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Suspect Identified In 1985 Danville Cold Case
Announcement from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff: Homicide Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff have identified a suspect in the September 20, 1985 killing of 57-year-old Virginia Vincent. On that day, a concerned neighbor found Vincent’s body in her apartment in Danville and notified police. It was later determined that…
Read MoreFormer Moraga Town Council Member Jeanette Fritzky Dead At 63
Jeanette Fritzky, who stepped down from the Moraga Town Council in August as she fought lung cancer, died Friday after her battle with the disease. She was 63. In July, following her diagnosis, Fritzky wrote in a letter she posted on the town’s website: “I find that I no longer have the energy, will or…
Read MoreMoraga Ponders Plan For Dual Roundabouts On St. Mary’s Road
In their ongoing effort to calm local traffic and keep us from smacking into one another on such a regular basis, our city fathers and mothers are at work finding new and innovative ways to save us from ourselves while making sure we and all those new drivers they say are on the way (gulp)…
Read MoreFormer Walnut Creek Middle School Teacher Gets 25 Years To Life For Child Molestation
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – On September 27, 2018, Michael Bartel, a 34-year-old resident of Martinez and former teacher plead guilty in Contra Costa County Superior Court to four counts of child molestation. By his guilty plea, Bartel admitted that between May 14, 2016 and November 3, 2017, he engaged in…
Read MoreSuspect In Custody After Police Chase From Lafayette To Orinda’s CalShakes Thursday
An apparent attempt to contact an individual in his car in Lafayette at around 6:35 a.m. Thursday sparked an apparently aggressive, high-speed chase that eventually went to ground when the suspect abandoned his Nissan on Highway 24 near the CalShakes Theater in Orinda and fled into the area on foot. Orinda Police Chief Mark Nagel…
Read MoreOrinda PD Checking La Cresta Road After Mountain Lion Sighting
UPDATE: 6:45 p.m. – Police have suspended their search for this critter and a sheriff’s helicopter orbiting the area has moved along. So has the cat, apparently. Let’s hope. ORIGINAL POST: Police are currently (6:17 p.m.) in the area of La Cresta Road in Orinda after a neighbor reported seeing a mountain lion in the…
Read MoreTrio Arrested After Robbery At Alamo Bank Tuesday
Sheriff’s deputies responding to reports of a robbery underway at a bank in Alamo Plaza, 3100 block of Danville Boulevard, at around 4:08 p.m. Tuesday were furnished descriptions of the suspects and a license plate number upon arrival, police said Wednesday. Local law enforcement was notified of the incident and a Contra Costa County deputy…
Read MoreLEO’s And Lasers And Bears, Oh My!
A busy couple of days in the 24/680 these last 48 hours with spot fires popping up, investigator’s eyebrows going up, handcuffs going on, bad guys acting up and our blood pressure spiking as we try to fit it all in. Apparently, a good portion of our readership saw some part of an Alamo robbery,…
Read MoreEmployee Of Walnut Creek School Arrested – Multiple Felony Counts Of Child Molestation
Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division have arrested 71-year-old Enrique Pina of Walnut Creek for numerous felony counts of child molestation, a sheriff’s office spokesman said in a written announcement. Investigators following up on a report of the molestation of a minor child were able to confirm the victim’s…
Read MoreFirefighters Battle House Fire On Alfred Avenue In Walnut Creek Tuesday
A fire originally reported in the garage of a two-story home in the 1000 block of Alfred Avenue spread to the interior of the home and prompted a full response from area firefighters Tuesday. The fire was reported at 4:19 p.m. with firefighters reporting heavy smoke and flame upon arrival. A department spokesman said all…
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