Walnut Creek PD Arrests Pair For Alleged Package Thefts Wednesday
Two people were arrested in Walnut Creek Wednesday after allegedly stealing packages from local homes, according to WCPD. Walnut Creek resident Craig Lancaster and Martinez resident Shawna Byars were arrested on suspicion of possession of burglary tools, possession of stolen property, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to Walnut Creek police.…
Rolling Knife Fight On Highway 24 In Orinda Injures One
A bizarre rolling altercation between the occupants of two cars traveling east on Highway 24 Tuesday triggered a frenzied reaction from panicked motorists and prompted a massive response from local law enforcement. California Highway Patrol spokesman John Fransen reported that his office received a call of a possible collision on the highway at approximately 5:40…
Charges Filed In 2014 Halloween Honey Oil Explosion Case In Walnut Creek
Two men, both of whom were severely burned when a suspected drug lab operation in their Walnut Creek apartment caught fire – leveling the apartment in a resultant explosion – have been formally charged with drug manufacturing and unlawfully causing fire resulting in injury. The pair, Daniel Burgess, 34, of Danville, and William Brown, 37,…
Lafayette, Local Police Tracking Origin Of Computer-Generated Bomb Hoax
In a twist on the traditional phone call bomb hoax, Lafayette police say a recent threat naming Happy Valley Elementary school as a target and resulting in an area-wide search of local schools appears to have been computer-generated in origin. Investigators were able to trace the telephone number where the initial threat originated and have determined…
Former Danville Middle School Teacher Gets 65 Months’ Imprisonment For Possession Of Child Pornography
Mitchell Phillip Wolf was sentenced today, Thursday, to 65 months in prison for possession of child pornography, according to a release issued by Acting United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson. Wolf, 60, of Danville, pleaded guilty on July 8, 2015, to possessing child…
Lawsuit Alleges San Ramon School District, Alamo Church Failed To Act On Molestation Warning
A lawsuit filed in Contra Costa County Superior Court earlier this week alleges that the San Ramon Valley Unified School District and an Alamo church failed to take adequate measures to protect minors from a school wrestling coach and church pastor – later sent to prison for sexual abuse of boys. The lawsuit, filed on behalf…
Concord City Attorney Jumps To His Death From Locust Street Garage Tuesday
Concord City Attorney Mark Coon died after leaping from a parking structure in the 1100 block of Locust Street in Walnut Creek Tuesday, a fall police are calling a suicide. Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters and Walnut Creek police tended to Coon after witnesses watched a man, described as in his 50s, climb into…
Morning Report: Another Home Burns In Alamo; Drowning In San Ramon
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters raked through the embers of a home which caught fire and burned furiously in the 400 block of Crest Avenue Thursday morning – the second destructive residential fire in Alamo this week. Thursday’s blaze was first reported at 1:26 a.m. and remains “hot” in places this morning. Firefighters are on the scene…
Firefighters Unable To Save Alamo Home Monday
Firefighters from the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, in a flurry of reported fires in their area, were directed to a fully involved residential structure fire at 195 Vernal in Alamo Monday but were unable to save the home. Smoke was reported in the area at 2:30 p.m. with the first firefighters on the scene…
Former Acalanes High School Teacher Arrested In Walnut Creek
On Tuesday September 1st, 2015, the Contra Costa County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested 66-year-old Walnut Creek resident Marshall Pfeiffer for possession of child pornography, a violation of California Penal Code section 311.11(a). The arrest stems from an investigation conducted by members of the task force which consists of detectives from the Walnut Creek,…