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Hammer-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…
Read MorePleasanton Shooting Case Has Locals Clamoring For Facts
Pleasanton residents have taken to social media to argue accounts of a recent shooting reportedly triggered by abuse of the victim’s dog. What is known is that a 71-year-old man was confronted and – after an escalating argument – was shot nine times during an altercation outside the victim’s home in the 3600 block of…
Read MoreOne Dead In Lafayette Crash Saturday
One person was killed when their car veered off Highway 24 and crashed in the area of 3322 Mount Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette early Saturday morning. The driver was identified by Contra Costa County coroner’s officials Monday as a 39-year-old Walnut Creek man. The car’s driver was killed when he left the eastbound lanes of…
Read MoreAdditional Victims Sought In Concord Sexual Assault Case
From Concord PD/via social media The Concord Police Department has arrested 24-year-old Daniel Alejandro Acosta-Montiel for a series of sexual battery and false imprisonment incidents that occurred over the past several months. • The first incident occurred on January 13, 2025, where Acosta-Montiel reportedly followed a woman, grabbed her from behind, and sexually assaulted her.…
Read MoreLocal Health Officers Urge Bay Area Families To Prioritize Immunizations In Back-to-School Preparations
From Contra Costa Health: As children and families across the Bay Area prepare for the upcoming school year, Contra Costa Health (CCH) joins Bay Area health officials in urging everyone to make sure their back-to-school checklist starts with getting their child vaccinated. Vaccines are safe, effective and a routine part of preventive health care. They…
Read MoreUPDATE: Assault, Weapons Charges Brought Against Danville Man After Armed Standoff
A Danville resident has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and negligent discharge of a firearm following an armed standoff at his St. Norbert Drive residence early Monday morning. Timothy Bancroft, 53, allegedly fired multiple shots during an incident which drew a county SWAT team to his residence in the early morning hours,…
Read MoreTuesday Tabloidism: So Long Ozz; Staying Off The Jumbotron; And Avoiding The Creeping Fervor
We’re tiptoeing between the Virga and actual rain droplets marking our Tuesday and pushing out a column while taking money off the felt on Wall Street and feeding the larder at our woodsy Bug Out Bunker – The Fourth Estate. Eventful times, dear friends, eventful times. A reader suggests we “pour one out” for The…
Read MoreShots Fired During Armed Standoff In Danville Monday
A 52-year-old local man was detained after a lengthy standoff at his home in the 1900 block of St. Norbert Drive in Danville early Monday, surrendering a pistol and other weapons after police special response teams flooded the neighborhood in response to a “man with a gun” call from the residence at approximately 1:37am. Responding…
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