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Read MoreFormer Sheriff’s Volunteer Arraigned On Illegal Firearms Charges Tuesday
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – Clayton resident John Michael King was arraigned today in Martinez on two felony counts for possession of assault weapons and one felony count for manufacturing or assembling an unregistered firearm. Mr. King entered a plea of not guilty. The 54-year-old former volunteer with the Contra…
Read MoreFour Arrested In El Sobrante After High Speed 24/680 Pursuit Tuesday
Four people have been arrested on an unassuming El Sobrante Street after a vigorous pursuit from Walnut Creek through the 24/680 and eventually onto Circle Drive Tuesday. A large number of sheriff’s deputies and an East Bay Regional Park District helicopter took part in the chase as police took an interest in a silver Hyundai…
Read MoreThe Hyperbole Factory Is Open – And Triggered
Good morning, Fair Neighbors, greetings and felicitations on a soft second day of the week. We’re in a News Cycle, it seems, and we were at the helm last night when federal employees in jackets with big yellow letters on them visited a certain private residence in Palm Beach and rummaged around, searching for exactly…
Read MoreIntruder Call Results In Stabbing In Benicia
Reports of a possible intruder brought Benicia Police and Fire to a home in the 300 Block of Allen Way at about 9:49 p.m. Sunday. Responding officers located an 18-year-old man with multiple stab wounds on the front lawn of the home. Investigators determined that the stabbing followed an altercation when a woman, who was…
Read MoreLatest Watch And Wallet Robbery – This Time In Danville
Three men reportedly armed with pistols equipped with extended magazines robbed one man and pistol-whipped a witness attempting to intervene outside a shop at the Livery Shopping Center in Danville Saturday – making off with the victim’s Rolex watch and wallet. The extent of the victim’s injuries were not immediately known. The Livery is on…
Read MoreThree-Alarm Fire In Martinez Thursday
Firefighters on the scene of a 3-alarm, 17-acre vegetation fire smoldering in the area of Pacheco Boulevard and Arthur. Con Fire is asking that people avoid the area. Containment of the northernmost flank of the blaze was made at approximately 4:40 p.m. and water drops were underway. Investigators determined fire began in or near a…
Read MoreFelony Assault Charge Filed Against Former Richmond Police Officer
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office filed a felony assault charge with two enhancements against a former Richmond Police Department Officer. Eric Smith, Jr., 28, faces one count of felony assault with a deadly weapon for an incident that occurred while Officer Smith was on…
Read MoreAnother Armed Robbery In Walnut Creek Saturday
Saturday was a hectic and tragic day in Walnut Creek and we’ll admit our small staff had its hands full from the start. Late in the day we began picking up “chatter” of an armed robbery at a downtown restaurant but were unable to pin down the details. Bounty Hunter General Manager Scott Andrews tells…
Read MorePedestrian Killed In Dublin Sunday; Driver Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI
A Dublin woman walking in the 6200 block of Dougherty Road was struck and killed by a driver subsequently arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Sunday night. Police said Roni Gage, 39, was hit by a man, later identified as Giovanni Fissore, 42, as she was walking in the area at approximately 10…
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