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Armed 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…

Unlicensed 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…

Carjacking 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…

Thirteen 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…

Suspected 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…

Danville 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…

Tesla-Defiling Cow Triggers Police Response In Pleasanton – And No End Of Cow Puns

Some of us here in Semi-Rural Suburbia have had occasion to interact with meandering cows, emus, horses, pigs and even the intermittent alpaca. It’s part of living out here in “The Country,” where the air is as fresh as the eggs in our chicken coops, and our critters are honored, curried, and cared for so…

One Dead In SR-4 Crash Near Martinez Wednesday

One person was killed in a three-car crash on westbound SR-4, east of Pine Street, early Wednesday. The crash was reported at approximately 4:17 a.m. after a Ford hatchback traveling westbound collided with the center divide, leaving the vehicle disabled in traffic lanes. A Lexus SUV, with one occupant, was also traveling on westbound SR-4…

Walnut Creek Burglary – The End Of The Story

We Flashed what we knew when it happened Jan. 25 but, unfortunately, weren’t able to put a period on the story at the time. Now we can. At around 5:15 pm that night, Walnut Creek Police officers responded to a residential burglary that had just been reported near Bayberry and Perada drives in their city.…

Utah Truck Driver Arrested In 1994 Concord Murder Case

Concord police say they are a step closer to closing a three decades old homicide case with the recent arrest of their prime suspect – a 55-year-old Utah truck driver in jail and charged with the murder of Concord resident Terrie Ladwig in 1994. James William Grimsley was taken into custody Thursday by Concord police…