Catalytic Converter Miners At Work In Lafayette Early Thursday
The unmistakable sound of a saw at work on the undercarriage of a car at 4:40 a.m. brought the car owner on the run and sent three would-be catalytic converter thieves running for the hills as police arrived Thursday. Ed. Note: The attached video is a hopefully obvious recording of converter thieves at work in…
Suspect Arrested After He Crashes Car, Flees On Foot In Alamo
Local officers are aiding deputies and police from Alameda County in their search for a suspect who crashed a stolen car at Livorna Road and Wilson in Alamo before fleeing on foot into the surrounding neighborhood. UPDATE: The unidentified suspect was apprehended at 5:14 p.m. near the Sugarloaf Open Space. Original Post: An Alameda County…
Officer-Involved Shooting Public Report: Richmond Police Officers Lawfully Shot Man In 2019
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office concludes Richmond Police Department officers lawfully shot and killed Luc Ciel in 2019. The DA’s Office released a public report about the shooting today. No charges will be filed against the officers and the Office’s criminal investigation has…
Pleasanton PD Investigate Deaths Of Pair Found In Car Saturday
Pleasanton police investigators are attempting to determine how two people found dead in a car near the I-580 sound wall Saturday met their end. Officers responding to the area of Pimlico Drive near the sound wall at 9:45 a.m. Saturday expected to find one person a caller had said appeared to have been deceased inside.…
Shooting Reported, One Person Hit, In Unincorporated Walnut Creek Saturday
Police in Walnut Creek are reportedly investigating the latest incident of gun-related violence in their city after two men apparently wearing ski masks and dressed in all black opened fire on people on Roble Road. The area technically is identified as unincorporated Walnut Creek, with the Sheriff’s Office assuming responsibility for future investigation. The incident…
Governor Newsom Signs Bill Ending Single-Family Zoning In California
On September 16, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 9, aimed at streamlining housing approval and loosening zoning restrictions in an effort to spur housing construction in California. SB9, by Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, will have a significant impact on lots with single-family zoning. SB 9 now allows for; A…
Latest Suspected Road Rage Incident Peppered With Gunshots In Caldecott Tunnel Thursday
In what is fast becoming an all-too-common occurrence in the 24/680 lately, an apparent road rage argument escalated to gunfire on Highway 24 Thursday with one car receiving what the CHP called “multiple bullet strikes.” This site issued an alert to the incident at approximately 3:30 p.m., receiving word of a “rolling argument with shots…
Shaking Off The Beat – And Listening To People We Meet
Back in the bad old days, the boys and girls with ink in their bloodstreams would depart the newsroom for a night walk around town, currying favor with doormen, nightclub owners, cab drivers, cops and semi-respectable ladies of the evening who knew where the “bodies were buried.” Some referred to them as “buzzer nights” –…
Two-Alarm Blaze Burns Through Lafayette Home Thursday
Firefighters from throughout Lamorinda turned out to battle a fiercely burning fire racing through a two-story home at 3462 Golden Gate Way in Lafayette early Thursday morning. The firefighting effort was hampered, evidently, by a large number of stored items inside the residence. The home’s lone occupant was able to leave the residence and is…
Antioch Arson Suspect Hoped To “Dry Off” When He Set Fire, Investigators Say
From Con Fire: On-Scene Collaboration with Antioch PD Results in Arrest of Walking Trail Arsonist CONCORD, CALIF., Sept. 15, 2021 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced its fire investigators, working with Antioch Police, made an arrest yesterday in an intentionally set fire along a walking trail in Antioch. William Melendez,…