Antioch Homicide Suspect Arrested During Bizarre “Return Trip” Pursuit To Orinda Charged Wednesday
The threads of many of the stories we chase are interwoven – and sometimes unravel in mysterious ways. Take the case of Corey Hill, a 19-year-old Antioch resident wanted by police there as a suspect in the January 17 killing of liquor store employee Emani Flenoid, 25, of Pittsburg, after a dispute between the two…
Ten Armed Men Attempt To Rob Pacheco Cannabis Shop Monday
A group of robbers armed with rifles and pistols who arrived in two black SUVs attempted to hold up a Pacheco cannabis business Monday but were reportedly thwarted. It was not immediately known what deterred the robbery crew, who were reportedly similarly dressed in black clothing and masks. The business, STIIIZY, is based in a…
Lafayette Carjacking Results In Chase, Arrests Sunday
Three men attacked a driver in her car at the Olympic Boulevard Staging Area near Olympic Boulevard and Pleasant Hill Road at approximately 3:30 p.m. Sunday, smashing the owner’s window and making off with her 2019 Hyundai Elantra. Lafayette police officers quickly acquired a visual of the carjacked vehicle and kept it in sight during…
Suspected Getaway Vehicle Found Abandoned In Lafayette Saturday
Neighbors in Lafayette may have noticed some police activity on Pleasant Hill Road early Saturday. Police in Concord are apparently trying to figure it all out but things appear to have started when a witness spotted a crew of suspected burglars attempting to rob a Concord liquor store. The incident was reported at approximately 1:45…
Police Clear Walnut Creek’s Las Lomas High School After Shooting Threat
A report of a gun on campus and then an “active shooter” at Las Lomas High swelled exponentially Friday, bringing police on the run as apparently unrelated events contributed to the parental worry and student angst. Officers cleared the school one classroom at a time after the campus locked down in response to a threat,…
Where Is All That Stolen Apple Gear Ending Up?
From the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF): SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol (CHP) today announced the arrest of multiple suspects believed to be part of an organized retail theft ring and the recovery of stolen merchandise. The investigation began in September 2022, when the CHP Organized Retail Crime…
Armed Robbery In Concord Thursday
Police are investigating an armed robbery in the Costco parking lot on Monument Boulevard in Concord Thursday after two men – one reportedly armed with a pistol – robbed a victim at gunpoint at approximately 4:10 p.m. No injuries were reported as a result of the encounter. No description of what was taken was available…
Carjacking Reported In Orinda Wednesday – Suspect Arrested After Bizarre Return Trip
FINAL UPDATE: Two detained near St. Stephens off-ramp after bizarre carjacking, pursuit. ORIGINAL STORY: A driver had his car stolen at gunpoint near Orinda Chevron Wednesday night, the victim approached by a young woman who brandished a pistol and ordered him out of his Mercedes E300 sedan. No injuries were reported during the encounter, reported…
Suspected Burglars Find Out It’s Hard To Outrun A Helicopter Wednesday
On February 1, 2023, at 3:08 pm, the Antioch Police Department’s Dispatch Center received a call from a resident on Durness Court reporting a burglary in-progress of an occupied residence. Information received at the time reported the occupant was possibly an elderly woman. Officers responded to the scene, assisted by the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s…
Tesla-Defiling Cow Triggers Police Response In Pleasanton – And No End Of Cow Puns
Some of us here in Semi-Rural Suburbia have had occasion to interact with meandering cows, emus, horses, pigs and even the intermittent alpaca. It’s part of living out here in “The Country,” where the air is as fresh as the eggs in our chicken coops, and our critters are honored, curried, and cared for so…