Danville Man Shot And Killed On Fostoria Way Sunday
UPDATE: Coroner’s officials identified the victim as John Moore, 76, of Danville. Mr. Moore lived a short distance away from the scene of the shooting and was the Managing General Partner of the Crow Canyon Medical Center at 1320 El Capitan Drive, also a short distance away from where he was killed. Police have reportedly…
Officials Investigating Overnight Air Crash On Mt. Diablo, Pilot Killed
The wreckage of a small plane which crashed sometime after its takeoff from Hayward Executive Airport was located near Summit Road on Mt. Diablo, about two miles southwest of the mountain’s peak, on Saturday afternoon as family members reported the pilot overdue. The body of the pilot was found with the wreckage of his single-engine…
Trio Of Suspected Armed Robbers In Custody In Pleasant Hill After Pursuit, Foot Chase
The armed robbery of a Benicia CVS store touched off a pursuit into Contra Costa County and a massive search after three suspects ran from their grey Nissan Altima and fled into the 2600 block of Contra Costa Boulevard in Pleasant Hill. All three suspects were reported in custody by 1:25 p.m. Police air and…
Short Police Pursuit Of Suspected Package Thieves Ends In Moraga Way Crash; Search In Canyon
Police believed to be on the trail of suspected package thieves fell in behind a car on Moraga Way Friday, the driver of that car speeding off, nicking cars on Moraga Way and balancing an apparently freshly stolen push stroller on its roof as stunned motorists looked on. Lamorinda police swarmed into downtown Moraga and…
Police Pursuit Ends In Fiery, Fatal Crash On Highway 24 In Orinda; Freeway Closed
Police have shut down the westbound lanes of Highway 24 at Camino Pablo in Orinda after a police pursuit initiated by an OPD officer ended in a grinding crash and fire shortly after 9 a.m. A written release from the Sheriff’s Office, which contracts police services to several local towns and cities, stated that at…
Officials Name 72-Year-Old Former Policeman As East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer
A man identified by police as Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was arrested at his Citrus Heights home around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday in connection with the East Area Rapist case, according to officials in Sacramento. Authorities confirmed the arrest and DeAngelo’s link to the crimes at a press conference at noon today. Also known as the…
Trees, Power Lines Down On Moraga Road At Old Jonas Hill Road
UPDATE: 7:30 a.m. Tuesday: Officials hope to have Moraga Road reopened to traffic by noon today. Power is slowly creeping back on for hundreds of homeowners in Lafayette and Moraga after several trees toppled along Moraga Road, bringing power and communications lines down with them. Moraga Road is currently closed and traffic is being re-directed.…
Man Shot, Killed During Marijuana Robbery In Pleasant Hill Saturday Night
Pleasant Hill police responding to a report of a man with gunshot wounds found a man who had been shot multiple times inside a residence in the 2100 block of Norse Drive late Saturday night. Although lifesaving measures were taken, the man was declared dead shortly after the call was received at 11:14 p.m. Preliminary…
Alamo Ace Hardware Stormed By Carload Of Crooks Thursday
A Hyundai Sonata with six people aboard stormed the Ace Hardware store at 3211 Danville Blvd in Alamo Thursday – the driver of the car threatening to run down store employees while the car’s five male occupants took items from the store before escaping. Witnesses reported that the dark green car was carrying blue and yellow…
San Ramon Police Arrest Father Of 8-Year-Old Who Brought Gun To School Tuesday
San Ramon police have arrested the father of an 8-year-old who brought a loaded 9mm handgun to his school, Twin Creeks Elementary School, and showed the weapon to other students Tuesday. In the ensuing investigation, San Ramon Police Detectives obtained a search warrant for the student’s residence, as well as an arrest warrant for his…