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Moraga Blitz Robbery Nets Sizable Retail Haul For Carload Of Teen Thieves Tuesday
A crew of thieves stole a substantial number of handbags and other designer goods from the TJ Maxx store on Center Avenue in Rheem Tuesday, the 5 to 6 black male juveniles responsible for the crime escaping in a black Infiniti with tinted windows. The multiple-suspect robbery was reported at 1:49 p.m., the crew of…
Read MoreTuesday TattleTales – Zoomies, Movies, Flying Tortillas, Andy Goes Bad
Full of The Stoke this morning as The Rolling Stones, Stripped is thundering the newsroom and breathing new life into the gasping, heaving newsies who chased stories and jet fighters over the weekend and on into the early morning hours of this new week. Funny how it took some punky, gittar-slingin’ English Boys to figure…
Read More“And He’s Dowwwn…” – WCPD Officers Wrap Subject Carefully After BART Scrum
Walnut Creek Police apply restrictive wrap, spit guard, and protective helmet to a combative in-custody suspect at the Walnut Creek Bart Station, Walnut Creek, Calif. on October 8th, 2023. Sunday’s football game was wrapping up when WCPD officers were called to the station to deal with a feisty subject who apparently didn’t appreciate their presence…
Read More“Remember, Red Leader – No Buzzing The Russian Consulate Today…”
Zoomies! Over the Bay Area… and not the bluish Angel-types. They appear to be ours… Whew.
Read MoreWatch Taken At Gunpoint In Danville Friday
An armed gunman stole a wristwatch from a man in the 900 block of Ocho Rios Drive in Danville Friday, leaving the scene in a newer model white Dodge Charger and eluding police who pursued the vehicle west on Highway 24 in Orinda. The robbery was reported at approximately 6:10 p.m. No details were immediately…
Read MoreCounty Health Deploys HazMat Team After Petroleum Coke Dust Release In Martinez Friday
The Contra Costa County Health department was notified of a release of petroleum coke dust at the Martinez Refining Company plant on Friday morning, sending a HazMat team to the area to monitor what, if any, effect the release had on surrounding neighborhoods. Flash users and Facebook subscribers lit up those interfaces with news of…
Read MoreMan Robbed Of Rolex Watch In Orinda Thursday
A man was robbed at gunpoint and his Rolex watch taken in the area of Country Club Plaza and Orinda Way, at least one suspect escaping the area in a small SUV, possibly a Range Rover. The robbery was reported at approximately 4:15 p.m. with a masked and hooded suspect approaching the victim, brandishing a…
Read MoreTwo Rodeo Residents Charged With Murder In Toddler’s Death
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California — The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has charged a Rodeo couple with murder, child abuse resulting in death, and torture in the death of a toddler — and the abuse of an infant. Destiny Deboe, 22, and 21-year-old Tyshawn Haywood are currently in custody in…
Read MorePolice Negotiate Surrender Of Alleged Homicide Suspects In Concord Wednesday
Two people, a man and woman wanted in connection with a homicide, surrendered to police in Concord Wednesday after a lengthy standoff in the 2600 block of Mayfair Avenue. Callers reported the sheriff’s STARR helicopter buzzing low over the area at around 3:30 p.m. with heavily armed police in the area and concentrating on a…
Read MoreSan Ramon PD Plays Through, Arrests Alleged Golf Sticks Scammer
Under “creative law enforcement techniques” this week we have an entry from San Ramon police, who pressed golf carts borrowed from the pro shop of a local golf course to pursue – and catch up with – an alleged course scammer one recent sunny afternoon. The alleged hustler, identified as Brent Palmer, 53, of Santa…
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