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Charges Filed In El Sobrante Homicide Case
From the Office of the Sheriff: The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office filed murder and attempted murder charges against 23-year-old Pierre Jackson of Antioch/Brentwood in connection with a homicide that occurred on March 31, 2021 in El Sobrante. On March 31, 2021, at about 8:41 PM, Bay Station Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a…
Read MoreAttempted Armed Robbery On Creekside Drive In Walnut Creek Wednesday
Police are looking for two men they say assaulted and attempted to rob a victim at gunpoint in the 1400 block of Creekside Drive in the city Wednesday. Details are sketchy but it appears the incident was reported at about 4:30 p.m., with two black males in face masks brandishing pistols and assaulting their victim…
Read MoreMan Charged With Murder, Maimings After Brick, Concrete Assaults On Highway 242 Motorists
A suspect in a series of devastating roadside attacks on motorists traveling Highway 242 last year is in custody and facing multiple charges in connection with the assaults. Investigators say Mark Navone, 46, who authorities said has been residing in Concord, is the man who hurled bricks and concrete at cars at passing autos –…
Read MoreArmed Carjacking Reported In Canyon Tuesday
Police are investigating an armed carjacking reported on Pinehurst Road in Canyon, south of Moraga, after a local man reported being followed into Canyon by another vehicle and ordered out of his car at the point of a shotgun. The incident was reported at approximately 1:30 p.m. when the victim contacted East Bay Regional Park…
Read MoreContra Costa County Goes Orange Wednesday
Health officials urge residents ages 16+ to get vaccinated so positive trends against COVID-19 continue The State of California announced today that Contra Costa County will be able to move into the less restrictive Orange Tier of the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy on Wednesday, April 7. Contra Costa County currently has a COVID case-rate of 4.9 cases…
Read MoreAttorney Promises Civil Rights Lawsuit, New Video Of Danville Police Shooting
An attorney representing the family of a man shot and killed by a Danville police officer on March 11 promised a federal civil rights lawsuit would be filed today and new video of the shooting would be released. A video pre-released to the San Francisco Chronicle shows Deputy Andrew Hall firing once at Tyrell Wilson…
Read MoreRichmond Man Sentenced To 36 Years In State Prison For 2019 Rape Case
Martinez, Calif. – Last Friday, defendant Delon Ward of Richmond was sentenced by Judge Leslie Landau to 36 years in state prison for the July 2019 rape of Jane Doe. Earlier, Ward pleaded guilty to kidnapping and forcible rape and he admitted to two enhancements since he used a gun during the attack. Ward is required…
Read MoreDublin Women Killed In Coastal Car Crash Saturday
Two Tri-Valley woman – a Dublin mother and daughter – died Saturday when their Toyota SUV inexplicably pushed through a log barrier and off a 70-foot cliff at Bodega Head in Sonoma County. Coroner’s officials identified the victims as Maria Teixeira, 64, and Elizabeth Correia, 41. Correia, a graduate of Foothill High School in Pleasanton,…
Read MoreCars Upend, Take Evasive Action After Crash On Eastbound Highway 24 In Walnut Creek Sunday
Things definitely got a little sporty on eastbound Highway 24 at northbound I680 Sunday evening, with a report of a reckless driver culminating in a rollover crash and some forced off-roading as other vehicles took to the embankment to evade the grinding metal. The crash was reported at 8:10 p.m. after motorists reported a car…
Read MoreHighway Patrol Seeks Witnesses To Fatal Pedestrian Collision In El Sobrante
California Highway Patrol investigators are seeking information from anyone who may have witnessed a fatal collision involving a pedestrian on San Pablo Dam Road in El Sobrante Thursday. Officers determined that a Toyota Corolla driven by a 23-year-old San Pablo man had struck a 76-year-old Berkeley man on eastbound San Pablo Dam Road east of…
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