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VIDEO: Reader Records Part Of Today’s Police Pursuit On Highway 24
We are few. But with you – we are many! We were on the way to this as it was happening today, Wednesday, but our photographer was outmaneuvered along with the police, apparently, when the driver of this car opted for the Crazy Ivan evasive driving technique and started driving the wrong way on the…
Read MoreDanville Man Charged With Felony Assault
From the Office of the District Attorney Martinez, California – A 24-year-old Danville resident has been charged by the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office with a five-count complaint that includes two felonies for assault. Kevin Hu Xu will be arraigned in Contra Costa Superior Court in Martinez on January 24th for an assault with a…
Read MoreClouds Put On A Show Over Mt. Diablo Tuesday
Trouble In The Neighborhood: Danville Man Arrested For Assault With A Deadly Weapon Sunday
An apparently escalating series of incidents in a normally quiet Danville neighborhood reached a boiling point over the weekend, the neighborhood’s long driveways, gardens and greenbelt suddenly populated by police officers with dogs, rifles and drones – a neighbor on the run. “Honestly, if it hadn’t been for your alert we wouldn’t have known what…
Read MoreSteely But Dramatic Skies In The 24/680 Saturday
Massage Appointment Goes Wrong In Concord Thursday
A meeting for a massage in a Concord Motel went sideways for the masseuse Thursday evening when the intended client produced a handgun and demanded her money. We Flashed what we had on this one as it was happening, police in Concord developing a description of a possible suspect vehicle leaving the scene of the…
Read MoreArrests Confirm Suspicions Highly Organized, Mobile Crews At Work In The 24/680
Three people allegedly involved in the burglary and attempted burglaries of smoke shops, liquor stores and high-end retail stores in the 24/680 and elsewhere were arraigned in Contra Costa County Superior Court Wednesday. The trio, unidentified by law enforcement officials, face charges of organized retail theft, second-degree burglary, grand theft, vandalism, and other alleged crimes.…
Read MoreQuirky Scene Following Bank Robbery In Downtown Lafayette Wednesday
In the second (known) instance involving a Lamorinda bank Wednesday police descended on the area of Mt. Diablo and Moraga Road in Lafayette following a strong-arm robbery of the BMO bank branch at 3583 Mount Diablo Boulevard. The suspect, preliminarily described as a light-skinned white or Hispanic male wearing a white A’s cap and a…
Read MoreArmed Robbery Outside Orinda Wells Fargo Wednesday
Three armed men surprised and robbed a victim outside the Orinda Wells Fargo Bank at 80 Moraga Way Wednesday, making off with an undetermined amount of funds or personal belongings. The theft was reported at 11:50 a.m. in front of the bank, three black male suspects believed involved with two brandishing pistols. Physically unharmed, the…
Read MoreWet, Wild, Wednesday Morning…
With a police pursuit and some vehicles having a hard time on our roadways. Photographer Sean McDonough was coming back from an outbound police pursuit from Walnut Creek into Berkeley when he happened upon this wreck at the Wilder exit in Orinda. No injuries. We’re happy to say, and the ground was soft… but that…
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