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String Of Car Fires Continues; Orinda Incident Unrelated – Investigators Say
An undetermined number of car fires reported in the 24/680 area and beyond and ranging as far back as earlier this year are related, Contra Costa County Fire Investigators have determined, and they are asking for help in tracking down the person or persons responsible. Investigators said the exact number of suspicious fires is unknown,…
Read MoreAround The 24/680: Ducking Drones, Sex Shoppe Gear, And Serial Arsonists
It has been an exhausting week. Costco case-crackers. Traffic-jamming crashes. Errant doctors and landscapers, grifters, and more. We’ve been out and about, careful not to step on the cracks lest things get worse, and trying to keep up with goings-on around our towns and cities. And we have to say things have been… odd… out…
Read MoreJohn Muir Physician Arrested After Alleged Sexual Battery Of Patient
Detectives from the Special Victims Unit of the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division on Monday arrested 36-year-old Rajesh Kumar Singla of Milpitas for multiple counts of sexual assault charges, according to information released by the sheriff’s office. Investigators said Singla is a family medicine doctor and a member of the John Muir…
Read MoreStore Employees Break Up Attempted Jewelry Robbery At Danville Costco Monday
One of three men who allegedly attempted to smash their way into the jewelry cases of the Danville Costco store on Fostoria Way tonight, Monday, is in custody after he was tackled and taken down by store employees. Police Chief Steve Simpkins said the trio entered the store at approximately 8:55 p.m. with one of the suspects,…
Read MoreRogue Contractor Extradited Back To California; Alleged Victims Await Court Appearance
A renegade contractor-landscaper who allegedly bilked victims from Lamorinda to San Jose out of tens of thousands of dollars has been returned to California after his arrest in Medford, Oregon last month. Authorities in Medford said Adan Contreras-Rivas was engaged in a fraudulent landscaping enterprise when he was arrested in their city last month. Allegations that…
Read MoreLarkey Park Murder Suspect In Custody, Martinez Slowly Returning To Normal
A Contra Costa County SWAT team has taken the man suspected of gunning down a woman he had been seeing during a broad daylight shooting at Walnut Creek’s Larkey Park into custody. The suspect has been identified as Gregory Prokopowicz, 38. His victim was identified Friday by police as 47-year-old Roselyn Policarpio, who had addresses in Martinez…
Read MoreStandoff Between Larkey Park Murder Suspect And Regional SWAT Team Continues Into Friday
The standoff between a 38-year-old man believed to have gunned down a woman in broad daylight in Walnut Creek’s Larkey Park continued into its second day Friday as a regional SWAT team surrounded the suspect’s gray Mercedes on Arnold Drive in Martinez. NEWS24/680 is not identifying the man at this time. Investigators said he had…
Read MoreWoman Murdered At Larkey Park In Walnut Creek Thursday; Gunman Drives Away
UPDATE 8:55 p.m: Negotiators from the regional police special weapons team are talking by phone with a man detectives believe was responsible for this afternoon’s killing in Larkey Park. The man, who is known to police, is currently believed to be sitting in a car at Howe and Old Orchard roads in Martinez, alternately holding a gun to…
Read MoreSan Ramon Teen Arrested After Early-Morning Pursuit Wednesday
A 15-year-old San Ramon youth was arrested after a high-speed pursuit and brief foot chase ended on Deerwood Place at approximately 12:15 a.m. Wednesday. San Ramon Police Lt. Denton Carlson reported that one of the department’s officers “got a hit on his automated license plate reader (ALPR) of a stolen vehicle,” reported stolen out of…
Read MoreDanville License Plate Reading System Leads To Arrest Of Lafayette Robbery Suspect
A chance license plate alert by the Town of Danville’s Automatic License Plate Reader system (ALPR) led to the arrest of a man wanted for strong arm robbery in Lafayette Thursday afternoon. Danville police were on patrol at approximately 4:47 pm when their ALPR system “read” the plate of a vehicle used earlier during a…
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