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Youth Rams San Ramon Big 5 Sporting Goods, Leads Police On Chase Wednesday
Employees of the Big 5 Sporting Goods Store on Crow Canyon Place in San Ramon got an unexpected visitor Wednesday evening when a young man allegedly rammed the store in a car before speeding off with police in pursuit. The bizarre incident got underway at 9:45 p.m. when the driver of the car allegedly accelerated…
Read MoreSearch On For Gunman Who Robbed San Ramon Credit Union Wednesday
San Ramon police are attempting to locate a man they say held up the Pacific Service Credit Union branch at 2005 Crow Canyon Place Wednesday afternoon. The robbery occurred at about 4:57 p.m. and is believed to be the latest in a string of stickups carried out by the same man. Police provided several photos…
Read MoreSuspects In Pleasant Hill Murder Arrested – Alleged Gunman Flees After Cross-State, 120mph Pursuit
Investigators tracking a man believed linked to the April 7 robbery leading to the murder of Oshry Elor, 23, of Pleasant Hill got the break they were looking for Monday when police in Arizona attempted to stop a car carrying Luther Lee, 24, of Columbus, Georgia, on Interstate 40. Arizona State Troopers spotted the car…
Read MoreCHP Arrests Alleged DUI Driver On Murder Charge
From the Contra Costa County CHP office: On 3/23/18, at about 11:43pm, a two vehicle crash occurred on SR-4 eastbound, just west of Willow Pass Road, causing major injuries to the parties in a Ford Escape. The party from the other vehicle, a Ford Transit, was not injured. The two female passengers from the Escape…
Read MoreMan Shot, Killed During Marijuana Robbery In Pleasant Hill Saturday Night
Pleasant Hill police responding to a report of a man with gunshot wounds found a man who had been shot multiple times inside a residence in the 2100 block of Norse Drive late Saturday night. Although lifesaving measures were taken, the man was declared dead shortly after the call was received at 11:14 p.m. Preliminary…
Read MoreNeighborhood Feud Ends With Stabbing, Arrest In Blackhawk Wednesday Night
A feud between neighbors living on Conifer Terrace in Blackhawk escalated and ended violently Wednesday night, with deputy sheriff’s reporting one neighbor stabbed and a second in custody. Sheriff’s spokesman Jimmy Lee detailed much of the incident in a release issued by the department Friday, saying that a dispute between neighbors heightened until deputies were…
Read MoreSomething Goes Bang In The Middle Of The Night In Lafayette Friday
A very busy night in the 24/680 was punctuated by calls and other reports of a loud explosion in downtown Lafayette shortly after midnight. Although several people actually went out to pinpoint the origin of the blast, no source was found at press time. Several readers remarked about hearing the blast on our Facebook page…
Read MoreSheriff’s Deputy Arrested For Unlawful Sex With An Inmate
Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff have arrested Contra Costa Deputy Sheriff Patrick Morseman for unlawful sex with an inmate. On Tuesday, the Office of the Sheriff immediately launched an investigation after receiving allegations of unlawful sex acts with two female county inmates committed by Morseman at the West County Detention…
Read MoreFugitive Minister Convicted Of Child Molestation In 2017 Returned To The U.S. For Sentencing
A fugitive minister who preached at churches in Martinez and Pleasant Hill while engaged in a sexual relationship with an underage girl has been returned for sentencing in the United States after fleeing to Mexico following his conviction on child molestation charges last year. Fernando Maldonado has been extradited back to the U.S. from Mexico…
Read MoreDigiBites: Prepare For The Coming Storm With Chef Charlie’s Chicken Tortilla Soup!
My goal as a chef and teacher, is to get more people cooking, more often. This means that I create recipes that are – just by name – irresistible, and this is one of them! There are countless variation of the this soup. Mine has all the best ingredients and flavors to make this a…
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