Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Medicines Linked To Overdoses In Contra Costa County

Press Release issued Wednesday by Contra Costa Health Services: Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) urges county residents not to buy or use prescription drugs except from licensed pharmacies after receiving several reports of overdose believed to involve counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills. No deaths have been linked to the cases. CCHS’s Public Health Division has received four…

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Lafayette Police Credit The Readership For Contributions To Crimefighting Efforts

In a totally unexpected but really nice moment before the Lafayette City Council tonight, Monday, Police Chief Eric Christensen singled out our readership for their contributions to this site and for effectively providing their local police department with usable information the chief said has helped keep the community safe from crime on several occasions. Prior…

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Antioch Woman Arrested After Nanny Cam Incident; Parents Witness Assault Remotely

Danville police are investigating a disturbing case of child abuse recorded by an in-home “Nanny Cam” and witnessed remotely by the child’s parents. Officers were dispatched to a home on Bordeaux Ct at 2:32 p.m. Monday after receiving the parent’s report of a caregiver abusing an infant. Investigation revealed that the parents saw the caregiver strike and shake…

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Press Release: San Ramon Sex Ring Operators Indicted By Grand Jury

Released by the District Attorney’s Office Monday:  (Martinez, California) – On April 18, 2016, A Contra Costa County Criminal Grand Jury indicted James Joseph Jr. and Avisa Lavassani for multiple counts of human trafficking, kidnap for rape and rape.  Their human trafficking operation involved a 14 year sex trafficking ring, spanning numerous states, and centering…

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Pleasant Hill-Martinez Minister Arrested For Sex With Minor

Press Release issued by Martinez PD: Martinez, Ca – Monday, April 18, 2016, Martinez Police Department took a report of a female juvenile that had been sexually assaulted by a 29 year old male over a three year period. Detectives from Martinez Police and Pleasant Hill Police investigated the allegations which ultimately led to the arrest…

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It’s Official, Moraga – We’re A Disaster Area!

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued a proclamation Tuesday declaring storm-related damage to roads and highways as an existing State of Emergency – a move covering the mounting cost of repairs to Moraga’s landmark sinkhole. The governor issued the proclamation Tuesday, naming Contra Costa and several other counties sustaining damage during our recent rainfall as…

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Lafayette Police Treating Rosedale Avenue Death As “Suspicious”

Police in Lafayette are looking into aspects of the death of a 66-year-old woman they found during a welfare check on Rosedale Avenue Wednesday night. Officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Rosedale around 7:32 p.m. to check on a person a relative had told them had not responded to attempts by a relative…

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