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Lafayette Carjacking Results In Chase, Arrests Sunday
Three men attacked a driver in her car at the Olympic Boulevard Staging Area near Olympic Boulevard and Pleasant Hill Road at approximately 3:30 p.m. Sunday, smashing the owner’s window and making off with her 2019 Hyundai Elantra. Lafayette police officers quickly acquired a visual of the carjacked vehicle and kept it in sight during…
Read MoreSuspected Getaway Vehicle Found Abandoned In Lafayette Saturday
Neighbors in Lafayette may have noticed some police activity on Pleasant Hill Road early Saturday. Police in Concord are apparently trying to figure it all out but things appear to have started when a witness spotted a crew of suspected burglars attempting to rob a Concord liquor store. The incident was reported at approximately 1:45…
Read MorePolice Clear Walnut Creek’s Las Lomas High School After Shooting Threat
A report of a gun on campus and then an “active shooter” at Las Lomas High swelled exponentially Friday, bringing police on the run as apparently unrelated events contributed to the parental worry and student angst. Officers cleared the school one classroom at a time after the campus locked down in response to a threat,…
Read MoreWhere Is All That Stolen Apple Gear Ending Up?
From the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF): SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol (CHP) today announced the arrest of multiple suspects believed to be part of an organized retail theft ring and the recovery of stolen merchandise. The investigation began in September 2022, when the CHP Organized Retail Crime…
Read MoreArmed Robbery In Concord Thursday
Police are investigating an armed robbery in the Costco parking lot on Monument Boulevard in Concord Thursday after two men – one reportedly armed with a pistol – robbed a victim at gunpoint at approximately 4:10 p.m. No injuries were reported as a result of the encounter. No description of what was taken was available…
Read MoreUnlicensed Contractor Convicted Of Multiple Felonies And Misdemeanors
From the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office: Martinez, Calif. – On February 8th, 2023, a jury in Contra Costa County found 42-year-old Adan Contreras Rivas of Modesto guilty of multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to unlicensed contracting, fraud, theft, and failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance. The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office filed an…
Read MoreCarjacking Reported In Orinda Wednesday – Suspect Arrested After Bizarre Return Trip
FINAL UPDATE: Two detained near St. Stephens off-ramp after bizarre carjacking, pursuit. ORIGINAL STORY: A driver had his car stolen at gunpoint near Orinda Chevron Wednesday night, the victim approached by a young woman who brandished a pistol and ordered him out of his Mercedes E300 sedan. No injuries were reported during the encounter, reported…
Read MoreThirteen Arrested In Local Anti-Human Trafficking Operations
Martinez, Calif. – Partners working in collaboration with the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Task Force have made 13 arrests during a weeklong statewide effort to recover survivors of human trafficking and apprehend their exploiters. As a part of Operation Reclaim and Rebuild, task force partners conducted eight separate antihuman trafficking operations throughout Contra Costa County…
Read MoreSuspected Burglars Find Out It’s Hard To Outrun A Helicopter Wednesday
On February 1, 2023, at 3:08 pm, the Antioch Police Department’s Dispatch Center received a call from a resident on Durness Court reporting a burglary in-progress of an occupied residence. Information received at the time reported the occupant was possibly an elderly woman. Officers responded to the scene, assisted by the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s…
Read MoreDanville Police Seek Residential Burglary Suspects
From the Danville police department: DANVILLE, Calif. (February 2, 2023): The Danville Police Department is seeking suspects who broke into a home in the Wood Ranch neighborhood Tuesday. On January 31 at 10:46 p.m., officers responded to a report of a residential burglary on the 60 block of Woodranch Circle. The resident reported the home…
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