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Fugitive 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…
Read MoreMartinez Police Seeking Two Men For Armed AT&T Store Robbery Tuesday
On Tuesday, 4/3/18, at about 12:02 pm, these two suspects robbed the AT&T Store located at 1150 Arnold Drive. One of the suspects produced a handgun and held the employees at gunpoint while the other suspect took a box of cellular telephones and an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspects then fled out of the…
Read MoreInterrupted Burglary In Lafayette Triggers Police Chase, Crash In Front Of Canyon Post Office Tuesday
A Lafayette homeowner arrived at her Los Palos Manor home Tuesday just in time to see a man she had never seen before running out of the residence and jump into a waiting car. Police converged on the area and quickly pinpointed a black ’97 Audi fleeing the area at speed, a pair of Moraga…
Read MoreThieves Steal Meds At Gunpoint From Danville CVS Tuesday, Escape In Prius
Danville police are searching for a man and woman who robbed a Danville CVS Pharmacy at 650 San Ramon Valley Blvd. Tuesday – displaying a black handgun to backup a demand for medication and escaping in a Toyota Prius. The robbery was reported at 8:11 a.m., with employees telling officers a white male wearing a…
Read MoreLocal Crime As Spectator Sport – Chases, Arrests Almost Commonplace
Dan Foscalina was out and about in Walnut Creek Friday night when he looked up to see local police chasing – and catching – two persons fleeing from the law on Broadway Plaza. He snapped a picture of the moment as officers cuffed the pair and led them away. And while we had several calls…
Read MoreAlamo Ace Hardware Stormed By Carload Of Crooks Thursday
A Hyundai Sonata with six people aboard stormed the Ace Hardware store at 3211 Danville Blvd in Alamo Thursday – the driver of the car threatening to run down store employees while the car’s five male occupants took items from the store before escaping. Witnesses reported that the dark green car was carrying blue and yellow…
Read MoreLafayette’s Planning Commission Gutted After Council Adopts New Conflict Of Interest Policy
A Lafayette City Council vote adopting a revised conflict of interest policy for Planning and Design Review Commissioners triggered the mass resignation of five of seven serving planning commissioners this week – making it impossible for the commission to achieve a quorum and leaving the city scrambling for a way to field a replacing body.…
Read MoreSan Ramon Man Charged With Multiple Sex Crimes Friday; PD Looking For Additional Victims
From the San Ramon Police Department: On March 16th, 2018, the San Ramon Police Department was made aware of a 46 year old San Ramon resident who allegedly committed lewd and lascivious acts on multiple juveniles. These unlawful acts were reported to have occurred over the past three years. After learning of the reported crimes,…
Read MoreNeither Rain, Nor Motion Sensors, Nor Lack Of Trunk Space Deter These San Ramon Package Thieves
San Ramon police and Windemere residents uploading video of nocturnal activities in the neighborhood overnight. Click the Big White Arrow to make it go.
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