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“Loyal Even After The Cuffs Go On…”
Photo of a suspected shoplifter (can anyone ID the stack of goods on the ground?) taken into custody at Safeway in Walnut Creek, his doggo expressing concern.Police have been redoubling their efforts to combat this sort of thing and it is taken seriously as there appear to be multi-million dollar theft rings backing much of…
Read MoreTwo Men Charged In Wrong-Way Collision That Killed Lafayette Man
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – Two men have been charged with felony offenses related to the burglary of a tobacco store in El Cerrito, and police pursuit of a stolen truck, that culminated in a fatal head-on collision that killed one person and injured another. Oakland resident Patrick Owens Sheckells,…
Read MoreFiretruck Hit During Saturday Morning Crash In Walnut Creek
We notified subscribers of this crash on southbound I680 south of Olympic Boulevard this morning. Injuries were reported but we’re unsure of nature.While tending to a prior crash we believe on-scene Truck 1 was struck by a secondary vehicle with the occupants of that car sustaining injuries of unspecified type.All this occurred at 10:14 a.m.
Read MoreOregon Driver Charged With Felony Hit-And-Run After Concord Crash
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – A 22-year-old man from Oregon has been charged by the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office with a two-count felony complaint centering on a deadly crash that occurred in Concord on April 7th. Jesus Ivan Dorantes Guzman faces charges of a felony hit-and-run that resulted in…
Read MoreWhen Did School Drop-Off Get Like This?
Back in the good old days many of us seem to long for but few appear able to attain getting to school was a simple matter: fill your best winter coat with warm stones mother shoveled into your pockets and walk 20 miles through heavy snow to a single-room schoolhouse with 40 rambunctious kids in…
Read MoreBlackhawk Visitor Raises Eyebrows With Party Bus Caravan, Police Escort
Tongues are wagging in the 24/680 tonight after early reports of a trio of party buses cruising up and down the I680 and on into Blackhawk. Now, it’s not prom night and these buses had a significant police escort with representatives from various local law enforcement agencies providing protection, soooo… we’re thinking, political figure. One…
Read MoreRape, Robbery Charges For Berkeley Man Suspected Of North Concord BART Attack
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – Larry Dean Ridge, Jr., 40, of Berkeley has been charged by the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office with a three-count felony complaint for forcible rape, assault, and second-degree robbery against a female victim in Concord. The incident occurred on April 8th around 6:30 pm near…
Read MoreBuilder Robbed Of Tools At Gunpoint In Alamo Thursday
A contractor was approached by three males traveling in a silver Hyundai sedan and robbed of his tools at Livorna Road and Glade Lane in Alamo Thursday, one of the trio displaying a small, black handgun during commission of the crime. The robbers were described as black males wearing surgical masks and dark clothing. They…
Read MoreChain-Reaction Crash Takes Out Storefront In Walnut Creek Wednesday
A whipsawed motorist involved in an earlier crash ended up as the front window display of the Sundance Antiques store on Boulevard Circle in Walnut Creek Wednesday. The driver, stunned but apparently unhurt, was reportedly hit by another car prior to the crash, which spun his vehicle and drove it into the storefront. Crews were…
Read MoreAntioch Homicide Suspect Arrested In Downtown Walnut Creek Monday
An Antioch homicide suspect was stopped and arrested by Walnut Creek police in a Broadway Plaza parking garage Monday, an Antioch police press release confirmed Tuesday. This site noted the arrest shortly after WCPD officers stopped two people in the Macy’s Broadway Plaza parking garage at approximately 4:20 p.m. Monday. A records check of the…
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