State High Court Removes Last Barrier To Construction Of Lafayette Terraces Project
From the City of Lafayette: California Supreme Court decision ends the litigation, leaving in place earlier court rulings that the City acted properly in approving the project. LAFAYETTE, CA: After more than two years, litigation against the City of Lafayette and developer O’Brien Land Company (O’Brien) regarding the City’s approval of the 315-unit Terraces of…
Martinez Unified School District Employee Convicted Of Lewd Acts On A Minor
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – On March 9th, 37-year-old Ahmed Kamal Ismaiel was convicted by a jury in Contra Costa County on three felony violations, including unlawful electronic contact with a minor and arranging to meet a minor for sex. Ismaiel was arrested on April 6, 2018, by the Contra…
Renegade Contractor Sentenced To 7 Years, 8 Months In State Prison
An unlicensed contractor who left a trail of unfulfilled work contracts and defrauded senior citizen customers across several East Bay counties was sentenced to 7 years and 8 months in state prison in Contra Costa County Superior Court today. Adan Contreras Rivas was found guilty of multiple felonies and connected misdemeanors related to unlicensed contracting,…
Martinez Man Faces Charges Of Robbery, Mail Theft, And Carjacking Of Postal Service Vehicle
From the County District Attorney’s Office: Martinez, California – On February 2, 2023, a United States Postal Service (USPS) worker was robbed in Martinez, and their mail truck was stolen by 35-year-old Joshua Scott Anderson. Charges were filed on February 28th against Mr. Anderson by the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office. The robbery of the…
Alamo Teen In Federal Court For Alleged Fentanyl Sales
A local teen who allegedly sold fentanyl pills that left one user dead appeared in federal court on related charges Tuesday. Ozymandias Troy Watson, 18, of Alamo, appeared in United States District Court in Oakland. Federal prosecutors have charged him with possessing fentanyl in the form of counterfeit “M30” pills with intent to sell. Prosecutors…
Felony Charges Filed Against Former Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Deputy
From the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office: Martinez, California – Today, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office filed multiple felony charges and one misdemeanor charge against 41-year-old Matthew Buckley for offenses that occurred when he was a deputy with the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. Buckley is facing charges of grand theft, unlawful possession…
Fentanyl Overdose Leads To Federal Child Pornography Charge For Concord Man
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office: OAKLAND – Javier Antonio Ramirez made his initial appearance today (Monday, Feb. 13, 2023) on a federal complaint charging him with receipt of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) Special Agent in Charge Tatum King. According to the affidavit supporting the complaint,…
Unlicensed Contractor Convicted Of Multiple Felonies And Misdemeanors
From the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office: Martinez, Calif. – On February 8th, 2023, a jury in Contra Costa County found 42-year-old Adan Contreras Rivas of Modesto guilty of multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to unlicensed contracting, fraud, theft, and failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance. The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office filed an…
Thirteen Arrested In Local Anti-Human Trafficking Operations
Martinez, Calif. – Partners working in collaboration with the Contra Costa Human Trafficking Task Force have made 13 arrests during a weeklong statewide effort to recover survivors of human trafficking and apprehend their exploiters. As a part of Operation Reclaim and Rebuild, task force partners conducted eight separate antihuman trafficking operations throughout Contra Costa County…
Utah Truck Driver Arrested In 1994 Concord Murder Case
Concord police say they are a step closer to closing a three decades old homicide case with the recent arrest of their prime suspect – a 55-year-old Utah truck driver in jail and charged with the murder of Concord resident Terrie Ladwig in 1994. James William Grimsley was taken into custody Thursday by Concord police…