Burglary Crew Kicks In Front Doors, Robs Two San Ramon Homes Wednesday
Police in San Ramon said thieves entered two homes in the city this afternoon, one on Briar Oaks Court – apparently entering the residences by kicking in the front doors and, at least in one case, while the resident was at home. Investigators said the loss suffered at both residences has yet to be documented…
Courchesne Family Offers Reward For Information Leading To Danville Woman’s Killer
Investigators are hoping a $10,000 reward for information posted by the family of a Danville woman found murdered while housesitting at a farm home in Byron will prompt someone to provide the clue needed to find her killer. The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office announced early Wednesday that Emily Courchesne’s family is offering the reward and urged…
Nursing Assistant At John Muir Medical Center Charged With Sexual Battery, Burglary
A 29-year-old nursing assistant at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek has been charged with sexual battery and burglary following an alleged attack on a patient at the hospital last October. Cody Baca, of Clayton, turned himself in to police after a $105,000 warrant was issued for his arrest, according to a release issued by…
Photos: Snow Falls On Our Landmark Mountain Overnight
A light dusting of snow powdered the flanks of our landmark mountain overnight – sending locals running for their cameras and some for their skis!
County Coroner: Moraga’s Armstrong Brothers Died Of Influenza
Brothers Gary and Richard Armstrong, found deceased inside a trailer on a secluded property not far from Moraga’s bustling shopping center January 15, died of influenza, deputies with the Coroner’s Division of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. The two men were discovered together in a camper on the Moraga Ranch property behind School…
Woman Behind The Wheel Of Stolen Van Spikestripped Down To The Rims In San Ramon Monday
This site’s Flash Subscribers were notified of the latest in what has become a steady stream of circuitous police pursuits to blaze through – and then be brought to an end – along the 24/680 Corridor. Monday’s exercise got underway at around 10:30 p.m. as a green Econoline van reported stolen in San Jose was…
Quake Flurry Continues To Rock And Roll In Alamo-Danville, Diablo
We have joked with friends who live there that it may be time to turn down their stereo systems after the earth continues to shake in the latest of a recent flurry of smallish temblors to rumble through the San Ramon Valley. A cluster of four minor shakers were recorded in the wee hours this…
Pistol, Ballistic Armor, Narcotics, Bogus Money Recovered By San Ramon Police Thursday
We know many of you are opposed to depictions of weapons on our pages and we realize we’ve just back-to-backed images of a non-lethal Airsoft pistol recovered from a local school with a loaded .45 caliber recovered Thursday in San Ramon but we’re committed to reporting these things as they happen. And they are happening.…
Chow, Baby – Lafayette Hotspot Loses Its Safe To Burglars
Lafayette police have had a pretty good run of luck of late, recently citing sharp declines in residential burglaries and other crime stats that normally turn a police officer’s hair prematurely grey. But during the lull it seems the inmates were quietly digging. It wasn’t a “tunnel job,” the thieves excavating a shaft to their…
Wells Fargo Branch On Camino Tassajara Robbed Tuesday
Danville Police are looking for a suspect in connection with the Tuesday afternoon robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank, in the 3000 block of Camino Tassajara. Police Chief Allan Shields said that at approximately 2:20 p.m. on February 13, 2018, a suspect entered the bank, presented the teller a note demanding money, and then fled…