Tactical Teams Search Stoneridge Mall In Pleasanton After Shots Reportedly Fired At Passing Car
Area police descended on Pleasanton’s Stoneridge Mall Tuesday after a man with a gun reportedly fired several shots at a passing car in Lot “E” outside the mall before running back inside. A police tactical team quickly formed up minutes after the report of shots fired was issued at approximately 2:30 p.m. The team conducted…
Ambling Bruin Cruises East County Neighborhoods – Thrilling Critter Fanciers
Amateur naturalists and wildlife enthusiasts are beside themselves over the recent surveillance video filming of a very brown black bear cruising through neighborhoods in Discovery Bay, Knightsen and Oakley. Several videos of el oso have been posted in recent days, showing a curiously unruffled bruin cruising suburban neighborhoods as if they were, well, his. Local…
One Wounded In Concord Shooting Early Tuesday
A man shot while sitting in his car in the 1700 block of Clayton Road in Concord early Tuesday is recovering at a local hospital today. The unidentified victim was shot by a suspect described only as a bearded white male on a bicycle, the suspect approaching and opening fire with a black handgun shortly…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Dublin Monday
A pedestrian crossing Dublin Boulevard near Hansen Drive was struck and killed by a passing car Monday, according to Dublin police. The unidentified male victim was struck at 9:10 a.m. while crossing north on the boulevard, investigators said. He was hit by a vehicle turning east onto the boulevard from Hansen Drive, although police declined…
Injury Crash In Lafayette Friday
Two people were injured late Friday evening when their car rolled off eastbound Highway 24 and came to rest in the 1000 block of Second Street. The crash was reported at 11:32 p.m. with area residents guiding firefighters to where the vehicle finally came to rest, two people briefly trapped inside – one of them…
One Wounded In Car-To-Car Shooting On Detroit Avenue In Concord Friday
One person appears to have been wounded in the hand after shots were fired at a car carrying two people in Concord Friday night. Investigators are gathering evidence at multiple locations but the victim vehicle appears to have come to rest in the 1100 block of Detroit Avenue – riddled by gunfire. A young man…
Truck Driver Backs Over Livermore PD Officer’s Motorcycle During Traffic Stop Friday
Livermore police are looking for the driver of a brown Toyota Tundra after he allegedly objected to being stopped by a traffic officer by throwing the truck into reverse and rolling over the officer’s motorcycle, disabling it. The move unseated the officer, who police said had to scramble into a lane of traffic to avoid…
Police Arrest Suspects Who Robbed, Shot Dublin Resident Wednesday Night
UPDATE: On Thursday, June 3rd, Dublin Police with the assistance of Oakland PD and Antioch PD, arrested 19-year-old Michael Roy and a 17-year-old male juvenile in connection with the robbery and shooting of a Dublin resident on June 2nd. Numerous firearms were located during a search of their residence. ORIGINAL: Police are searching for a…
Lamorinda PD Pursue Carjacking Vehicle – Arrest Two In Oakland Thursday
Police in Lamorinda participated in the pursuit and eventual arrest of two women suspected of operating a carjacking vehicle taken in Oakland overnight. Officers alerted that the car was on Highway 24 in Lafayette fell in behind the vehicle as it motored west Thursday afternoon, the driver accelerating and reaching speeds estimated at 110 mph…
Do People Really Throw Fireworks Into Dry Grass? Apparently – 40 People Displaced On Memorial Day
Arson investigators arrested an Antioch man on suspicion of starting a Memorial Day fire that leveled a portion of a Hargrove Street apartment complex and left 40 people displaced. Fire investigators said James Sossaman, 44, tossed a M-100 into a field behind the complex shortly before fire was reported in the 1700 block of Hargrove…