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“Hugging Bandit” Strikes Again In San Ramon; Jewelry Taken
Police in San Ramon are investigating the theft of an expensive necklace taken when a stranger approached and hugged the older victim at around 9:35a.m., unfastening the jewelry and fleeing in a waiting black sedan. The vehicle was last seen on Davona Drive heading toward Alcosta Boulevard. The victim, taken by surprise as so many…
Read More“It’s A Boy!” – Walnut Creek Firefighters Help Resolve Roadside Labor Issue Monday
Firefighters helped make a special delivery in Walnut Creek Monday after a woman reported she was in labor, her baby was on the way and the hospital was still blocks away. It took a bit but firefighters eventually found the car and woman in question pulled over in the 500 block of Ygnacio Valley Road…
Read MorePursuit/Crash On Highway 24 In Lafayette Ends With Arrest/Injuries
A vehicle fleeing police on westbound Highway 24 near Central Lafayette crashed into the center divide – its driver arrested at gunpoint – in a crash that brought westbound traffic to a near standstill for hours. Traffic immediately ground to a halt as firefighters and emergency responders clawed their way to the scene. The Highway…
Read More“Well, Well, Well… What Do We Have Here?”
It is said a successful street photographer is only as good as his or her instincts and that – we know – is exactly right. One of our Roving Lenses came across this little scene in Pleasant Hill last night and, at first, things shaped up to be a fairly routine car stop and search…
Read MoreKicking Abusive Teachers Down The Road Is Not A Solution
Dear Editor; I have followed with interest accounts of local teachers abusing the minors in their care who have been allowed to quietly resign only to cost their former school districts MILLIONS after successful lawsuits filed by their former students. Bay Area school districts have faced more than 50 sexual abuse lawsuits in recent years,…
Read MoreJuvenile Suspected In Harlan House Arson Fire; Charges Expected
San Ramon police have identified three juveniles spotted fleeing the area after fire broke out at the historic Harlan House on July 16 and say they expect to bring charges against one of them, soon. The fire was reported at approximately 10:30 a.m. that day and caused extensive damage – including the collapse of the…
Read MoreFugitive Member Of Chilean Robbery Crew Arrested For San Ramon ATM Bombing
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FRESNO, Calif. — A member of an ATM robbery crew has been arrested and charged with bank robbery and conspiracy to commit bank robbery arising from a string of robberies from banks and ATMs throughout California, Oregon, and Washington, Acting U.S. Attorney Kimberly A. Sanchez announced. According to court documents,…
Read MoreHammer-Wielding Robbery Crew Returns To Sunvalley Mall Wednesday
A crew of men armed with hammers smashed their way into display cases at a jewelry kiosk on the upper level of Sunvalley Mall in Concord Wednesday, escaping with an undisclosed amount of goods after pepper-spraying an employee while fleeing. The theft was reported at 2:09 p.m. when employees of nearby stores reported hearing “gunshots”…
Read MoreCommercial Jet Co-Pilot Arrested – In The Cockpit – For Alleged Crimes Against Child
Contra Costa County Sheriff’s detectives and Homeland Security agents arrested the co-pilot of a commercial airliner on suspicion of sex crimes against children as his jet was arriving at San Francisco International Airport on the evening of Saturday, July 26. In a statement released Monday, sheriff’s spokesman Jimmy Lee said that detectives arrested 34-year-old Rustom…
Read MoreOne Injured In Walnut Creek House Fire Sunday
Sean “Razor One” McDonough at the scene of a well-involved house fire on Studebaker Road in Walnut Creek tonight, coming back with this and other photos as firefighters arrived to battle the flames. Sean, it appears, has developed something of a fan club in these parts with his photos regularly gracing our pages. Our thanks…
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