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Sideshow Participant Charged With Attempted Murder Of A Police Officer
The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has filed multiple felony charges against Juan Noel Vargas and Genesis Castaneda stemming from a incident during a street sideshow in Richmond January 28. Charges against Vargas, who was driving at the time of the incident, include Attempted Murder of a Police Officer and Assault with a Deadly Weapon.…
Read MoreDriver Killed After Olympic Blvd. Crash Sunday; Wife Injured
A single-car crash reported on our Facebook page as it happened Sunday morning ended tragically after the driver was pronounced dead of his injuries at John Muir Medical Center – his wife left hospitalized with serious injuries. The crash occurred at 10:44 a.m. when the couple’s Honda CRV drifted inexplicably off Olympic Boulevard as it…
Read MoreConcord Man Arrested After Wild Day In San Ramon Friday
In the latest in a recent series of incidents leaving San Ramon residents incredulous a Concord man was apprehended by police after fleeing from officers attempting to stop him for speeding, crashing his car into a home, and then running from officers closing in on the crash site. According to a release issued by San…
Read MoreSan Ramon Police Name Suspect In Attempted Murder, Conspiracy Case Stemming From Jan. 18 Discovery On Minerva Way
San Ramon police say a 21-year-old San Leandro man is believed to be behind the discovery of a bullet-pocked car found abandoned on Minerva Way Jan. 18 and that they have obtained a warrant for his arrest. In a release issued Wednesday by San Ramon Police Lt. Cary Coldberg, investigators name Trevor Michael Berryman of…
Read MoreDUI Driver Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For San Ramon Crash
The wife of an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to seven years in prison after she was convicted of vehicular manslaughter following the 2016 collision that killed a 3-year-old boy. Yarenit Malihan had pleaded guilty in the case to vehicular manslaughter with multiple victim enhancements. She was sentenced Friday in Contra Costa County…
Read MoreBusy Day For San Ramon Police Leads To Karmic Bad Luck Day For Parolee
Deep readers of this site know that things were hopping in the 24/680 on January 18 and we were trying to cover it all. As usual, however, some of those stories just didn’t come together until later. We were focused on the discovery of a car found on Minerva Way earlier in the day (shown),…
Read MoreHit And Run Driver Brings Samaritan, Moraga PD On The Run Sunday
In a busy day for Moraga police, officers called out to help investigate the death of a man found dead inside a home on Hetfield Place were called on again after receiving reports of an individual who had collided with at least one other car on Rimer Drive. Officers responding to neighborhood calls of a…
Read MoreDeadly Two-Alarm Fire Burns Through Martinez Apartments Saturday
A neighbor’s call brought firefighters on the run Saturday after a lethal fire broke out in a series of apartments at 98 Farm Lane in Martinez. Firefighters were met by significant smoke and flame and were almost immediately made aware that a resident was down inside the home. Heavy flames burned through the second floor…
Read MoreFormer Walnut Creek Resident Convicted Of Commercial Bribery In Housing Scam Targeting Russian Immigrants
A former Walnut Creek resident has been convicted of commercial bribery after subletting affordable apartments at market prices and extracting payments from immigrants eager to find local housing. Aziz Artykov, 50, a former resident of the Avalon Bay Walnut Creek Apartments, was found guilty of bribing a former Avalon Bay employee in charge of Avalon’s…
Read MoreLone Gunman Robs Moraga Safeway Thursday
Moraga police are investigating an armed robbery at the Moraga Safeway store on Moraga Way Thursday, asking for anyone who may have witnessed the crime to contact their agency with that information. Police said a lone, masked gunman entered the store at approximately 7:55 p.m., pointed a gun at a clerk and demanded money. The…
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