Hand Grenade(s) Turn Up At Moraga PD Headquarters; Walnut Creek Bomb Squad Defuses Situation
UPDATE: Per Moraga Police Lt. Brian South the devices, apparently more than one, were examined and safely removed by the Walnut Creek Bomb Squad. They turned out to be military grade smoke grenades, according to the lieutenant. We thank him for the update and all is returned to normal after a mildly nerve-wracking morning on…
Armed Men Rob Elderly Couple On Indian Wells In Moraga Wednesday
Lamorinda police, aided by a police helicopter, flooded the streets near the Moraga Country Club after an elderly couple reported being robbed at gunpoint outside their Indian Wells home Wednesday night. Officers were advised of the robbery at 10:27 p.m., responded to the scene and found that the victims, who are in their 70’s, had arrived home…
Suspect Arrested After Allegedly Kidnapping Lafayette Man; Forcing Him To Local Bank To Withdraw Funds
Lafayette police say the Pittsburg man who confronted a Sweet Drive resident at his front door, overpowered him, and led him through the home in a search for valuables Tuesday came to Lafayette with the intent of doing such a crime and had likely cased the neighborhood before. Police arrested 26-year-old Manuel Bustos as he was…
One In Custody After Police Pursue Stolen Car Into Orinda; Subject Flees On Foot
The driver of a stolen Toyota Camry led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase down I-680 and onto westbound Highway 24 Wednesday before abandoning the car in Orinda and fleeing on foot. No description of the driver was immediately available as police, concerned by the Camry’s 120mph evasive action, pulled back out of…
The FBI Would Like Its MP5 Submachine Gun Back, Please
A rifle, bullet proof vest and ammunition magazines were stolen from an FBI agent’s vehicle earlier this month, and now the bureau is seeking the public’s assistance to track down the items, BayAreaNewsTalk.com has learned. The FBI’s San Francisco Field Office has confirmed to BayAreaNewsTalk.com that the items were taken from an FBI special agent’s…
Armed Robbery, Carjacking Reported In Alamo – Porsche Taken
Police have recovered a white Porsche Boxter taken during an armed robbery at Stone Valley Road at Danville Blvd. around 2:20 p.m. Monday, a thief described as a Hispanic male adult displaying a handgun in order to take the car. Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a report of an armed robbery in a shopping center…
Driver Killed As Postal Truck Overturns On Southbound I-680 Monday Morning
A driver hauling a load of mail for the U.S. Postal Service was killed early Monday morning when the box truck he was driving flipped on its side south of El Pintado Road in Danville. California Highway Patrol investigators said the crash occurred at 3:24 a.m., when the southbound truck veered to the right shoulder of…
Two Arrested After Suspects Ditch Car; Shelter At Acalanes High School In Lafayette – Area Schools Locked Down
Two Martinez men attempting to elude police in Lamorinda ditched a stolen Volkswagen Jetta and fled on foot onto Acalanes High School property at around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, prompting a lockdown of area schools and triggering a massive police response. Police arrested two suspects who fled onto school property and who apparently sheltered there. One suspect was…
Police Pursue Armed Car Theft Suspects From Blackhawk Up Highway 680 Wednesday Night
Police from multiple police agencies fell in behind a Honda Pilot stolen from a resident in the 4300 block of Conejo Drive in unincorporated Danville late Wednesday, pursuing the Honda and an associated car with two armed males aboard onto Highway 24 at speeds in excess of 100 mph. The two armed men entered the victim’s…
Orinda Union School District Board Member Shot During Robbery Outside Claremont Avenue Home Monday
Two gunmen robbed an Orinda Union School District board member and her husband in the driveway of their Claremont Avenue home Monday, shooting OUSD board of trustees vice president Carol Brown twice after her husband turned over the couple’s belongings. Tom Spalding, Brown’s husband, was pistol whipped during the encounter. Brown was reported to be…