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County Releases Guidelines For People At High Risk From COVID-19; 3 New Cases Confirmed
Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) today released new community guidelines for reducing the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and protecting members of the community most at risk of serious illness. CCHS is recommending that people who are higher risk from COVID-19, including adults over 50 and people with certain underlying medical conditions, should avoid mass…
Read MoreTwo Arrested After Thefts From San Ramon Hospital, Pursuit And Crash In Alamo Thursday
Police in Danville and San Ramon are following up a reported theft of personal property from San Ramon Regional Medical Center after two people suspected in that crime led officers on a high-speed chase that ending in a rollover crash in Alamo Thursday. Two people, a man and a woman, are in custody – one…
Read MoreWalnut Creek PD Asks Public For Help Identifying Parking Garage Burglar
Walnut Creek police are hoping to have a talk with this man, who they say broke into a car parked in a downtown parking garage on February 28 – making off with a MacBook Air laptop. If you can ID the suspect, please contact mgonzales@walnutcreekpd.com
Read MoreContra Costa County Confirms First Local Case Of Novel Coronavirus
Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) has confirmed the first positive case of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, involving a resident of the county. The person tested positive Tuesday afternoon. County Director of Public Health Dan Peddycord and public health division medical director Ori Tzvieli said the patient is an adult male with underlying health issues. Officials…
Read MorePolice Stop Vehicle Used In Walnut Creek Starbucks Robbery On Highway 24 In Lafayette Monday
Police closed in on a Toyota Camry with four persons aboard on westbound Highway 24 near Pleasant Hill Monday, the vehicle believed used the armed robbery of a customer at a Walnut Creek Starbucks location moments earlier. Four individuals suspected of the robbery were removed from the car at gunpoint after their car was stopped…
Read MoreContra Costa County Health Officials Say Three Coronavirus Cases Being Treated Here
UPDATE: A third patient from Travis Air Force Base in a Contra Costa hospital has tested positive for COVID-19. Patient was transferred last week to a local hospital, which has been following CDC safety protocols to protect patients and medical staff ORIGINAL POST: Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) today confirmed two cases of novel coronavirus…
Read MoreOwner Of Danville Karate Studio Arrested After Allegation Of Sexual Misconduct
A Danville business owner is under arrest following an investigation by police into alleged sexual misconduct. Police Chief Allan Shields said that at approximately 12:50 pm, on February 21, 2020, officers arrested Ramon Pruitt, 63, San Geronimo, after locating him in Oakland. Pruitt is the owner of Danville Karate International located at 105 Town and Country…
Read MoreBurglary Crew Invades, Ransacks Pleasanton Home Sunday
On Sunday, February 23, 2020, the Pleasanton Police Department responded to a residence in the Kottinger Ranch neighborhood to investigate a home invasion robbery. The robbery was reported several hours after it occurred, and the resident informed officers she was robbed at gunpoint inside her home. At approximately 3:45 a.m., the resident awoke to the…
Read MoreAlamo Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Robbing Local Wells Fargo Bank Branches
On Thursday, February 20, 2020, at about 3:35 PM, Lafayette and Walnut Creek Police arrested 41-year-old Brendan Gray at his home in Alamo. Gray is a suspect in a series of recent bank robberies that occurred in Contra Costa County. On February 19, 2020, at about 3:46 PM, a bank robbery happened at the Wells…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Man Sent To Prison For Trying To Meet Minor For Sex
Martinez, Calif. – On Friday February 14, 2020, Justin Arthur Cook, a 34-year-old Walnut Creek resident, pleaded guilty to one count of arranging to meet a minor to engage in sex acts. Cook was immediately sentenced to four years in state prison by the Honorable David Goldstein and ordered to register as a sex offender for…
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