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Police Investigate Altercation At Ace Hardware In Danville
This site Flashed and Tweeted news of this incident Sunday but police have since developed some additional details: Suspects sought in $1,100 theft Danville Police are investigating a robbery at Danville Ace Hardware, 3438 Camino Tassajara, that occurred during the afternoon of Sunday, December 5, 2021. At approximately 3:48 p.m., police were called to a…
Read MoreCatalytic Converter Thefts In San Ramon; Strong-Arm Robbery In Danville Sunday
Police in the San Ramon Valley are busy Sunday, dealing with a reported catalytic converter theft on Corrinne Court in San Ramon and a reported strong-arm robbery of power tools at the Camino Tassajara ACE Hardware store in Danville. An earlier report that a shot was fired during the San Ramon theft proved unfounded, according…
Read MoreSheriff Assigns Special Detail Of Deputies To Help Patrol Walnut Creek
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff will be providing patrol assistance to the Walnut Creek Police Department this holiday season, assigning a special detail of deputies to conduct high-visibility patrols downtown. “I made a personal commitment to the City of Walnut Creek to staff downtown Walnut Creek with deputy sheriffs during the holidays,”…
Read MoreGuilty Verdict Announced In Concord Hate Crime
From the Office of the District Attorney: Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton announced today (Wednesday, Dec. 1) that a jury has found Ross Farca of Concord, guilty of four felony charges and a misdemeanor hate crime relating to Farca’s June 4, 2019 possession of an assault weapon recovered after Facra posted anti-Semitic mass murder…
Read MoreScreenShots: “Boiling Point”
Moviegoers may recognize Stephen Graham from his roles as an American paratrooper in Band of Brothers and – again – an American gangster in Boardwalk Empire, one of those English actors who can play an American character better than an American. A smallish man with a Bull Terrier face and a worn, rough and tumble…
Read MoreDistrict Attorney Charges Retail Theft Defendant With Carjacking/Kidnapping
From the Office of the District Attorney: Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton announced today that her office has charged Philander Johnson, 30, in a four-count felony complaint with Robbery, Assault with a Deadly Weapon and two counts of Carjacking for Kidnapping. The charges stem from the November 24, 2021, crime spree which began at…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Readies Its Response To Recent Retail Thefts
On Wednesday, the Walnut Creek City Council will hold a special meeting to receive an update on the coordinated shoplifting attack on Nordstrom Nov. 20, to review its options and to announce its response. On the table are plans for more police officers, more camera coverage and the possible deployment of a tethered camera drone…
Read More“Quick Exchange” Jewelry Thieves Strike In San Ramon, Berkeley, Other East Bay Cities
San Ramon police investigators are looking into an unusual jewelry robbery at Mosaic Park in their city – at the same time police in Berkeley and apparently other Bay Area locations are searching for a group of thieves using remarkably similar distraction and grab tactics to victimize older residents walking alone while wearing expensive jewelry.…
Read MoreMonday On My Mind
Apologies to the Easybeats (RIP) for the lyrics change but we woke up with their song in our head this morning and once that happens, we’re done for the rest of the day. Along with Rock n’ Roll we’re also indulging our Cowboy Side this morning, answering with “Lots of Irons in the Fire” when…
Read MorePursuit From Moraga To Orinda Ends With Two Detained Sunday Night
Police in Moraga and Orinda teamed up to halt a car which reportedly fled from officers along Moraga Way Sunday night, officers eventually catching up to the speeding vehicle after it crashed on the Orinda offramp at approximately 8:35 p.m. Details about the incident remained hard to come by Sunday night. It was not immediately…
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