Youth Football Referee Sentenced On Child Exploitation, Firearm Charges
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – A Brentwood man was sentenced in Contra Costa County Superior Court after entering guilty pleas to felony charges of attempted sexual abuse of a child under 14 and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Tommy Ray Vance, 48, was sentenced by the Honorable…
Danville Man Arrested On Vehicular Manslaughter Charges Following Fatal Collision In March
A Danville man faces felony vehicular manslaughter charges following his arrest for a fatal crash that left a San Leandro woman dead earlier this year. Police said Andrew Chao, 72, was at the wheel of a minivan that struck a truck in the intersection of Sycamore Valley Boulevard and Camino Ramon on the afternoon of…
Two Women, Both 18, Charged With Assault And Robbery In Walnut Creek Incident
From the Office of the District Attorney Martinez, California – Two 18-year-old women have been charged by the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office with assaulting and robbing a man in Walnut Creek. The incident occurred on August 7th around 11:00 pm in a supermarket parking lot in the 1900 block of Tice Valley Boulevard near…
UPDATE: Assault, Weapons Charges Brought Against Danville Man After Armed Standoff
A Danville resident has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and negligent discharge of a firearm following an armed standoff at his St. Norbert Drive residence early Monday morning. Timothy Bancroft, 53, allegedly fired multiple shots during an incident which drew a county SWAT team to his residence in the early morning hours,…
Seven Year Prison Term For Walnut Creek Farmers Market Hit-And-Run Driver
Updated Monday, July 14 to include additional information pertaining to the case: The Vallejo man charged with a devastating DUI crash through the Walnut Creek Farmers Market in June of last year accepted a 7 year prison sentence in a plea offer made by Judge John Kennedy over objections from prosecutors and the family of…
Walnut Creek Man Sentenced In Library Sexual Assault Case
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – A Walnut Creek man was sentenced today in Contra Costa County Superior Court after entering guilty pleas to felony charges of sexual abuse of a minor and aggravated possession of child sexual abuse material. Marc Alexander Simon, 28, was sentenced by the Honorable Charles Burch…
Suspected Gang Members Facing Felony Charges For Serial Tobacco, Sunglass Thefts
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office filed a 33-count felony complaint against eleven members of an Antioch-Pittsburg criminal street gang on conspiracy, grand theft of personal property, second-degree robbery, and other offenses related to the theft of millions of dollars in merchandise. The charges were…
UPDATE: Richmond Man, Un-Hit By Concord PD Gunfire, Charged With Attempted Murder – Assault On Officers
From Concord PD: CONCORD, CA – This past Thursday, April 3rd, shortly after 10 pm, a Concord Police Department patrol officer attempted to make a traffic stop on a Chrysler sedan on Ellis Street near Clayton Road. The driver of the Chrysler, later identified as Eric Darrall Foreman, a 37-year-old male from Richmond, exited his…
Lafayette Man Convicted In Home Invasion Case – Faces Possible Life Sentence
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – On March 27th, a Contra Costa County jury convicted 34-year-old Kenneth McIsaac on multiple felony charges, related to a home invasion incident involving a Lafayette family. The conviction stems from a September 24, 2022, incident in Lafayette. As a mother and her children returned from…
Vallejo Man Charged With Stealing Legos From 24/680 Target Stores
From the Office of the District Attorney: Vallejo Man Charged by Contra Costa DA in Connection with $25,000 Retail Theft Martinez, California – A Vallejo man has been charged by the Contra Costa County District Attorney with multiple counts of second-degree commercial burglary and grand theft for stealing nearly $25,000 worth of merchandise from Target.…