Burglars Find Two Homes In Lafayette’s Hidden Valley
Lafayette police are seeking any information the public may have on two separate but seemingly related burglaries in the Hidden Valley neighborhood July 6 and July 15. Police said a thief or thieves entered residences in the 4100 block of Hidden Valley Road and the 100 block of White Oak Dr. on those dates while the…
Danville Woman Gets Prison For Coast-To-Coast Marijuana Distribution; Money Laundering
A Danville woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for running an illegal cross-country marijuana distribution ring. Federal prosecutors in Syracuse, New York said 31-year-old Simona Borissova of Danville was also sentenced recently to three years of supervised release and ordered to forfeit nearly $275,000 in a money judgment. Borissova pleaded guilty in February…
Pleasant Hill Police Arrest Shoplifting Crew On Highway 24 Thursday
Our pages have documented several recent shoplifting excursions in the 24/680 of late, some of them seemingly conducted by crews of individuals targeting specific stores for specific merchandise. On Thursday, about 10:30 a.m., employees from Marshall’s department store in Pleasant Hill called police to report that a large scale theft had just occurred. A detailed description…
Orinda Council Studying Possible Future Requirements For Short-Term Rentals
Bloodied when a short-term rental scenario went wrong with tragic results in February, Orinda’s city council has spent the interim period tinkering with ideas to safeguard homeowner, renters – and the city – in future. Mayor Victoria Smith asked city staff to canvass surrounding cities and towns for their approaches to the short-term rental market, popularized by sites…
Car vs. Pole Accident On Moraga Way Monday
Orinda police responded to a reported car into pole accident on Moraga Way at Camino Pablo Monday morning and arrived to find that, indeed, contact had been made. The motorist, luckily, was uninjured and traffic flow through the area was restored quickly. This story brought to you by:
Michael Lane Crash Leaves Vehicle Turtled In Lafayette; Driver Uninjured
Neighbors near 596 Michael Lane in Lafayette were startled by a loud noise and the sight of a car on its roof in the middle of the street Wednesday – the result of an apparent collision with a parked car. Officers said a Concord woman traveling northbound on Michael Lane told officers she did not…
Moraga PD Arrest 15-Year-Old Tuesday – Suspected Of String Of Residential Burglaries
Moraga Police, in what their acting chief called “an extensive and ongoing investigation,” arrested a 15-year-old youth living in the Carroll Ranch area investigators say is responsible for four residential burglaries and one attempted burglary last week. The youth, whose name has not been given due to his age, was arrested shortly after a neighbor in…
Political Stances Carried To Local Extremes This Election Year, It Seems
No matter your position or your thoughts about a particular candidate this election year the odds are fairly certain there is someone in the 24/680 who has a different view – and is willing to press the issue when aroused. We’ve heard of Trump bumper stickers altered or removed entirely by folks making midnight political…
Burglary Flurry Hits Little Moraga Wednesday; Two Break-Ins While Occupants Are Home
Lamorinda police but Moraga PD in particular spent much of Wednesday dealing with an apparent burglary swarm in the area, with burglars hitting four homes in Moraga – two while the occupants were present. Two more burglaries were reported in Orinda, one of them while a woman was at home with her child. The residential…
Orinda Police Arrest Oakland Man In Tuesday Morning Arms Theft
Orinda police are currently processing a car and questioning a suspect in an early morning break-in on Underhill Rd. in which a “significant” number of weapons were reportedly stolen. Police responded to the area after a homeowner reported someone attempting to enter the residence at approximately 7:32 a.m. Officers drove up to the house to…