High-Speed Pursuit From Moraga, Through Orinda Monday
Locals may have noticed another high-speed pursuit from Moraga out Moraga Way through Orinda Monday afternoon, Moraga PD on the tail of individuals in a car spotted at the Moraga Service Center. The incident, reported at approximately 1:22 p.m., kicked off when officers spotted a black Ford Taurus with a mismatched license plate. The car…
Arrests Made In Basel Jilani Murder Case; Murder Tied To Area Rolex Robberies
From the Office of the Sheriff: On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at about 10:45 AM, Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriffs served arrest warrants at a home on the 4800 block of Vinewood Way in Antioch. They arrested, without incident, 19-year-old Don-Juan Watson of Antioch/San Francisco and 20-year-old Jalin Washington of San Francisco. The two are…
One Dead In Orinda Crash Wednesday
A male driver died after apparently losing control of his SUV and crashing off eastbound Highway 24 in Orinda, firefighters finding the vehicle had come off the freeway and collided head-on with a tree. The crash was reported at 6:04 p.m. off the eastbound lanes between Camino Pablo and the St. Stephens offramp. Our condolences…
Livermore Murder Suspect Arrested In Lathrop Wednesday
Livermore police said a police SWAT team arrested the man they say is responsible for a deadly shooting at a bowling alley last weekend after he was traced to a home in Lathrop. Police said Roger Aleman Garcia, 27, was arrested at about 1:30 a.m. after detectives developed information about his location. He was taken…
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.