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Gates? Check. Security? Yep. But Back Door To The Golf Course Opens For Blackhawk Burglars
Contra Costa County Sheriff’s investigators have released photos of men they say are apparently using the golf course at Blackhawk to enter homes in the gated community – with a total of eight homes raided by thieves since May. A sheriff’s spokesman said three homes were burglarized on the 4400 block of Deer Ridge Road,…
Read MoreMoraga Police Chase, Catch Motorcycle Thief Thursday Morning
A Moraga resident called police at 3:05 a.m. today, Thursday, to report that his motorcycle had just been stolen from the 300 block of Calle La Montana and was being driven away from the location. Moraga police immediately responded and an officer located the stolen motorcycle being driven on Campolindo Drive. The officer attempted to…
Read MoreDriver Strays On Pleasant Hill Road Thursday – Splinters Power Poles, Blacks Out Neighborhood
Walnut Creek police are investigating a single car crash on Pleasant Hill Road in front of the Palos Verdes mall after the driver smashed through a series of power poles, knocking out power to the surrounding neighborhood. About 2,000 people were still without power at about 3:20 p.m., with readers saying their lights flickered and…
Read MoreWalnut Creek City Worker Saves Tree-Topping Kitty Cat!
There was a bit of aerial derring-do on N. Main Street in Walnut Creek Tuesday as kind-hearted onlookers discussed the best ways to bring down a mewling scaredy cat who had sought refuge in the top of a tree. Fire Department passed. The Old Tuna Can at the bottom of the Tree, Leave Cat Alone…
Read MoreFatal Auto Vs. Pedestrian Collision On Moraga Road In Lafayette Monday
A pedestrian struck by a passing truck in the area of Moraga Road at Moraga Boulevard Monday died from injuries suffered in that collision. The victim, identified as Sui Yuen, 60, of Lafayette, was taken to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek immediately after the collision occurred at 1:31 p.m., but was later pronounced…
Read MoreOne Dead, Two Injured In Pleasant Hill Crash Saturday
One man died and another was seriously injured in a rollover crash reported at Taylor Boulevard and Withers Avenue – near Dinosaur Hill – in the city of Pleasant Hill Saturday. Taylor Boulevard remains closed as this is written (12:28 p.m.) as officers investigate the cause of the crash. Pleasant Hill police and the California…
Read MoreBART Police Investigating Thursday Night Strongarm Robbery At Orinda Station Parking Lot
BART police confirmed Friday that they are investigating the robbery of a man who told officers he was walking to his car in the central parking lot of Orinda station at 11:23 p.m. Thursday when he was approached by two men in their early 20s who asked him “for a ride” before knocking him to…
Read MoreSkeletal 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…
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