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Three Charged In San Ramon Jewelry Robbery
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – Three Bay Area men are facing serious felony charges after orchestrating a brazen armed robbery at a San Ramon jewelry store, stealing more than one million dollars in merchandise. The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office announced charges today against Michael Lamont Ray, Jr., 31, and…
Read MoreVIDEO: Robbery Crew Shoot Their Way Out Of San Ramon Jewelry Store Monday
Video from Monday’s bold blitz-style robbery at Heller Jewelry in San Ramon, Calif. Approximately 20 thieves, dressed as you see and wielding hammers, positioned stolen cars near the store before running inside and smashing their way into display counters, stuffing merchandise in bags and sacks before attempting to exit the store. The group found their…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Man Charged In Double Murder
Martinez, California – A 43-year-old Walnut Creek resident was charged by the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office in a double murder. Howard Wang will be arraigned at 1:30 pm on September 23rd in Contra Costa Superior Court in Martinez for the murder of his wife Linlin Guo, and mother-in-law, Beimin Cheng. The murders occurred on…
Read MoreThieves Scatter In Multiple Cars After Shots Fired, Six-Figure San Ramon Jewelry Robbery
A sizable team of thieves – all dressed in black and some wielding hammers – stole an estimated $100,000 in jewels and jewelry from the Heller Jewelry store in Bishop Ranch Monday, firing shots through the store’s security glass before scattering in multiple cars. Outnumbered police pursued a number of suspect vehicles, some of which…
Read MoreMonday Monday: Achy Quaky Start And, You’ve Been Flashed!
So there we were, in our jam jams with our rear flap down and ready for bed when the Five-O (that’s the police to you newbies) rolls into an Orinda neighborhood and brings in the drones and the dogs and a buncha Big Dudes all to take in a local chap who – it turns…
Read MoreWomen Found Dead In Walnut Creek Home Friday; Male Resident Arrested
Two women were found dead in a home in the 100 block of Kelobra Court in Walnut Creek early Friday – minutes after police responded to a call reporting a crime at the residence and after the home’s owner said he opened fire on an intruder dressed in all black as the man was trying…
Read MoreCaltrans Worker Killed In Martinez Construction Zone Wednesday
A Caltrans worker struck by a truck hauling asphalt in a construction closure on Highway 4 in Martinez Wednesday died later of injuries sustained in the collision. The worker was identified as Mahdi Khorram, 39, a Caltrans construction inspector, husband, and father a 3-year-old child. Khorram was struck at about 10:35 p.m. Wednesday at the…
Read MoreThree Men Wounded In Tuesday Night Shooting At Downtown Concord Parking Garage; Arrests Made
Authorities were notified of an apparent shooting at the New Muni parking garage in downtown Concord Tuesday after three men walked into a local hospital with gunshot wounds of varying severity. Victims, one with a wound to his lower extremities and another with an apparent grazing wound, walked into John Muir Concord health center at…
Read MoreSan Ramon Police Chief Denton Carlson Announces Retirement
San Ramon Police Chief Denton Carlson has announced his retirement, ending a career in law enforcement that spans more than 27 years, including more than two decades of service to the City of San Ramon. Chief Carlson will retire in December 2025, having served as the City’s fifth Chief of Police since his appointment in…
Read MoreDA Announces Settlement With C&H Sugar Company For Air Emission Violations
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton announced today (Tuesday, Sept. 16) a settlement with C&H Sugar Company Inc. for odor violations in 2022. The emissions violations by C&H Sugar occurred on various dates between September 8th and October 14th, 2022, at a wastewater treatment…
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