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Dash Down Diablo – Police Pursue Suspected Bike Thief Off The Mountain Saturday
Officers from several local law enforcement agencies converged on Mt. Diablo State Park after park officials interrupted a suspected bicycle thief practicing his trade at the Summit Visitor Center Saturday. A park officer pursued the suspect’s Chevy S10 down the mountain and onto Castle Rock Road, where officers from Walnut Creek and Contra Costa County…
Read MoreOne Dead In Dublin Crash Friday
One person was killed on Interstate 680 in Dublin Friday after an early-morning chain reaction crash that ultimately closed the freeway southbound for several hours while officers investigated the cause of the collision. Preliminary findings determined that a Honda Civic driving in the the southbound direction made contact with a semi truck traveling in the…
Read MoreReport Of Armed Robbery At San Ramon Home Thursday
A San Ramon resident reported being followed home and robbed by two men who displayed a handgun before making off with his iPhone and Wallet Thursday. The robbery was reported in the 2000 block of Baker Way shortly after 11 a.m. It was not immediately known how long the suspects, described as two black males,…
Read MorePD Search For Man After Battery Near Lafayette BART Wednesday
UPDATE: Air search has ceased operations as sheriff’s helicopter moves off to other assignments. Air and ground units are searching for a man who allegedly battered a woman in their car near the Lafayette BART station, leaving the area before police arrived. The man is believed to be on foot. He is described as a…
Read MoreAnother Fatality On SR4 In Martinez Monday
One person was killed and three others injured in the latest in a string of fatal crashes to occur in Martinez and Concord in the past few hours. Motorists reported a Honda traveling west on SR4 left the road and wrapped itself around a tree at high speed. First crews on the scene reported the…
Read MoreUPDATE: Man Ejected In Highway 4 Crash Dies Of Injuries Monday
A man ejected from his truck and seriously injured in a crash on Highway 4 Monday morning later died of his injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers responded to reports of a crash in the westbound lanes of SR4 east of Mc Ewen Road at approximately 10:45 a.m. and found an overturned white…
Read MoreOrinda PD Searching For Two Suspected Burglars Monday
Area police are looking for two men suspected of entering a home on Bates Boulevard in Orinda at about 4:15 p.m. Monday. The suspects were interrupted by a resident and left the area on foot. It was not immediately known what, if anything, was taken. One suspect was described as wearing a yellow top and…
Read MoreTwo Die In Port Chicago Highway Crash Early Monday
Two people died as a result of injuries suffered during an early-morning crash on Port Chicago Highway early Monday morning. The crash was reported at around 1:45 a.m. when a car of undetermined type struck a light pole while traveling north on Port Chicago near High School Avenue. The front passenger, an unidentified 51-year-old woman,…
Read MoreCounty Ready To Vaccinate Children Ages 5-11 Once They’re Eligible
Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) has pre-ordered thousands of pediatric doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine as the county prepares for federal and state health officials to expand eligibility to kids ages 5-11. CCHS expects to receive about 20,000 doses of the pediatric version of the Pfizer vaccine for county and partner clinics early this week.…
Read MoreMultiple-Injury Crash In Concord Sunday
Three air ambulances and multiple ground ambulances were called to help transfer several victims from a serious injury crash on Willow Pass Road at Port Chicago Highway early Sunday morning. Contra Costa County Fire Protection District helicopters and a California Highway Patrol aircraft were kept busy shuttling 7 victims to local hospitals with various injuries,…
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