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Walnut Creek PD Nabs Suspected Purse Pickers
Residents of our little suburban slice of heaven reacted with anger and emotion after the September 9 theft of a wallet from an elderly woman shopping in a Walnut Creek Safeway store. Footage from store video cameras detailed how two women brazenly identified, stalked, and then victimized an older woman as she shopped – totally…
Read MoreSheriff’s Marine Patrol Continues Search For Missing Boater
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Marine Patrol Unit continues to search for a missing boater believed to have fallen overboard in the area of Indian Slough and Werner Cut Sunday night. The missing man is not being identified at this time. The incident was reported on Sunday, September 22, at about 9:07…
Read MoreRough Start For The Morning Commute In Orinda Monday
Things have been a bit topsy turvy on local roads of late and Monday proved no exception as the driver of this van found himself on his side and having to kick his way through the windshield at Santa Maria Way and Camino Pablo. The incident was reported at 5:53 a.m.
Read MoreCarjacking Couple Trade Their Stolen Car For A Fresh One In Orinda Sunday
Police in Orinda and adjacent agencies are looking for two people who took a pickup truck from an Orinda resident at gunpoint Sunday, leaving their stolen car running in the victim’s driveway. The incident was reported at approximately 10:08 a.m., shortly after the California Highway Patrol was in pursuit of a silver Audi RS5 in…
Read MorePolice In Clayton Looking For Witnesses To Saturday Auto Vs. Pedestrian Collision
From Clayton PD: On September 21, at approximately 8:31 pm, Clayton Officers were dispatched to the area of Clayton Rd and Lydia Ln for a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision. Officers arrived on scene within two minutes. The pedestrian suffered traumatic injuries and was transported to a local hospital with life threatening…
Read MoreSan Ramon Police Searching For Motorist Who Attempted To Entice 13-Year-Old Into Car Saturday
From San Ramon PD: On September 21, 2019 at 1112 hrs, officers were dispatched to the report of a suspicious circumstance on Broadmoor Dr at the Cross Valley Trail. A citizen saw a newer, light gray sedan quickly pull to the side of the road near a young female who was walking in the area.…
Read MoreDanville Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charge
On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, comprised of the Danville Police, Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, San Ramon Police, Pleasant Hill Police, United States Secret Service, and the Department of Homeland Security’s Investigations and Probation Division, executed a search warrant in the 500 block of Mission Drive in…
Read MoreService, Prayers For Victim Of 1996 Crockett Murder Saturday
A remembrance service and candle-lighting will be held this weekend for Priscilla Ann Lewis – murdered on September 24, 1996, in Crockett. The 21-year-old Vallejo resident worked as a waitress at Four Corners Pizza located at 628 2nd Avenue in Crockett. The cook at the restaurant called 9-1-1 shortly before 10:30 pm after finding Priscilla’s…
Read MoreEl Sobrante Man Dies In Solo San Pablo Dam Road Crash Thursday
This morning at approximately 9:02 am, the California Highway Patrol Contra Costa Division, responded to a collision on eastbound San Pablo Dam Rd at La Colina Rd for a solo vehicle crash. Emergency personnel found a 2017 Volkswagen sedan located against a metal pole in a parking lot just off San Pablo Dam Rd, with…
Read MoreDetectives Seek Additional Victims In Alleged Sexual Abuse Of A Minor Case
Allegations of molestation and sexual abuse were brought last week to the attention of the Stockton Police Department. Officers later arrested the suspect, 69-year-old Lonnie Wright. He was then booked into the Martinez Detention Facility (MDF). As the alleged crimes occurred in the unincorporated town of Rodeo in Contra Costa County, Detectives from the Office…
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