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Skeletal Remains Found In Moraga Traced To Missing Lafayette Man
Skeletal remains discovered by a hiker and recovered by Moraga police and county evidence technicians in a remote region on the Moraga/Lafayette border have been identified as those of a Lafayette man reported by his family as missing in 1998. Moraga Police Chief Jon King said the skeletal remains, found in the open space east…
Read MoreFatal Accident After Jeep Crashes Into Power Pole At Monte Vista High In Danville Tuesday
Police and firefighters and even a team of nearby lifeguards attempted to aid a driver who may have suffered a medical event before his jeep struck a power pole near Monte Vista High School in Danville Tuesday morning. The crash was reported at around 10:35 a.m. and involved a Jeep driven by Danville resident Anthony…
Read MoreMoraga Officers Tase, Pepper Spray Two During Attempt To Serve Arrest Warrant Friday
Two people were arrested after a protracted battle with Moraga police officers attempting to serve an arrest warrant at a residence in the 300 block of Rheem Boulevard July 14. Officers went to an apartment in the area at 11:52 p.m. that evening to serve the warrant, police say, but encountered two subjects (41-year-old Angela…
Read MoreGunmen Invade Walnut Creek Home Monday; Confront Family
Walnut Creek police are investigating an armed, home invasion robbery at a residence in the 2800 block of Oak Grove Road Monday, during which two armed men reportedly made off with a safe from the home. Investigators said two men, both brandishing handguns, entered the home at around 8:50 a.m. and confronted the residents –…
Read MoreThree-Alarm Fire Consumes Office Building On Lafayette Circle Thursday
About 50 firefighters and officers battled a fast-moving 3-alarm structure fire at Lafayette Circle and Whitten Lane Thursday morning, an office cluster housing the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, La Finestra restaurant as well as nine other local businesses. Firefighters are declaring the building at 100 Lafayette Circle a total loss. Business owners and neighbors drifted…
Read MoreSan Ramon Walgreens Robber Demanded Opioid, Police Say
The lone gunman who entered the San Ramon Valley Boulevard Walgreens store early Wednesday put his pistol on the pharmacy counter and demanded Buprenorphine, an opioid used to treat opioid addiction and pain, according to police. Investigators said the armed robber entered the store at 8:03 a.m., produced the gun and made off with about…
Read MoreThe News Must Go On – And It Does! We Catch Up…
Prior to taking a little time off we put a picture of the above vehicle, shown on the left, then believed to be a Volkswagen Passat and used in a Lafayette armed robbery, out to the readership for a little armchair detective work and – once again – you guys came through like the champs…
Read More“Calling All Car…”-Lovers – Can You ID This Car?
We know you’re all out there knocking back a few Freedom Dogs and a Pinot today but the on-duty crew at Lafayette PD was hoping our volunteer crime lab would take a moment to help ID the make, model, year of this car – which the PD folks believe is a VW Passat, but… And,…
Read MoreOrinda Teen In Custody After Allegedly Assaulting Worker At Moraga Taco Bell Sunday
An Orinda teen who allegedly assaulted a worker at the Moraga Taco Bell location on Moraga Road Sunday is in custody and facing a charge of aggravated assault after witnesses said he jumped the counter at the business and began throwing punches. The unnamed worker was hospitalized as a result of the assault, according to…
Read MoreLafayette Man Pistol Whipped, Robbed Outside His Home Friday
Lafayette police are searching for two men, at least one of them believed to be armed, who allegedly beat and robbed a man outside his home during an aborted attempt at an online auto sale Friday morning. A Rolex watch and cell phone were believed taken during the incident, which occurred at about 10:30 a.m.…
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