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…

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Sheriff 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,”…

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Guilty 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…

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ScreenShots: “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…

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District 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…

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Walnut 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…

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Monday 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…

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Pursuit 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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