DNA, Victim’s Perseverance Leads To Guilty Verdict In 2007 Attempted Rape Case
From the Office of the District Attorney/Contra Costa County: San Pablo Resident Found Guilty of Kidnapping & Attempted Rape; Cold Case DNA Match Helps Solve Case Martinez, Calif. – Daniel Betancourt Jr. of San Pablo, California was found guilty by a Contra Costa County jury for the kidnapping for rape of Jane Doe. Betancourt Jr. was…
DeAngelo Charged With Felonies From Alleged Attacks In Contra Costa County
Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office announced today that Joseph DeAngelo, the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer, is charged with four felonies from the alleged attacks in Contra Costa County from 1978 to 1979. DeAngelo could face four life sentences plus ten years for his alleged crimes of kidnapping during the course of…
Lafayette Mayor Tatzin Issues Statement On Reliez Valley Crash, Victim
Statement from Lafayette Mayor Dan Tatzin on Reliez Valley Road Incident: Yesterday there was a fatal collision on Reliez Valley Road involving a colleague from the City of Pleasant Hill, Martin Nelis. Mr. Nelis served as that city’s Public Information Officer. While details of the incident are not fully known at this time, I understand…
Pleasant Hill May Get A Library, A Park And Ballfields – And New Homes
From the City of Pleasant Hill: Pleasant Hill, CA – The City of Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa County and the Pleasant Hill Recreation & Park District have approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that provides a framework for proposed future development of two properties, currently owned by Contra Costa County, along Oak Park Blvd. and…
Marsh Creek Road Still Closed Due To Marsh Fire
July 26, 2018, Clayton, CA – An evacuation order is still in place for Marsh Creek Road between Gill Drive and Morgan Territory Road. Marsh Creek Road between Gill Drive and Dear Valley Road is open to residents. You must show valid identification to enter. We do not have an estimated time to reopen those…
San Ramon Valley High School Drowning Ruled Accidental
An announcement from Danville PD: Detectives from the Danville Police Department have concluded their investigation into the May death of 15-year old Danville resident Benjamin Curry and determined there was no foul play in the incident, and the death was accidental. Detectives found no signs of foul play in the death, nor any criminal negligence. The…
Pleasant Hill Police Announce Additional Arrests In Oshry Elor Murder Case
From Pleasant Hill PD: In April 2018, the Pleasant Hill Police Department began investigating the murder of Oshry Elor at his home on Norse Drive. The initial investigation quickly led to the identification and arrest of Keith Jones, of Cuessta (sic), Georgia. Additional suspects were identified and detained, however there was insufficient evidence to charge…
County Work Crews Preparing To Dig Into Pleasant Hill Road
Contra Costa County Public Works will perform roadwork on Pleasant Hill Road approximately 300 feet north of the intersection of Rancho View Drive on Thursday, June 14 and Friday, June 15, weather permitting, to replace the center-divide crash cushion system. Traffic will be controlled with temporary single-lane closures reducing the two lanes to a single lane…
Former Sheriff’s Deputy Charged With Four Felonies – Unlawful Sex Acts Against Inmates
From the Office of the District Attorney, Contra Costa County: Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office announced today that Patrick Morseman of Vallejo was charged with four felonies for unlawful sex acts involving two inmates at the West County Detention Facility. Morseman was a Deputy with the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office…
Motorcyclist Killed In SR242 Crash Friday
An update to our earlier Flash Alerts on this tragic incident: From Contra Costa CHP This morning at about 6:43am, Contra Costa CHP was advised of a two vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on SR-242 southbound, just south of Concord Avenue. Upon CHP and emergency personnel arrival, the driver (37yr old male from Brentwood) had…