Rolex Robbers Strike Again – Watch And Phone Taken In Walnut Creek Monday
Two people returning to their Grover Lane home in Walnut Creek Monday were accosted by two armed men and robbed of personal items, including a Rolex watch and a phone. An ambulance was summoned to the scene shortly after the incident was reported at 10:01 p.m. but the exact nature of the injuries suffered and…
“You Can’t See Me, I’m Camouflaged!”
Reflective vest. Clipboard. Gardening or construction implement – all as common in Suburbia as kids in soccer togs and bikes left on the front lawn. In Pleasanton last weekend some locals observed a man in one of those vests trundling a backpack sprayer around the neighborhood – occasionally sawing at a padlock on a nearby…
Shots Fired At Livermore’s Granada Bowl Saturday; Three Hit – One Dead
Three people were shot and one killed after a fight broke out at Livermore’s Granada Bowl Saturday, a patron drawing a weapon and firing several rounds into a group of bystanders. Police said a 28-year-old man was wounded and died later at a local hospital. Two other victims were listed in stable condition at a…
Man Found Deceased On Highway 24 in Orinda Friday
Police located the body of a man believed to have jumped from a moving car on eastbound Highway 24 between the Wilder and Orinda offramps Friday night. Motorists began calling about a man down on the highway shortly after 11 p.m., initially had difficult located the person in the darkness, and then found him deceased…
Richmond PD Investigating Major Incident On South 49th Street Friday
Richmond police and investigators sealed off the 400 block of South 49th Street and Cutting Boulevard in Richmond overnight, the scene of an apparently shooting. Details remained very sketchy as police officials declined to discuss what had transpired. The area remained closed off between Cutting and Overend Avenue to S. 50th Street. Neighbors said a…
Overnight Fire Burns In Briones Valley Thursday
Firefighters turned out to put down a wildfire in Briones Valley on Pinole Valley Road near Bear Creek early Thursday. The blaze was reported at approximately 3:37 a.m. A crew remains on scene to provide a fire watch over the burn area. In the end, 10 acres were lost and no structures threatened.
Sheriff’s Investigators Arrest Martinez Man Suspected Of Multiple Sex Assaults
From the Office of the Sheriff: Detectives from the Investigation Division of the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff served a search warrant on July 7, 2022, at a residence in Martinez. At that time, they arrested 39-year-old Christopher David Owens of Martinez. Detectives identified Owens as the suspect in sexual assaults that occurred…
Vallejo Man Arrested For Macy’s Rolex Smash-And-Grab In Walnut Creek
A 19-year old Vallejo man is in custody following his arrest in connection with the June 18 robbery at the Macy’s in Walnut Creek’s Broadway Plaza. Walnut Creek Police identified Jammoni Simon as one of the suspects in the robbery. Investigators worked to identify the suspect and a warrant was subsequently authored for his arrest.…
Walnut Creek Man Airlifted To Burn Center Tuesday
Neighbors in WalnutCreek (who don’t get our Flash Alerts) startled to see a ConFire helicopter landing at Buena Vista Elementary in their city this morning. The crew was picking up a local man suffering from burn injuries – who was then transported to a hospital for treatment.
Fatal Crash On Highway 24 In Orinda Sunday
A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a car on westbound Highway 24 past Orinda Sunday. The crash was reported at approximately 5:42pm, with CHP officers responding to a two vehicle collision east of Wilder Road. Investigators determined an adult male riding a Yamaha R1 was traveling westbound on SR-24 when it collided with…