Two More Arrests In Lafayette Home Invasion Cases
The Lafayette Police Department announces that two additional suspects have been arrested in connection with home invasion robberies that occurred in Lafayette, Oakland and Benicia. In all, four suspects were booked into the Martinez Detention Facility (MDF): -22-year-old Joseph Wells of Fairfield. He was booked on charges that include burglary, kidnapping, kidnapping for ransom, false…
Suspects Arrested In Lafayette Home Invasion Robberies
The Lafayette Police Department announces the arrests of suspects in two home invasion robberies that occurred in the city on October 31, 2019 and November 26, 2019. This morning, the Fairfield Police Department SWAT team and Lafayette Police Department served Ramey arrest warrants and search warrants at a residence on the 500 block of Pacific…
Police, Prosecutors Credit Enforcement Effort With Lowering Gang Violence In Central County
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – Operation Omega Red, put together by Concord Police Department, the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and all of our partner agencies, resulted in the arrest and successful prosecution of 15 gang members and their associates. Since the arrests took place in August of 2016, the cases…
Lafayette’s Chief Alldritt To Update Residents On Recent Crimes Dec. 4; Special Meeting Also Gives Public Time To Speak
There will be a special meeting of Lafayette’s Public Safety Subcommittee on Wednesday, December 4, 7:00 p.m., at the Lafayette Veterans Memorial Center, 3780 Mount Diablo Boulevard, in Lafayette. Items to be discussed include an update from Lafayette Police Chief Ben Alldritt, and a discussion of recent crime in Lafayette and ideas for community involvement…
Concord’s Stretch Of The Iron Horse Trail To Get A Trim Dec. 9-10
December 2, 2019, Concord, CA – Contra Costa County Public Works will perform tree trimming operations along the Iron Horse Trail between Concord Avenue and Diamond Boulevard, just east of John Glenn Drive, in Concord. The work is scheduled for Monday, December 9 and Tuesday, December 10 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Trail users may experience…
Tree Removal And Replacement Gets Underway In Pacheco Dec. 2
November 21, 2019, Pacheco, CA – Contra Costa County Public Works Department will begin tree maintenance work along the Pacheco Manor Subdivision, located in the Pacheco area. The work will include removal and replacement of eighteen (18), 25-foot pine trees located in the Pacheco Manor Subdivision landscape strip along Pacheco Boulevard, beginning December 2nd through December 31st,…
No Charges Filed In Orinda Halloween Shooting Case
A spokesman for the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office said Monday that no charges are being brought against five men arrested in connection with the lethal shooting at an Orinda home Halloween night. “Today the District Attorney’s Office met with members of the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff to review the Orinda…
Suspect In 2004 Pleasant Hill Pot Homicide Arrested In Stockton
A man wanted for his part in the 2004 murder of a Pleasant Hill resident killed as he tried to wrest a weapon away from one of two robbers there to rob him of marijuana has been arrested and charged with the crime. Tyson Moorehead, 39, was arrested by fugitive recovery officers Nov. 12 and…
Prescribed Burn At Moraga’s Painted Rock Planned For Thursday, November 14
From the John Muir Land Trust: The Moraga-Orinda Fire District, in partnership with John Muir Land Trust, will be implementing a prescribed burn on Thursday, November 14, 2019 on the Painted Rock property in Moraga across from the Rheem Valley Shopping Center. The Fire District crew will be taking advantage of favorable weather conditions to…
Iron Horse Trail Gets A Haircut In Walnut Creek, Nov. 18-21
From Contra Contra Costa County Public Works: November 12, 2019, Walnut Creek, CA – Contra Costa County Public Works will perform brush clearing and tree trimming operations along the Iron Horse Trail between Newell Boulevard and Rudgear Road in Walnut Creek. The work is scheduled for Monday, November 18 through Thursday, November 21 between 8:00…