Highway 24 Driver Arrested After Crashing Into Lafayette BART Parking Lot Wednesday
A driver was in police custody after taking his wife and child on a wild ride off westbound Highway 24 Wednesday night, crashing through a tree and on into the parking lot at Lafayette BART – briefly fleeing on foot before he was located, bruised and bleeding, and arrested. News24/680 Flash subscribers described the crash,…
DA Investigators Searching For Additional Victims In Multi-State Sex Trafficking Case
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – Investigators with the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office are asking the public for help identifying and contacting victims in a years-long human trafficking investigation. Raymond Jamar Brooks, 32, of Antioch, is being held at the Martinez Detention Facility on $1 million bail, facing multiple charges…
Overseas Phone Threat Leads To Lockdown At Alhambra High In Martinez Wednesday
Reports of a lockdown condition at Alhambra High School in Martinez were substantiated by police reports of a phone threat to the campus as officers searched for someone reportedly armed with weapons and explosives. The anonymous threats were received at approximately 8:58am and were made via a virtual private network originating from an overseas source,…
Double Shooting Under Investigation In Unincorporated San Ramon
Contra Costa deputy sheriffs responded to a “medical police” call at a residence in the 18000 block of Bollinger Canyon Road Wednesday afternoon – ultimately finding two people down with apparent gunshot wounds. The incident was reported at 1:05pm. Police did not confirm reports that a man and woman were found inside the residence, the…
San Ramon Armed Robbery Suspects Cornered In Oakland
Two armed men assaulted and robbed a third man at the Cobblestone Apartments, 3900 block of Crow Canyon Road, on Tuesday before fleeing in a silver sedan, according to the San Ramon police department. A department release said the crime took place at approximately 6:49 p.m. with the suspects leaving the area in a 2015…
Fire At Walnut Creek’s Lettuce Restaurant Wednesday
Scene of fire at Lettuce restaurant on Locust Street this morning. No reported injuries. Workers in the business at the time report “explosion” prior. Most of fire knocked down with crews probing structure for extensions…
Fatal Rossmoor Crash Under Investigation Thursday
Accident investigators in Walnut Creek are looking into a fatal solo vehicle crash in Rossmoor early Thursday. In a release issued by Walnut Creek police, the crash was reported at 5:06am Thursday in the area of Rossmoor Parkway and Stanley Dollar Drive. A white Subaru hit an olive tree in the center median and bounced…
Arrest Made In Martinez Murder Friday; Suspect On Pre-Trial Release For Orinda Burglaries
Heavily armed special weapons officers descended on an Ashwood Drive condo this evening and arrested a suspect in Thursday’s brutal murder of a 68-year-old Martinez man on Francis Court. The silver Cadillac SUV spotted outside the murder scene was also located and towed away for processing.. Todd Stewart, 68, was confronted by a man wearing…
Man Stabbed To Death In Martinez Thursday; Suspect Sought
At approximately 5:09pm Thursday the Martinez Police Department received numerous emergency calls reporting a man believed to have been stabbed and down in front of a residence on Francis Court in Martinez. Responding officers located a victim, subsequently identified as Todd Stewart, 68, on the ground with apparent stab wounds. Fire and medical personnel responded…
Three-Alarm Fire Damages Lafayette’s Kaiser Estate Saturday
Firefighters battled a stubborn fire at the historic Kaiser Estate in Lafayette Saturday, the blaze partially collapsing sections of the roof and damaging infrastructure on the 50s-era property. The fire at 940 Reliez Station Lane was reported at 4:56pm and drew a small army of firefighters to the scene. Access to the 7-acre property proved…