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Suspect 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…
Read MoreMan Arrested On Suspicion Of Arson After Recent Fires In San Ramon
From Lt. Cary Goldberg, San Ramon PD: On Sunday, 09/23/18, and Monday, 09/24/18, two separate vegetation fires occurred in San Ramon near Pradera Way, in the open hills. The fire that occurred on Sunday was located within the city limits of San Ramon. The fire that occurred Monday was determined to have been started in…
Read MoreLafayette City Manager Steven Falk Announces Resignation Monday
Lafayette City Manager Steven Falk announced his resignation at a City Council meeting Monday night. In a brief farewell note he wrote: Friends, colleagues, co-workers— There’s a country music lyric for everything so, to quote the late Hank Snow, “I’m movin’ on!” At the beginning of this evening’s City Council meeting I announced that: It…
Read MoreNew Fire Flares In San Ramon Monday – Near Yesterday’s Fire Scene – Arson Suspected
After a smoky and highly visible brush fire caught resident’s attention and prompted a few evacuations in San Ramon Sunday another blaze, not far away from yesterday’s blaze at Bollinger and Crow Canyon – flared up today. A considerable firefighting force is mustering to put this one down and apparatus has maneuvered into position on…
Read MoreDNA Unveils NorCal Rapist Suspect – Hiding In Plain Sight
Authorities in Sacramento Friday announced another stunning revelation in their effort to solve high profile cold cases – this time naming a 58-year-old UC Berkeley employee as their chief suspect in the so-called NorCal Rapist case. It was Roy Charles Waller, 58, a married man living in Benicia and working as a safety specialist in…
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