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Something 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…
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.…
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