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Lafayette PD Links Danville Burglary Suspect To Local “Hot Prowl” Burglary; Property Recovered
From the Lafayette PD: On Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 6:10 a.m. LPD Officers were dispatched to a home in the 3400 Block of Hamlin Road for the report of a residential burglary. Upon the arrival of officers, they found that sometime during the night unknown suspect(s) had entered the occupied home and removed items…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Man Arrested For Danville Residential Burglary Wednesday
A 27 year old Walnut Creek man is in custody following an early morning residential burglary in Danville Wednesday morning. At approximately 6 a.m., Danville Police were called to a home on Savona Ct. on a report of a subject entering a home. Danville Police Chief Allan Shields said the homeowner called 911 immediately, then…
Read MoreOrinda PD Tracks, Arrests Wilder Mailbox Raider
Orinda police detectives were able to post a satisfying victory in their seemingly endless effort combatting package thieves and mail raiders last week – digging up sufficient evidence to arrest a 27-year-old Antioch man after an earlier incident at Wilder. Police said Eric Meals was allegedly captured on video while burglarizing mailboxes at the development.…
Read MoreSFPD Officer Shoots Himself When Stopped By Police In Richmond Monday
A San Francisco police officer shot and killed himself in his car after he was stopped by Richmond police in a parking lot at Hilltop Mall Monday. The officer, identified as Antonio Cacatian of Richmond, was stopped by police in that city at approximately 1:30 p.m. A Richmond police spokesman said that after the traffic…
Read MoreDriver Treated After Chain Reaction Crash On Highway 24 Sunday
A local motorist is undergoing for a possible broken leg this morning after a grinding crash on Highway 24 at Pleasant Hill Road Sunday night scattered car parts across much of the freeway and prompted the California Highway Patrol to close much of the freeway until debris could be removed. Officer Nathan Johnson said the…
Read MoreThings Going Bump In The Night Turn Out To Be Two Guys On The Prowl In Walnut Creek Friday
A resident in Walnut Creek’s Pheasant Run neighborhood heard something or someone moving hear his home at 6 a.m. Friday and, after alerting his family and illuminating the household, apparently managed to scare off the trespassers. A check of his camera system turned up this video snippet and it makes you wonder what two guys…
Read MoreCoffee Shop Thieves Snatch Purse From Lafayette Starbucks Customer Wednesday
Lafayette police are investigating the latest in a current string of thefts from area coffee shops – this time after a purse was taken from its owner at a Starbucks location in the 3300 block of Mt. Diablo Boulevard Wednesday afternoon. Officers were dispatched to the coffee shop at 2:29 p.m., learning that a thief…
Read MoreSheriff Investigating Shooting Death In Unincorporated Martinez; Concord Man Held
On Saturday at about 8:30 PM, Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a “medical police” call at a residence on the 1200 block of Santa Fe Avenue in unincorporated Martinez. The caller stated a person was accidentally shot. Deputies arrived at the scene and discovered a woman identified as Pacheco resident Juanita Buechner, 58, suffering from a…
Read MoreSuspects Fleeing South On I680 Collide With Innocent Driver At Speeds Topping 100mph
A car fleeing from a Danville police unit and a sheriff’s deputy in the Danville area hopped onto southbound Interstate 680 at 12:20 p.m. Thursday and, after accelerating away at speeds well in excess of 100mph – collided with another car near the Sycamore Valley exit. The occupants of the wanted Chrysler 300 were treated…
Read MoreFormer Oakland Fire Captain – And Lafayette Resident – Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Child Pornography
From the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office: On Tuesday December 5th, 2017, Richard Chew, a 58-year-old resident of Lafayette, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. As a result of his guilty plea, Chew was sentenced to 150 days in jail, three years of probation and was ordered to register as…
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