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Alison Ann Greenlee (Yee)
Alison Ann Greenlee (Yee) 62, of Moraga, CA went to be with the Lord on November 22, 2019. She is survived by her brother Alex Greenlee, her mother Dione Greenlee, daughter Stephanie Yee, and Grandaughter Lia Yee. The family will receive friends at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at a Celebration of Life…
Read MoreThieves Target Safeway Pharmacy In Pleasant Hill Friday; Two Men Arrested Within Minutes
Two men have been detained following a strong-arm robbery believed to have been targeting prescription drugs at the Safeway pharmacy on Contra Costa Boulevard Friday night. Witnesses said two men entered the store shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, eventually vaulting a counter to the pharmacy and allegedly assaulting a worker. An ambulance was called to…
Read MoreWanted Felon Arrested Following Pursuit From Lafayette To San Leandro
On Thursday, January 2, 2020, at about 11:16 PM, the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff was advised of a stolen vehicle on Highway 24. The vehicle was stolen out of Alameda County. A Lafayette police officer located the stolen vehicle on westbound 24 at the Wilder exit and followed it. The Sheriff’s Office…
Read MoreDublin Man Arrested After Brief Chase Through Downtown Danville Friday
A blip on an Automated License Plate Reader triggered a brief car chase, a slightly longer and more dramatic foot chase, and the eventual arrest of a local man on a burglary warrant Friday. Town spokesman Geoff Gillette said a prepositioned ALPR device recorded the passage of a stolen car downtown at 8:27 a.m., officers…
Read MoreOrinda May Agree To Help Clean Up Moraga’s Streets
Moraga’s mean streets may get a helping spritz from its immediate neighbor if a brewing agreement comes to pass. The Town of Moraga is seeking a contractual agreement with its Big City neighbor calling for Orinda to provide street cleaning services – using equipment (slightly more modern than the device pictured) and person power the…
Read MoreCounty Public Works To Remove Trees Along The Iron Horse In Danville
January 2, 2020, Danville, CA – Contra Costa County Public Works will perform tree removal operations, weather permitting, along the Iron Horse Trail between San Ramon Valley Boulevard and Glen Arms Drive, just north of Oak Court in Danville. The work is scheduled for Wednesday, January 8, and Thursday, January 9, 2020 between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00…
Read MoreDublin PD Investigating New Year’s Day Shootout
Police in Dublin are attempting to sort out a lethal, armed encounter at a home in the 3400 block of Monagham Street reported at 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 1. According to the resident of the home, he was awakened by someone pounding on his front door at that time and, when he went to investigate,…
Read MoreIt’s 2020 – Locals Ring In The New Year With Restraint
The arrival of Double Twenty was greeted with a sort of quiet restraint, as far as we can tell, though there were one or two ragers out there with some dedicated partying. It’s quiet out there for the most part, we’ve been roaming around, “You Belong To The City” running on our own personal soundtrack…
Read MoreSix House Burglaries In San Ramon Saturday – Police Looking For “Organized, Selective” Crew Of Thieves
We first wrote of an apparent “burglary flurry” in San Ramon on Saturday night as residents and neighbors began to realize a dedicated crew of thieves was in town and busy. San Ramon PD Sgt. Bob Ransom on Monday confirmed that a total of six homes were broken into and a variety of items taken…
Read MorePleasanton-Dublin Reels After Christmas Day Crash Leaves Three Teens Dead, Two Injured
Three teenagers – two twin brothers among them – died Christmas night after a Hyundai with five youths aboard crashed near the Castlewood Country Club outside of Pleasanton. A family member said twins Mark and Michael Urista, 16, both died in the crash, reported just before 10 p.m. Wednesday on northbound Foothill Road north of…
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