Sheriff’s Marine Patrol Continues Search For Missing Boater
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Marine Patrol Unit continues to search for a missing boater believed to have fallen overboard in the area of Indian Slough and Werner Cut Sunday night. The missing man is not being identified at this time. The incident was reported on Sunday, September 22, at about 9:07…
Carjacking Couple Trade Their Stolen Car For A Fresh One In Orinda Sunday
Police in Orinda and adjacent agencies are looking for two people who took a pickup truck from an Orinda resident at gunpoint Sunday, leaving their stolen car running in the victim’s driveway. The incident was reported at approximately 10:08 a.m., shortly after the California Highway Patrol was in pursuit of a silver Audi RS5 in…
Danville Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charge
On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, comprised of the Danville Police, Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, San Ramon Police, Pleasant Hill Police, United States Secret Service, and the Department of Homeland Security’s Investigations and Probation Division, executed a search warrant in the 500 block of Mission Drive in…
Service, Prayers For Victim Of 1996 Crockett Murder Saturday
A remembrance service and candle-lighting will be held this weekend for Priscilla Ann Lewis – murdered on September 24, 1996, in Crockett. The 21-year-old Vallejo resident worked as a waitress at Four Corners Pizza located at 628 2nd Avenue in Crockett. The cook at the restaurant called 9-1-1 shortly before 10:30 pm after finding Priscilla’s…
El Sobrante Man Dies In Solo San Pablo Dam Road Crash Thursday
This morning at approximately 9:02 am, the California Highway Patrol Contra Costa Division, responded to a collision on eastbound San Pablo Dam Rd at La Colina Rd for a solo vehicle crash. Emergency personnel found a 2017 Volkswagen sedan located against a metal pole in a parking lot just off San Pablo Dam Rd, with…
Danville PD Recover Vehicle Stolen Earlier In San Ramon; Find Other Stolen Items Thursday
A 26 year old Bay Point resident is facing multiple charges after he was found to be in possession of a stolen vehicle and other items Thursday morning. Danville Police Chief Allan Shields said that at 6:10 a.m. officers responded to the area of Sycamore Valley Road and I-680 after receiving a notification from the Town’s…
Three Suspects On Foot In Lafayette After Vehicle Pursuit, Crash Wednesday
Lafayette police are currently trying to corral three suspects who crashed their car into another vehicle and fled toward Old Tunnel Road minutes after police terminated a pursuit on Highway 24 Wednesday. Police were behind a car on 24 at around 3:25 p.m. when it sped away. Officers terminated the pursuit due to traffic on…
Possible Shots Fired On Highway 37 Wednesday, CHP Investigating
From the California Highway Patrol: Vallejo, Calif. – A possible highway shooting is being investigated by the CHP – Golden Gate Division Investigative Services Unit (ISU). This incident appears to have accrued on westbound Highway 37, west of Wilson Avenue and may have been a result of road rage. Two male occupants traveling in a…
Sledge Hammer Not Used In San Ramon Road Rage Incident, Police Say – Just A Regular Old Hammer
We’ve said it before, it’s getting tougher out there on our local highways and byways. San Ramon Police Capt. Denton Carlson was kind enough to fill us in on an incident that captured attention on the Montevideo/I680 overpass in San Ramon this evening and while it was still unpleasant for the victim in this instance,…
Danville Man Killed In Friday Night Crash On Camino Tassajara
Coroners officials Monday identified the man killed in a solo car crash on Camino Tassajara at Charbray late Friday night as Austin Nixon, 22, of Danville. Nixon died after his BMW struck a tree at that location, trapping him inside his car. He was eventually extricated and rushed to a local hospital where he was…