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Rape, 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…
Read MoreScreenShots: “Civil War”
There has been quite a bit of buzz building ahead of the release of Alex Garland’s “Civil War” – expected to take theaters by storm on April 12. The movie attracted our attention for various reasons: a lot of casual talk about, well, an actual civil war in this country; the fact that journalists serve…
Read MoreConcord Crash Kills One, Injures 4 – Driver Flees
An early-morning crash off northbound I680 at the SR242 split left a 9-year-old dead and four women seriously injured Sunday, the vehicle’s male driver fleeing the scene after the 5:14 a.m. crash. Highway Patrol investigators said they were advised of the solo vehicle crash at that hour, arriving to find a gray Mazda CX-9 with…
Read More“Like a Bolt Out of the Grey”
Parting theatrics from the storm front moving through the 24/680 today…
Read MoreMoraga Residents Stunned As Local Man Surrounded, Arrested For Lafayette Robbery Attempt
Heavily armed police surrounded a home near the Moraga Country Club Wednesday, calling out and arresting a man suspected of attempting to rob a Wells Fargo bank branch in Lafayette Tuesday afternoon. Details remain sparse as police are still on scene but our Flash network and local readers lit up with reports of heavily armed…
Read MoreA Word From “The Hounds…”
We’ve never felt the need to disparage local law enforcement in any way. It’s a tough, often dirty job we happen to have had a lot of contact with over the years. Many officers became personal friends, and we’ve had a lot of respect for many of them. But when a local police chief opts…
Read MoreCrashes Mar Saturday Night In Walnut Creek
A pair of car crashes disrupted a calm Saturday night in Walnut Creek Saturday, leaving people injured and debris on city streets. The first crash was reported at 10:11 p.m. at Ygnacio Valley Road and N. California Boulevard, temporarily redirecting traffic through the area until a second crash, reported at 10:45 p.m. near the Target…
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