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DA Files Additional Charges Against Infamous Convicted Kidnapper

From the Office of the District Attorney Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has filed a three-count felony complaint against a convicted kidnapper and rapist whose crimes include a high-profile case featured in a documentary series. Matthew Daniel Muller, 47, is currently serving a 40-year federal prison sentence in Tucson, Arizona, for…

Tesla Found On Fire In Martinez Sunday; Possible Arson

Passersby reported a Model S Tesla smoking and apparently on fire in the Martinez WalMart parking lot Sunday, firefighters arriving quickly to extinguish a blaze in the passenger compartment while investigators tracked reports of someone possibly setting the fire intentionally. The vehicle was reported burning at 2:58 p.m., moments after investigators were notified that a…

One Dead In Del Valle Regional Park Crash Saturday

A 17-year-old male died when their BMW 535i struck a tree near the entrance to Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore Saturday, the vehicle catching fire after impact. California Highway Patrol officers responded to reports of a solo-vehicle crash involving a driver speeding on Del Valle Road south of Mendenhall Road in unincorporated Livermore at…

Thursday Catch-Up – Back On The Beat

And we’re back after a pleasant Holiday interlude. And just in time, too, judging from the look of things. With the world all teetery and tipping on its axis – our plot of Paradise here in “The Numbers” has not been without its share of weirdness and travail. SWAT operators suited up to take a…

Spectacular Crash Marks Arrival Of New Year In Pacheco

A driver left Pacheco Boulevard at high speed as 2025 approached, sheared a high pressure hydrant, flew at least 300 feet through the air and landed more than 30 feet down in The Grayson Creek Flood Control Channel overnight. Firefighters rescued the driver – in critical condition but alive – and an investigation into the…

Man Robbed, Pepper-Sprayed Outside Walnut Creek Bank Monday

A local man making a cash drop at PNC Bank, 1101 S. California Boulevard in Walnut Creek Monday told police he was intercepted by a man who robbed and them pepper-sprayed him after showing him a pistol. The incident, reported at approximately 2:27 p.m., drew a significant police response. The suspect, described only as a…

Juveniles Arrested After Concord Armed Robbery Sunday

We Flashed word of a possible armed robbery in Concord Sunday night, subscribers reporting police activity in the area of Pacheco Street and Mt. Diablo Street with arrests underway. Our information was that the incident occurred at approximately 8:35pm but police on Monday put the time at 9p.m., confirming that they had been dispatched to…

Teen Killed, Another Arrested In Newell Avenue Crash

UPDATED: Monday, Dec. 30 3:50pm A 15-year-old boy was killed in a pre-dawn crash at Newell Avenue and S. California Boulevard in Walnut Creek early Sunday, the boy’s 17-year-old cousin reportedly staying behind to give an account to police while three other occupants of the car ran from the scene. The victim, identified as Gerardo…

ScreenShots: “C’est Vous, Monsieur Spade?”

So we take craggy faced Sam spade out of San Francisco, move him to France after that messy Maltese deal, put him on a new case he has no more hope of completing than a drifter cadging a breakfast t-bone at John’s Grill and we’re off and running with “Monsieur Spade,” currently on NetFlix. Big…

PD Activity In Lafayette Thursday; Burglary Suspects Caught After Pursuit, Foot Chase

Lamorinda police, county sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol officers coordinated a pursuit, spike-stripping and eventual foot chases after burglary suspects believed to have been armed and dangerous abandoned their smoking car and fled into the area near Veteran’s Hall. Two suspects were arrested at approximately (7:10pm and 7:19pm) after a police perimeter went up…