Felony Charges Filed Against Alamo-Orinda Burglary Suspects
The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office has filed five counts of first degree burglary against 57-year-old James Lipston of Clayton and 25-year-old Devaughn Cooper of Clayton. This comes after Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff detectives presented the case this morning. The Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation after detectives were able to connect…
Walnut Creek’s Las Lomas High Locked Down After Student Found With Gun On Campus Thursday
Officials at Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek placed the school in lockdown mode Thursday after receiving a tip about a student with a gun on campus. In notes and texts from students and parents, the school was placed in lockdown at about 11:20 a.m. after receiving a report that a student with a…
Orinda Teacher Arrested For “Unlawful Relationship” With Two Students While At Acalanes High School
On Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at about 6:30 PM, Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff arrested 54-year-old Kyle Ann Wood at her home in Pleasant Hill. The Lafayette Police Department, assisted by the Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division, recently began an investigation into Wood after receiving reports of alleged inappropriate and unlawful…
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Concord, Walnut Creek Beset By Multiple Burglaries Wednesday; Possible Arrests In Concord
A flurry of brazen kick-in burglaries ripped through Concord and Walnut Creek this morning, thieves putting the boot to resident’s front doors and making off with everything from guns to electronics. Concord Police did stop a carload of suspected burglars on Kaitlin Place, detaining the occupants at gunpoint and processing the car. This is ongoing…
Hayward Pair Take Danville’s Bait (Bike) – Don’t Get Very Far
From Danville PD: Danville Police this morning arrested two individuals in connection with the attempted theft of a police department bait bike. At approximately 7:52 am, Danville Police Detectives were alerted via the Bait Bike GPS system that someone was tampering with the bike located near the intersection of Hartz and Railroad Avenues. An undercover…
Board Of Supervisors Installs New Leadership; Andersen, Burgis Sworn In Tuesday
(Martinez, CA) – The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors held a swearing-in ceremony for Supervisor Candace Andersen as Board Chair and Supervisor Diane Burgis as Vice Chair at its January 7th, 2020 Board meeting. District 2 Supervisor Candace Andersen who has served Contra Costa County since she was first elected in 2012, including a…
Thieves Target Safeway Pharmacy In Pleasant Hill Friday; Two Men Arrested Within Minutes
Two men have been detained following a strong-arm robbery believed to have been targeting prescription drugs at the Safeway pharmacy on Contra Costa Boulevard Friday night. Witnesses said two men entered the store shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, eventually vaulting a counter to the pharmacy and allegedly assaulting a worker. An ambulance was called to…
Wanted Felon Arrested Following Pursuit From Lafayette To San Leandro
On Thursday, January 2, 2020, at about 11:16 PM, the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff was advised of a stolen vehicle on Highway 24. The vehicle was stolen out of Alameda County. A Lafayette police officer located the stolen vehicle on westbound 24 at the Wilder exit and followed it. The Sheriff’s Office…
Dublin Man Arrested After Brief Chase Through Downtown Danville Friday
A blip on an Automated License Plate Reader triggered a brief car chase, a slightly longer and more dramatic foot chase, and the eventual arrest of a local man on a burglary warrant Friday. Town spokesman Geoff Gillette said a prepositioned ALPR device recorded the passage of a stolen car downtown at 8:27 a.m., officers…