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The Wilder Road offramp in Orinda was closed after a fatal crash reported at 4:54 a.m. Thursday. Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District crews called to the area by a report of a multi-vehicle crash found an overturned pickup truck with the occupant trapped inside. Traffic was re-routed around the scene as crews worked to free the…

A Shelter In Place order was put into effect Wednesday after a man with encroaching personal issues took to his vehicle in the area of Paraiso and Everett in Danville – and declined police requests that he exit the vehicle. The resulting standoff, which started shortly after 3 p.m. and ended at 7 p.m., drew…

From the Martinez Police Department: At 11:07am, officers from the Martinez Police Department were dispatched to a robbery in progress in the pharmacy of the CVS store at 6668 Alhambra Ave., Martinez. The suspects were described as two males wearing face masks and hoodies. As officers were responding, the suspects were able to gain access…

The latest in a series of residential fires reported in Alamo-Danville-San Ramon Tuesday grew to 2-Alarms shortly after it was spotted burning through the upstairs bedroom of a home in the 100 block of Alamo Square Drive. Occupants reported the blaze shortly after 7:20 p.m. and fled the residence at that time. Crews were able…

Fire consumed the garage of a two-story residence in the 2500 block of Toltec Circle early Tuesday morning, spreading into the residence before firefighters could bring the blaze under control. The fire was reported shortly before 2 a.m. with arriving fire crews met by heavy smoke and flame from the garage. Residents fled the home…

Ed. Note: This story replaces an earlier posting which reported that a vehicle used in a recent Orinda robbery had been identified and stopped in Oakland after a police pursuit. The vehicle in question was wanted for a recent shoplifting incident, not a robbery, in which an Orinda police officer was nearly hit as the…

Police are searching for two subjects a Don Gabriel Way resident said entered the rear door of his home at approximately 2:40 p.m. Sunday, brandished a gun, and left with electronics and other items. Air and ground units were searching area streets for sign of the pair or a vehicle possibly used in the robbery.…

Two men authorities say unwittingly bagged an FBI agent’s loaded pistol, badge, and security credentials while breaking into cars in Lafayette Feb. 20 have been charged with the crime – though the weapon and credentials remain missing. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that police in their city, armed with the license plate number of a…