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LAFAYETTE: Mexican Colonial Masterpiece Rescued From Under Local Couch
An 18th century painting produced by the most accomplished Mexican artist of his age and lost over intervening decades has been located and recovered from its resting place: under Christina Jones Janssen’s couch in Lafayette. Miguel Cabrera’s long lost De Español y Morisca; Albina – number 6 in an allegorical series of paintings done by the artist in Mexico…
Read MoreMORAGA: Rare Street Robbery Rattles Little Moraga
In a criminal act rare for Moraga, two of three men who had apparently been riding through town in a search for a victim confronted and robbed a woman walking on Camino Ricardo at Danefield Place Monday evening – taking her purse and escaping in a black Mercedes with tinted windows. The incident was the…
Read MoreLAFAYETTE: Police Describe Takeover-Style Robbery Of Trader Joe’s
Lafayette police described the takeover-style robbery of the Lafayette Trader Joe’s store Saturday night, saying three suspects succeeded in robbing the store without displaying a weapon or firing a shot.
Read MoreALAMO: Home Invasion Robbery On Crest Avenue
At least three men, believed to be carrying “rifles” of unknown type, entered an Alamo home early Wednesday, threatened the occupants and demanded valuables before getting away with some of the occupant’s belongings, a sheriff’s spokesman said Wednesday.
Read MoreMARTINEZ: Former CHP Officer Pleads Guilty To Phone Cracking Charges
Former California Highway Patrol officer Sean Harrington pleaded no contest Tuesday to two felony counts of searching the cell phones of female DUI suspects and covertly forwarding intimate photos of the women to himself and other officers.
Read MoreLAMORINDA: High-Pressure Sales Teams Flood Neighborhoods; Sent Packing
Teams of organized, highly mobile and extremely aggressive salespeople descended on Moraga and Lafayette again Tuesday, inspiring the wrath of homeowners unused to their techniques and attracting the attention of police.
Read MoreOne Cyclist Killed, Two More Injured On Danville To Dublin Loop Bicycle Ride
A Dublin bicyclist was killed and two others injured when their group reportedly ran into a large water truck during a weekend fun run from Danville to Dublin and back. Friends of the cycling group say another member was killed on the same ride in 2006. Saturday’s accident was reported at 9:45 a.m. on Highland…
Read MoreLAFAYETTE: Burglars Operating Remotely In Happy Valley
Thieves rifling unlocked cars in Happy Valley weren’t happy with the usual haul of spare bridge change, sunglasses and the occasional electronic device – they took the garage door openers, too, and came back later for more.
Read MoreMORAGA: Zero Blower Thirty Wake-Up Call Prompts Civilian Blowback
How early is too early to fire up a leaf blower in Leafy Lamorinda? Some locals have an idea there shouldn’t be any blowing in town before 8 a.m. Some landscapers/maintenance crews, apparently, have an entirely different view.
Read MoreWALNUT CREEK: Men Burned In Hash Lab Fire Too Critical To Talk, Police Say
Two men critically burned when the apartment they were allegedly using to process hash oil caught fire and exploded in a conflagration that rendered the six-unit structure uninhabitable are too injured to speak with investigators about the incident and probably will not be able to for some time to come, Walnut Creek police said Monday.
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