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Moraga PD Arrest 15-Year-Old Tuesday – Suspected Of String Of Residential Burglaries
Moraga Police, in what their acting chief called “an extensive and ongoing investigation,” arrested a 15-year-old youth living in the Carroll Ranch area investigators say is responsible for four residential burglaries and one attempted burglary last week. The youth, whose name has not been given due to his age, was arrested shortly after a neighbor in…
Read MoreLamorinda, BART PD Track, Taser, Capture Suspected Burglars In Lafayette Early Thursday – Get Carjackers Instead
Police sealed off a section of Golden Gate Way in Lafayette early Thursday after two men – believed connected to the previous day’s burglary spree in Moraga and Orinda – were spotted allegedly attempting to burglarize a car along Mt. Diablo Blvd. Instead, further investigation revealed the two men taken into custody before dawn were not…
Read MorePolitical Stances Carried To Local Extremes This Election Year, It Seems
No matter your position or your thoughts about a particular candidate this election year the odds are fairly certain there is someone in the 24/680 who has a different view – and is willing to press the issue when aroused. We’ve heard of Trump bumper stickers altered or removed entirely by folks making midnight political…
Read MoreBurglary Flurry Hits Little Moraga Wednesday; Two Break-Ins While Occupants Are Home
Lamorinda police but Moraga PD in particular spent much of Wednesday dealing with an apparent burglary swarm in the area, with burglars hitting four homes in Moraga – two while the occupants were present. Two more burglaries were reported in Orinda, one of them while a woman was at home with her child. The residential…
Read MoreShooting/Stabbing On Shell Avenue In Martinez Tuesday – Two Wounded
County sheriff’s deputies and Martinez police are on the scene of a shooting with at least two people hit on Shell Ave. near Orchard Lane. The Office of the Sheriff reported that a sheriff’s CASE (Contra Costa County Anti-Violence Support Effort) team was attempting to serve a search warrant at a residence on the 1300 block…
Read MoreOrinda Police Arrest Oakland Man In Tuesday Morning Arms Theft
Orinda police are currently processing a car and questioning a suspect in an early morning break-in on Underhill Rd. in which a “significant” number of weapons were reportedly stolen. Police responded to the area after a homeowner reported someone attempting to enter the residence at approximately 7:32 a.m. Officers drove up to the house to…
Read MoreHuman Trafficking Case Uncovered After Pleasant Hill Home Exposed As Brothel
Pleasant Hill police have broken up what they say was an Internet-promoted brothel operating from a suburban Pleasant Hill home, arresting the resident of the home on suspicion of Human Trafficking charges. Police arrested Dominic Salazar, 54, of Pleasant Hill after undercover officers gained entry to the home at 555 Mesa Verde Place and interviewed several women…
Read MoreFBI Still Hunting “Golden State Killer” – Reward, Social Media Used To Help Solve Cold Case
Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, and Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department held a press conference to announce the launch of a reward and national campaign to help identify the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer, a violent serial burglar, rapist, and murderer who terrorized multiple communities in…
Read MoreCrime Down Overall In Lamorinda – BART Parking Lots Continue To Be Hunting Ground For Thieves
Despite downward trending crime statistics reported throughout Lamorinda six months into 2016, locals losing catalytic converters – or cars – in the local BART parking lots are convinced work needs to be done. Local police confirm reports of at least two catalytic convertor thefts at Orinda BART and two more in Lafayette – with replacements…
Read MoreSan Ramon Valley High Senior Severely Injured In Swimming Accident Thursday
Classmates and family friends of 18-year-old San Ramon Valley High School Senior Jake Javier turned out in support of the popular student athlete after he sustained a severe head injury while swimming at a home on Estates Drive in Danville Thursday. Javier, who friends said was looking forward to starting college at Cal Poly and…
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