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Walnut Creek PD Ask Public To Help Identify Pair Following Theft Of Purse
Investigators said they believe the pictured couple are related to a theft of a purse and were captured by surveillance cameras using the victims credit cards after the theft. They would like to speak with the couple. If you recognize these two and can provide leads to their identities, then please contact the Walnut Creek…
Read MoreRegistered Sex Offender Arrested At Walnut Creek Starbucks Monday; Investigators Seeking Info
Walnut Creek Police officers contacted and arrested a registered sex offender, recently paroled from State Prison, at Starbucks, 1340 N. Main St., at around 3:30 p.m. Monday and they’re asking the public for help in locating any potential victims. The unidentified subject was seen contacting juvenile females at the location, asking for their personal information,…
Read MoreUC Berkeley Police Investigating Armed Robbery/Carjacking At Grizzly Peak And Fish Ranch Road Monday Night
UC Berkeley campus police are investigating an armed robbery at Grizzly Peak and Fish Ranch Road Monday, with four men robbing their victims of their wallets, personal belongings and a car at gunpoint – one man firing a shot in the process. At about 10:31pm on February 18, UC Berkeley campus police received a report…
Read More“What’d I See?” – Suspect Arrested After Pursuit, Collisions Inside The Caldecott – And Foot Chase Saturday
In keeping with our practice of informing our readership about incidents of note occurring in our neighborhoods we can shed some light on what several readers described as traffic gridlock and “heavy police activity” near the Caldecott Tunnel at around 3 p.m. Saturday. It turns out that Antioch police located a stolen car in the…
Read MoreTough Out There Today
Take your pick: Landslides, speeders, wobblers, blackout in the Caldecott, the guy throwing junk out of his moon roof – it was a tough day to be on the road in the 24/680. This crash tied up things a bit on Moraga Road this afternoon. There were others. No injuries in this one…
Read MoreMartinez PD Finds Weed, Weapon After Welfare Check Monday
Martinez police were sent to the 400 block of Gilger Avenue at 8:13 p.m. Monday after a neighbor reported hearing a gunshot from the residence. Officers knocked on the door, but did not get a response and, fearing someone may have been injured inside, walked into the backyard through an open gate. Looking inside the…
Read More“What’d I See?” – Lafayette Police Put The Brakes On Bike-Riding Mail Raider Monday
A suspected mail raider chose the wrong neighborhood and method of conveyance when he ventured into Lafayette on his bicycle Monday – ending up in handcuffs a short while after he was reportedly observed picking through residents’ mail. Officers descended on a man in his 30s who was apparently attempting to pedal away from the…
Read MoreMartinez Man Found Guilty Of Trying To Meet Minor For Sex
From the Office of the District Attorney, Contra Costa County: On February 8, a Contra Costa County jury found defendant William Butte of Martinez guilty as charged of three felonies, including his attempt to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex. Butte, 50, communicated with who he thought was a minor on the mobile application Kik…
Read More“What’d I See?” – Recalcitrant Passenger Finally Removed From Lafayette BART Car Monday
Passengers aboard our local transit systems are frequently in touch with this site, reporting delays or worse and sometimes the unusual as they make their way along the morning commute with phones at the ready. This morning our Tip Line lit up with messages from passengers at Lafayette station reporting a gentleman who had apparently…
Read MoreIn The Old Days, Drivers Carried Road Maps And Jumper Cables – Now, It’s…
Martinez Police Corporal Ryan Baillie and Reserve Officer Hue were working their beat at 12:49 a.m. on February 9 when they spotted a car driving in circles in the intersection of Pacheco Boulevard and Howe Road. The officers did what police do and they contacted the driver, 22-year-old Concord resident Oscar Esparza-Cabello, arresting him for…
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