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Possible Kidnapping Reported In Lafayette Friday
Police are investigating a disturbing incident at a Lafayette service station as a possible kidnapping after a man reportedly battered down a restroom door to access a woman he allegedly forced into his car. The incident was reported at approximately 5:35p.m. Friday at the Shell station on Stanley Boulevard. A man, described initially as either…
Read MoreLamorinda Police Pursue Grand Theft Suspect Into Oakland Friday
Police in Lafayette initiated a pursuit of a grand theft suspect in their city shortly after 4 p.m. Friday, touching off a high-speed chase through the city onto Highway 24 and on into Oakland. Flasher Kathleen wrote: “I heard the race on Mt Diablo by the veteran’s hall; followed immediately by your text…” as the…
Read MoreAlamo 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…
Read MoreMemorial To Victims Of Oct. 7 Terror Attack Stirs Those On Both Sides Of The Conflict
A small but growing grass-roots memorial to the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel is getting attention from passersby in downtown Walnut Creek – and stirring the emotions of locals on both sides of the conflict. Hamas fighters killed an estimated 1,400 Israelis, largely civilians, in a surprise attack on the country that day. An…
Read MoreRobbery Crew Believed To Have Made Return Visit To Walnut Creek Wednesday
A woman was robbed of her purse outside a car wash in the 2100 block of N. Main Street in Walnut Creek on Wednesday – the two men responsible believed to be the pair involved in another robbery on N. Broadway in the city last week. The 1:18 p.m. robbery was conducted by two black…
Read MorePolice 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…
Read MoreThe 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,…
Read MoreBusy 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…
Read MoreSecond 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…
Read MoreArmed 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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