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Armed Robbery Reported In Orinda Thursday

Police from several local agencies combined to comb the area of 11 Orinda Way in Orinda Thursday after a customer reported being held up at gunpoint after an apparent car sale went bad. The incident was reported at approximately 10:10 p.m. BART trains were requested not to stop at Orinda station as the armed suspect,…

Two Injured During San Ramon Attempted Robbery Thursday

Danville, CA, Police, A 12-year-old boy shoots and wounds himself with his parent's gun.

Two men were hospitalized after they were assaulted by three men – at least two armed with pistols – near a San Ramon auto repair shop Thursday The incident was just reported outside Kevin & Conners Auto Repair Shop in the 3200 block of Fostoria Way in San Ramon. The two men were reportedly confronted…

Benicia Man Sentenced For Attempted Sex With Minor In Martinez

From the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office: Martinez, California – On August 1st, 2023, a Benicia man was sentenced in Contra Costa Superior Court in Martinez for several child exploitation crimes. The Honorable Mary Ann O’Malley remanded into custody 34-year-old William Michael Gogas. He will serve one year in county jail and be required…

Driver Crashes, Flees – Resuscitated By Police In Walnut Creek Wednesday

A driver who fled a crash scene on southbound I680 south of N. Main Street was discovered unresponsive in a nearby warehouse and resuscitated after police following an indoor drone found him in cardiac arrest. The unidentified driver first came to police attention at 8:55 pm when he lost control of his car and crashed…

Suspect Arrested On Suspicion Of Burglarizing Downtown Walnut Creek Businesses

Walnut Creek Police arrested a 40-year-old San Francisco man in connection with a series of burglaries that took place last month. Jarvis Ferguson is in custody on charges including 2nd degree burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime. Between July 16 and July 24, seven businesses were burglarized. Six were downtown, and one was on…

Remember That Broad Daylight Heller Jewelers Robbery In San Ramon?

SAN FRANCISCO – The Office of the United States Attorney has charged five defendants—Sunia Mafileo Faavesi, Ryan Kentrell Montgomery, Paul Christopher Tonga, John Ioane Tupou, and Kyle Vehikite—with conspiracy to commit robbery affecting interstate commerce for their roles in the March 17, 2023, robbery of Heller Jewelers in San Ramon, Calif., announced United States Attorney…

Drive-By Purse-Snatch In Danville Wednesday

A local woman either fell or was pushed to the ground after a woman dashed from a passing car and grabbed her purse as she was loading her car outside the Danville Costco store on Fostoria Way Wednesday. Details remain sketchy as the incident was just reported (12:50pm) and the speed with which the theft…

Woman Arrested After Lafayette Circle Purse-Snatch Sunday

A woman was allegedly pushed to the ground and robbed of her purse in the 200 block of Lafayette Circle on Sunday, a female suspect managing to get only a short distance away before she was detained by police. The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. with officers responding and stopping a woman fitting a…

Active Saturday Night In The 24/680

It may have been a little quieter than normal in the downtown clubs Saturday but the neighborhoods were busy, with a car fire attracting attention in Walnut Creek and a high-speed pursuit running from Concord along our namesake highways and out through the Caldecott. A Dodge Charger was reported on fire in the 1500 block…