. Officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Rosedale around 7:32 p.m. to check on a person a relative had told them had not responded to attempts by a relative…
Read MoreSuspect In Orinda Beating Case Arrested By U.S. Marshals; Attempted Murder Charges Filed
The suspect in a recent attempted homicide in Orinda has been arrested, according to information released by the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff. Falealea Tytus Maka, 21, was detained last Wednesday by a US Marshals’ Fugitive Task Force and the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Warrant Service Unit. On February 13,…
Read MoreLafayette Teacher Found Guilty Of Child Porn Possession; Sentenced To Jail Time, Probation In Plea Deal
A News Release issued by the Office of District Attorney Mark Peterson Friday: On Thursday April 7th, 2016, David Prashker was found guilty of Possession of Child Pornography, in violation of California Penal Code section 311.11(a). On February 18th, 2016, investigators from the Contra Costa County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force served a search…
Read MoreMoraga’s Great Depression – Making More Holes To Fix The Big One At Rheem Center
A joke making the rounds around Moraga these days has town leaders seeking a new motto for the town seal at a town meeting, the motto drawn from some frequently seen local landmark. A hand at the back of the room raises and the resident is recognized, the resident offering: “Road Work Ahead?” Call it…
Read MoreMartinez Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Interstate Sex With Minor; Child Pornography
Press release issued Wednesday by the City of Martinez and United States Attorney’s Office: OAKLAND – Blake Robert Johnston was sentenced to 30 years in prison late yesterday, and ordered to serve a lifetime on supervised release, for traveling across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual acts with a minor, announced United…
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