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County-Wide Child Exploitation Investigation Results In Local Arrests
Martinez, Calif. – Investigators with the Contra Costa County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force recently participated in Operation Broken Heart, a nationwide effort to investigate technology facilitated crimes against children, including those who receive and distribute child pornography. Throughout April and May, the team conducted investigations of subjects who distributed child pornography over the internet…
Read MoreMotorcyclist Suffers Severe Injuries In Bancroft Road Crash Saturday; Road Closed
A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash on Bancroft Way in Walnut Creek Saturday. Police have closed the roadway at Bentley Street to facilitate their investigation into what led up to the crash, reported at about 9:25 a.m. Bancroft Road remains closed as of this writing (10:44 a.m.) with no word given as to…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Man Struck, Killed After He’s Seen Running Across Interstate 680 Early Saturday
A man seen running across the northbound lanes of Interstate 680 near Treat Boulevard early Saturday morning was struck and killed by a passing vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. The deceased was identified as Thomas Jancek, 52, of Walnut Creek. Investigators said Jancek died at 1 a.m. Saturday after he was hit by…
Read MoreModesto Man Gets 16 Years 8 Months In State Prison After Trafficking Women For Sex
Martinez, Calif. – On June 20, 2019, Timothy Townsel of Modesto, California was sentenced to 16 years 8 months in state prison for two felonies related to human trafficking of an adult and minor while a gang member. He was sentenced (Thursday) by the Honorable Judge David Goldstein in Department 6. Townsel is a member of…
Read MoreMother Of Man Killed By Danville Police Sues The Town, County, Deputy Who Opened Fire On Him
The mother of a 33-year-old Newark man shot and killed by Danville police at the end of a police pursuit in November of last year is suing the town, county and the deputy who opened fire on her son – alleging that Laudemer Arboleda’s civil rights were violated when he died in a hail of…
Read MoreRuptured Gas Line Forces Road Closure Near Palos Verdes Mall In Pleasant Hill
Police have shut down the southbound lanes of Camino Verde in Pleasant Hill due to a ruptured gas line near Palos Verdes Mall. It took a PG&E crew approximately three hours to cap the leak and restore traffic flow through the area.
Read MoreWhat’d I See? Car-To-Car Shooting In Bore 4 Of The Caldecott Sunday
In keeping with our practice of informing our readership about incidents of note in our neighborhoods we can shed some light on what several readers described as traffic gridlock and “heavy police activity” in the Caldecott Tunnel Sunday: One man was shot and another grazed by a bullet during what California Highway Patrol investigators said…
Read MoreWild Tuesday Night In San Ramon: Wrong-Way Thunder Run; Parolee, Pregnant Pursuit, Choppers, K9s
Two suspects, a reportedly pregnant female getaway driver and a parolee were arrested Tuesday night after a wrong-way pursuit and crash on I-680 in San Ramon. As our Flash subscribers and numerous Facebook posters apparently witnesses, police from several agencies eventually rounded up the pair – but not without a marathon foot chase and “bit…
Read MoreFreight Train Strikes, Kills Woman Behind Westaire Neighborhood In Martinez Saturday
A woman died after she was struck by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway train while walking the rail line behind the Westaire neighborhood in Martinez Saturday, not far from the site where a local girl was struck and killed by a BNSF train in 2014. Officials said Liliana Alam, 32, of Martinez, was walking on…
Read MoreRecreational Vehicles, Grassland Burns In Concord Thursday
A fire off Solano Way in Concord burned grassland and several vehicles Thursday, bringing firefighters on the run and creating a few tense moments before things could be brought under control. The blaze was reported just before 1 p.m. at Solano Way and Arnold Industrial Place, quickly burning through at least three vehicles and throwing…
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