Alamo Attorney Convicted Of Embezzling $400,000 From Clients

From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – A jury in Martinez returned guilty verdicts on November 7th in a felony case involving an attorney, William James Reed, who embezzled $400,000 from his clients. Reed, an 80-year-old attorney formerly of Alamo, was convicted of felony grand theft by embezzlement and a white collar…

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Police Interrupt Burglary In Orinda Tuesday

Lamorinda police have apparently interrupted a burglary in progress in Orinda, with two suspects in custody and another at large. One suspect was arrested after being Tased by police and captured in the 100 block of Moraga Way. He was ultimately identified as a 30-year-old parolee out of San Francisco. A search for additional suspects…

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The NEWS24/680 Week In Review – Col. Jessup Edition

All in all a breathless week in the 24/680 with all sorts of news breaking, aspersions cast, dubious discoveries made and Halloween Hijinks thrown in for a little color. We’ve named this screed for Jack Nicholson’s bellicose character in A Few Good Men and his famously ad-libbed “You can’t handle…” line because The Truth, apparently,…

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Busy Day For Police In Walnut Creek Friday

Friday has been busy for Walnut Creek police so far into their day, with a couple of different suspected robbery crews striking in different parts of town and others allegedly attempting to make off with what they could when they could. One man suspected of a theft from the Target store and allegedly pushing a…

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Second Armed Robbery Reported In Walnut Creek Friday

In what would be the second armed robbery to occur in the city Friday, a man told police he was dragged from his car and robbed of his gold chain and wallet at the Burger King on N. Main Street at approximately 3:15pm. An ambulance was summoned to the scene to treat the victim for…

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Armed Robbery Reported In Walnut Creek Friday

Police were summoned to the 1500 block of Newell Avenue in Walnut Creek a little after 1 p.m. Friday after a person reported being robbed at gunpoint at that location. Details remain vague as the victim was reportedly undergoing treatment for a head laceration suffered during the robbery. It is unclear if the reported thief,…

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County Health Advising TB Testing For Workers, Visitors To Pacheco Casino

From Contra Costa Health: Contra Costa Health (CCH) recommends that anyone who has spent time inside California Grand Casino in Pacheco since 2018 consider a tuberculosis (TB) test, after recent genetic testing revealed several related cases among staff and customers over the past five years. Of the 11 confirmed TB cases, 10 are genetically linked…

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