Orinda PD Car Crashes Into Orinda Wells Fargo Thursday; Pursuing Theft Suspects
An Orinda police officer, apparently attempting to catch up to auto burglary suspects fleeing from Moraga into Orinda; lost control of his car and crashed through the brick wall of the Orinda Wells Fargo bank branch at 80 Moraga Way Thursday. The crash was reported at 11:30 p.m., shortly after police reportedly started getting reports…
Another Suburban Bank Mugging – This Time In Danville
A Chase Bank patron was robbed of her purse, phone and wallet by a hold-up crew in a blue grey sedan as she went about her business in the Danville Livery Shopping Center, 661 San Ramon Valley Boulevard Thursday. Police recovered the victim’s phone, apparently jettisoned from the car and found in the middle of…
Arrest Made In Lafayette Freeway Shooting Investigation
From the California Highway Patrol, Golden Gate Division VALLEJO, Calif – Detectives assigned to the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Golden Gate Division (GGD) Special Investigations Unit (SIU), with the assistance of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), arrested 24-year-old Damari Calvin of Vallejo on Tuesday for his involvement in a freeway shooting that occurred in…
We’re Getting Cruised – Just A Little Bit
We don’t know why we channeled DeNiro’s oft-repeated line from Goodfellas but it came to us and seemed appropriate this morning. People who know us would say we tend to swing more to the realist than the alarmist. Being frightened of things we see happening around us tends to shut down the brain and we…
Suspected Package Thieves At Work In Lafayette
Police have detained three persons suspected of stealing packages in the area of Happy Valley Court and Lois Lane – near Lafayette BART – on Tuesday afternoon. Officers saturated the area and took the trio into custody after a brief foot chase, the second of the day. Police are attempting to locate the owners of…
Lafayette Gas Station Robbery Ends Badly For Robber Tuesday
A robbery at a downtown Lafayette Chevron station sparked a circuitous pursuit, crash, brief foot pursuit and eventually ended in the capture of a suspect on Howard Hills Road. The incident was reported at approximately 12:30 p.m. with a suspect holding up a person at the station and fleeing west on Mt. Diablo Boulevard in…
Orinda Neighbors Look Up “EOD” After Military Ordnance Turns Up In Local Home
Eyebrows lifted skyward in Orinda Monday when a truck carrying a military bomb disposal squad and with EOD painted on its side rolled up to take possession of a rusty old missile located in a local home. No one in an official capacity was willing to talk on the record but to our untrained eye…
Suspects In Moraga Wells Fargo Mugging Sought In Other Bank Assault Cases Sunday
A woman robbed outside the Moraga Wells Fargo Bank Branch Sunday was the latest in a string of victims targeted by thieves driving a white BMW SUV and striking at bank branches throughout the East Bay. The unidentified bank patron told police she was confronted by a group of young, black males ages 16 to…
Shots Fired Following Attempted Burglary Of Martinez Cannabis Dispensary Friday; At Least Two Hit
A large portion of Sunrise Drive off of Pacheco Drive in Martinez has been closed off as police investigate what is initially believed to be the attempted burglary of a local cannabis dispensary – followed by an apparent shooting in which four officers opened fire and one suspect died of his wounds. Tahmon Kenneth Wilson,…
Fire Damages Sierra Drive Home In Walnut Creek Thursday
Fire tore through the attic of a home in the 200 block of Sierra Drive in Walnut Creek on Thursday, causing considerable damage and briefly going to 2-alarms before crews were able to bring it under control. Neighbors reported seeing smoke coming from the home at approximately 2:16 p.m. and arriving firefighters reportedly found smoke…