Pleasanton-Dublin Reels After Christmas Day Crash Leaves Three Teens Dead, Two Injured
Three teenagers – two twin brothers among them – died Christmas night after a Hyundai with five youths aboard crashed near the Castlewood Country Club outside of Pleasanton. A family member said twins Mark and Michael Urista, 16, both died in the crash, reported just before 10 p.m. Wednesday on northbound Foothill Road north of…
Burglars Bedevil The 24/680 – Four Break-ins In Orinda Thursday
No city or town seems exempt from a recent spate of local burglaries and some areas are getting especially hard hit on an apparently rotating basis. Thursday was Orinda’s turn in the crosshairs, apparently, with Chief of Police David Cook confirming his officers dealt with four residential burglaries over the course of their day. “The…
Pleasant Hill Man Arrested For Child Pornography Related Crimes
Martinez, Calif. – On Tuesday December 10, 2019, 29-year-old Pleasant Hill resident Daniel Joseph Feliciano was arrested for possession and production of child pornography. On December 11, 2019, acting on a tip from an electronic communication service provider, investigators executed a search warrant in the 100 block of Burns Court in Pleasant Hill and seized numerous…
Don’t Hit The Big, Red Truck! San Ramon Valley Fire Apparatus Rammed Monday Night
A San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District ladder truck – one of the big ones you see with lights and a ladder on it – was rammed by an unfortunate motorist outside its station Monday night. The lone occupant of the civilian vehicle got the worst of the encounter, but the fire apparatus is going…
Concord Pair Arrested For Package Thefts In Danville, Walnut Creek
On December 9, 2019, at 2:48 p.m., Danville Officers received a call from a resident on the 200 block of Promenade Lane regarding a subject stealing packages from the resident’s front porch. The resident was not at home, and was witnessing the theft via their doorbell camera. The resident provided the police with a description…
Three Killed In Orinda Crash Saturday
Three men were killed when the car they were in veered off SR24 and ran into a tree just east of Camino Pablo early Saturday morning. The 3:07 a.m. crash remains under investigation, though officers determined that a 31-year-old Oakland man and a 22-year-old from Hayward – both passengers in the 2009 Nissan Versa –…
Lamorinda PD Chase Suspected Car Burglar Out Of Dodge; As Residents Meet About Crime In The City
If police were looking for a way to dramatize the recent uptake in property crimes which has the citizenry on edge and local law enforcement deploying countermeasures – they got it Wednesday night. Lafayette’s public safety committee had convened a meeting of concerned citizens and their chief for 7 p.m. Wednesday and, presumably, things were…
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Apparent Murder-Suicide Near Martinez
On Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at about 10:43 AM, Muir Station Deputy Sheriffs assisted Martinez Police Department regarding an investigation of a missing person. The investigation led them to the 2400 block of Monterey Avenue in unincorporated Martinez. Deputy Sheriffs and Martinez Police Officers entered a residence and found a deceased female. While clearing the…
Walnut Creek’s Homeless Outreach Effort Turns Up A Suspected Felon, A Weapon, And Drugs
Walnut Creek Police say officers participating in a recent Homeless Outreach Program effort in the area of 1900 Tice Valley noticed a camp resident attempt to hide something between his legs during their patrol. Officers contacted Earl Romiti, age not given, and allegedly found a handgun, ammunition, and drug paraphernalia. Romiti was arrested for being…
Lafayette Police Investigating Tuesday Night Home Invasion Robbery
UPDATE – 12:35 p.m. Wednesday: Further information supplied in connection with this case has determined that the three subjects, all masked black males in their 20s, all wearing dark clothing – entered the home and aggressively accosted the residents, man and wife. The suspects assaulted the male, striking him with an object of some kind,…