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Siege On Cleopatra Drive In Pleasant Hill Ends; Former Police Officer In Custody
A two-day long siege of a private residence in the Sherman Acres neighborhood of Pleasant Hill ended with gunfire and shouted commands early Saturday as police tactical officers moved in to take a former Pittsburg police officer into custody after he opened fire on armored cars. Chunliam Nai Saechao, ex-policeman and U.S. Marine, was taken…
Read MoreWoman Shot, Wounded When Domestic Scenario Turns Violent In Pleasant Hill Thursday
(11am Friday) CLEOPATRA UPDATE – standoff resolved for the time being, perimeter and Shelter in Place Order lifted for Sherman Acres. Police, apparently believing he was no threat to the surrounding community, opted to leave him in place and continue their attempts to coax him from the home. ORIGINAL STORY: A woman was hit by…
Read MoreCase-Cracking Robbery Team Strike Danville Consignment Store Wednesday
As many as four men attacked the jewelry cases at the Home Consignment Center store, 1901 Camino Ramon, in Danville on Wednesday, stealing nearly $500,000 in jewelry before fleeing the area in a silver or white 2010 Infiniti with damage to the front bumper. The incident was reported at approximately 3:55 p.m. when black males…
Read MoreArmed Robbery Reported In Walnut Creek Tuesday; Visiting Police Officer Loses Badge
Two men, one reportedly an off-duty police officer, told Walnut Creek police they were robbed by three armed men at the corner of Bonanza Street and N. Main at approximately 7:30 p.m. Tuesday – the police officer/victim telling police his badge was taken by one of the robbers. Details of the incident remain murky although…
Read MoreFatal Crash Reported On I680 In Vine Hill Tuesday
One person has died in a multi-vehicle crash on northbound I680 south of the Pacheco Boulevard offramp Tuesday. The deceased was apparently trapped in the wreckage and declared deceased at the scene. Three cars were believed to have collided on the freeway at approximately 9:33 a.m. California Highway Patrol investigators determined that a Ford F-550,…
Read MoreCar-To-Car Incident With Knife In Lafayette Ends With Arrest In Orinda Monday
An odd, violent incident between drivers on Mt. Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette stunned onlookers and ended with the arrest of a man in Orinda minutes later. As recounted by multiple callers, texters, things started at 1:18 p.m. when a woman driver objected to a neighboring motorist’s ejection of a bottle from his car onto the…
Read MoreSomeone Playing Bumper Cars In Walnut Creek Sunday
Reports of some automotive excess and the sound of crunching metal drew Walnut Creek police to Kinross and Marchbanks drives on Sunday – police finding a car abandoned in the road with extensive damage to others in the area. A search was initiated but it turned out a local youth was behind the wheel of…
Read MoreSlick Roads Make For Multiple Crashes In The 24/680 Saturday
Those of you unlucky enough to be out in it and perhaps caught in resultant traffic jams know it was bad on local roads Saturday. Our surprise rainfall made things particularly slick. A fiery crash in San Ramon marked the end of a short but speedy attempt to elude police, a car topping 110mph colliding…
Read MoreI680 Pursuit Leads To Crash, Fire, Air And Ground Search In San Ramon Saturday
A brief police pursuit of a suspected carjacking vehicle taken in Oakland started on Bollinger Canyon in San Ramon Saturday, was discontinued due to speed but came to a fiery close at around 6:25 p.m. when the suspect vehicle – running without lights – crashed into four other vehicles near the Alcosta offramp, bursting into…
Read MoreLETTERS: Not Enough Police In Dublin
Editor; The Dublin City council and Mayor have ignored Public safety. The Mayor told viewers at the November 7TH council meeting we have the right amount of officers to keep Dublin safe. This is just not true! We have a population of 72,000 and only 62 police on our force. The FBI table 71 calls…
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