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“What’d I see?” – Danville PD Arrest Pair After Stopping Stolen Car Tuesday
As you might expect, we get a ton of “What’s going on at XYZ?”-type questions in the course of the day here at NEWS24/680. Yesterday was no exception – with readers Melanie, Robert and Jan asking about police activity on Sycamore Valley Rd. near I680. We put their queries to Town SpokesPro Geoff Gillette and…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Mountain Mike’s Pizza Restaurant Robbed At Knifepoint Tuesday Morning
Mountain Mike’s Pizza in Walnut Creek, 1817 Ygnacio Valley Rd., was robbed at knifepoint Tuesday morning – the suspect escaping with an undetermined amount of cash. The suspect, initially described as a black male in a dark jacket, ran from the scene and drove off in a white 2001 Ford Focus with “Modern Carpet Cleaning…
Read MorePre-Dawn Pursuit Wends Its Way Through 24/680, Lamorinda, Ends In Canyon
A seemingly innocuous contact with police turned into a high-speed Thunder Run through the 24/680 early Sunday, picking up officers from Lafayette and Moraga before ending near the Upper San Leandro Reservoir in Canyon. Lafayette Police Chief Ben Alldritt said his officers attempted to stop the vehicle, a 2006 750 series BMW, due to its high…
Read MoreArmed Robbery Suspect Arrested After Sheltering In Martinez Home Thursday
Police arrested a suspected armed robber who took shelter in a home on Begonia Court after leading officers on a brief chase Thursday night. Officers tracked and arrested the man, so far unnamed by police, after the suspect entered a home in the 100 block of Begonia around 7 p.m., a police helicopter providing overwatch…
Read MoreGame Camera Captures Image Of Mobile 24/680 Puma
The folks at San Ramon PD were sent this picture of a local mountain lion on the move yesterday – the picture itself snapped by a game camera on Dec. 28 of last year at around 8:30 p.m. in the Thomas Ranch area. Experts believe the male mountain lion weighs in at about 120 pounds.…
Read MoreArea Thieves Following Their Victims – Then Robbing Them
Can your shopping habits lead to your being victimized by criminals? Apparently, as one area police chief detailed an occurrence when crooks followed a Lafayette woman from the Walnut Creek Apple Store to a business in her hometown – waiting until she went inside to break into her car and steal two new laptops. Lafayette…
Read MoreCon Fire EMS Chief Charged With Embezzlement And Possession Of Controlled Substances
Martinez, Calif. – Due to the investigation by the Martinez Police Department, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charged 50-year-old Martinez resident Richard P. Stephenson with two felonies for embezzlement and two misdemeanor charges of possessing a controlled substance. The embezzlement charges relate to Mr. Stephenson stealing controlled substances belonging to the Contra Costa County…
Read MoreHead Of County Fire District’s Emergency Services Division Arrested For Possessing Narcotics
The man in charge of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District’s Emergency Medical Services division has been arrested for allegedly stealing a quantity of addictive narcotics from district drug lockers, police and district officials confirmed Tuesday. Martinez police officers arrested Richard Stephenson, 50, the district’s Chief of Emergency Medical Services, on Sunday morning on…
Read More*Poof* – Like That – And It’s Gone. San Ramon Car Burglars Work Quickly
Borrowing loosely from “The Usual Suspects,” we’ve applied a line in the movie to some home-grown video of a team of car burglars in action in San Ramon. We’ve been posting admonitions about just this sort of thing for weeks now but the hunting ground remains fertile and the hunters continue to come – not…
Read MorePedestrian Killed In Martinez Monday
Police in Martinez say a 75-year-old man was struck and killed by a car on Berrellesa at Green Street Monday, the responsible driver remaining on scene to speak with investigators. Officers were called to the location at 8:47 p.m. and found the victim down in the roadway. Life-saving measures were enacted and the victim, whose…
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