County Investigating In-Custody Death Of Martinez Man

The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office are investigating an in-custody death at the Martinez Detention Facility per the county law enforcement involved fatal incident protocol. On Monday, July 25, 2022, at about 10:32 PM, Contra Costa deputy sheriffs arrested 54-year-old Kent Hickey of Martinez for having…

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Hellooo Wednesday!

And we’re off and running with an overnight shooting in Rodeo (leg wound), a suspicious death in San Ramon, a working fire in Danville (about out now, 10 a.m.) and a fresh pursuit in Lafayette. We’ll have to wait and see what the rest of the day has in store for us.

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Two-Alarm Fire Burning At Danville Home Wednesday

San Ramon Valley firefighters are currently (8:27 a.m.) attacking a two-alarm blaze burning through the attic and roof of a home in the 400 block of Enterprise Drive Wednesday. The blaze, reported at 7:46 a.m., appeared to have initially been confined to the attic of the residence, burning through to the roof as firefighters mounted…

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High-Speed Pursuit From Moraga, Through Orinda Monday

Locals may have noticed another high-speed pursuit from Moraga out Moraga Way through Orinda Monday afternoon, Moraga PD on the tail of individuals in a car spotted at the Moraga Service Center. The incident, reported at approximately 1:22 p.m., kicked off when officers spotted a black Ford Taurus with a mismatched license plate. The car…

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One Injured In Rollover Crash In Clayton Sunday

One of our Flashers sent word of an overturned vehicle in the creek bed not far from the 4800 block of Leon Drive in Clayton on Sunday. The crash, reported a little after 1 p.m., startled nearby residents who reported a person trapped in the wreckage of a small truck. Although there was water in…

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Wilson Inquest Ends With “Death At The Hands Of Another” Finding

A coroner’s inquest into the death of a man shot and killed by a Danville police officer in March 2021 found unanimously that Tyrell Wilson’s death came “at the hands of another person other than by accident.” Friday’s unanimous decision by a jury hearing witness testimony on the lethal confrontation between Wilson, 32, and currently…

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Arrests Made In Basel Jilani Murder Case; Murder Tied To Area Rolex Robberies

From the Office of the Sheriff: On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at about 10:45 AM, Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriffs served arrest warrants at a home on the 4800 block of Vinewood Way in Antioch. They arrested, without incident, 19-year-old Don-Juan Watson of Antioch/San Francisco and 20-year-old Jalin Washington of San Francisco. The two are…

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One Dead In Orinda Crash Wednesday

A male driver died after apparently losing control of his SUV and crashing off eastbound Highway 24 in Orinda, firefighters finding the vehicle had come off the freeway and collided head-on with a tree. The crash was reported at 6:04 p.m. off the eastbound lanes between Camino Pablo and the St. Stephens offramp. Our condolences…

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Livermore Murder Suspect Arrested In Lathrop Wednesday

Livermore police said a police SWAT team arrested the man they say is responsible for a deadly shooting at a bowling alley last weekend after he was traced to a home in Lathrop. Police said Roger Aleman Garcia, 27, was arrested at about 1:30 a.m. after detectives developed information about his location. He was taken…

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