Pleasant Hill Man Detained Saturday After Overnight SWAT Response On Boyd Road
Hundreds of Pleasant Hill residents were ordered to shelter in their homes and not venture outside late Friday and into Saturday morning after reports reached police of a man, reportedly carrying an assault-type rifle and wearing a ballistic vest, walking on Boyd Road at 10:31 p.m. On Saturday, officers detained a a 33-year-old resident of…
Investigators Determine Moraga’s Armstrong Brothers Had Influenza Virus At The Time Of Their Death
Investigators looking into the deaths of brothers Gary and Richard Armstrong in Moraga January 15 have determined that both men had the flu virus at the time of their deaths – coroner’s officials classifying their deaths as “natural.” Moraga Police Chief Jon King said Friday the results of tests conducted by the Coroner’s Division of…
Driver Killed After Olympic Blvd. Crash Sunday; Wife Injured
A single-car crash reported on our Facebook page as it happened Sunday morning ended tragically after the driver was pronounced dead of his injuries at John Muir Medical Center – his wife left hospitalized with serious injuries. The crash occurred at 10:44 a.m. when the couple’s Honda CRV drifted inexplicably off Olympic Boulevard as it…
Concord Man Arrested After Wild Day In San Ramon Friday
In the latest in a recent series of incidents leaving San Ramon residents incredulous a Concord man was apprehended by police after fleeing from officers attempting to stop him for speeding, crashing his car into a home, and then running from officers closing in on the crash site. According to a release issued by San…
San Ramon Police Name Suspect In Attempted Murder, Conspiracy Case Stemming From Jan. 18 Discovery On Minerva Way
San Ramon police say a 21-year-old San Leandro man is believed to be behind the discovery of a bullet-pocked car found abandoned on Minerva Way Jan. 18 and that they have obtained a warrant for his arrest. In a release issued Wednesday by San Ramon Police Lt. Cary Coldberg, investigators name Trevor Michael Berryman of…
Busy Day For San Ramon Police Leads To Karmic Bad Luck Day For Parolee
Deep readers of this site know that things were hopping in the 24/680 on January 18 and we were trying to cover it all. As usual, however, some of those stories just didn’t come together until later. We were focused on the discovery of a car found on Minerva Way earlier in the day (shown),…
Hit And Run Driver Brings Samaritan, Moraga PD On The Run Sunday
In a busy day for Moraga police, officers called out to help investigate the death of a man found dead inside a home on Hetfield Place were called on again after receiving reports of an individual who had collided with at least one other car on Rimer Drive. Officers responding to neighborhood calls of a…
Deadly Two-Alarm Fire Burns Through Martinez Apartments Saturday
A neighbor’s call brought firefighters on the run Saturday after a lethal fire broke out in a series of apartments at 98 Farm Lane in Martinez. Firefighters were met by significant smoke and flame and were almost immediately made aware that a resident was down inside the home. Heavy flames burned through the second floor…
Lone Gunman Robs Moraga Safeway Thursday
Moraga police are investigating an armed robbery at the Moraga Safeway store on Moraga Way Thursday, asking for anyone who may have witnessed the crime to contact their agency with that information. Police said a lone, masked gunman entered the store at approximately 7:55 p.m., pointed a gun at a clerk and demanded money. The…
Burglary Trio Makes Off With Safe From Danville Home Thursday
Danville police are attempting to locate a car and three men suspected of breaking into a home on Claypool Court in their city at around 1:10 p.m. this afternoon, Thursday. Witnesses reported seeing three black males, at least one wearing a full ski mask, leaving a residence on Claypool at that time and getting into…