Suspect Who Snatched Watch Near Orinda BART Detained At Walnut Creek Station Wednesday
A suspect who allegedly stole an Apple Watch from a woman walking near Orinda BART on Wednesday was tracked and detained at the Walnut Creek BART station soon after. Details remain sketchy as the suspect has only just been detained, reportedly by sheriff’s deputies and members of other agencies. The incident was reported at approximately…
Man Arrested At Walnut Creek BART After Brandishing Pistol Tuesday
A man seen behaving erratically at the Walnut Creek BART station Tuesday was subsequently arrested after he allegedly brandished a pistol while threatening a bus driver. Zion E. Brown, 21, was arrested on multiple charges after he allegedly tried to hide a Glock 17 pistol with an extended magazine on the BART platform. Transit and…
Hugging Thieves Net Another Necklace In Danville Tuesday
Overly affectionate thieves preying on area residents fond of wearing their jewelry made off with a necklace in Danville Tuesday after approaching the victim as if to give her a hug. The theft was reported at approximately 12:37pm in the 1700 block of Camino Ramon with the victim approached by the occupant of a blue…
Driver Killed In Pleasant Hill Rollover Crash Monday
A 2-car crash on Grayson Road at Taylor Boulevard ended with one person dead and another with minor injuries in Pleasant Hill on Monday. The rollover crash was reported at 9:42 a.m. with motorists describing a black Kia sedan and a Kia minivan involved with the minivan rolling onto its side, a person on the…
Bicyclist Killed In Early-Morning Walnut Creek Crash
A lone cyclist was struck and killed by a car in the 1800 block of N. Main Street in Walnut Creek early Wednesday morning – the driver remaining on the scene and believed to be cooperating with authorities. Neighbors reported hearing the sound of an impact at about 5:43 a.m. and saw the man down…
Truck Owner Dials Up Police From Bed Of His Stolen Pickup
Very fresh and still unraveling but various law enforcement agencies have stopped a Ford F150 pickup truck on High Eagle Road in Alamo – after the truck owner called to report his truck had been hijacked with him still in the truckbed. Police are currently in the 200 block of High Eagle with the reportedly…
Armed Robbery Crew Strikes In Martinez Wednesday; Rolex, Electronics Taken
Five heavily armed men robbed a resident on Center Avenue in Martinez on Wednesday, making off with a Rolex watch, phones and other items before escaping onto Highway 4. The incident was reported at approximately 10 p.m. The carload of suspects were preliminarily described as black males – each masked, wearing hoodies and armed with…
Shopper Punched, Robbed In Walnut Creek Sunday – Passersby Pitch In To Help
A woman was punched and her bag snatched by a teen who ran up behind her outside the Broadway Plaza parking garage at 715 S. Broadway Sunday – witnesses reacting quickly to recover the bag though the juvenile suspect was able to get away. The shopper was making her way back to her car when…
Tesla Found On Fire In Martinez Sunday; Possible Arson
Passersby reported a Model S Tesla smoking and apparently on fire in the Martinez WalMart parking lot Sunday, firefighters arriving quickly to extinguish a blaze in the passenger compartment while investigators tracked reports of someone possibly setting the fire intentionally. The vehicle was reported burning at 2:58 p.m., moments after investigators were notified that a…
One Dead In Del Valle Regional Park Crash Saturday
A 17-year-old male died when their BMW 535i struck a tree near the entrance to Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore Saturday, the vehicle catching fire after impact. California Highway Patrol officers responded to reports of a solo-vehicle crash involving a driver speeding on Del Valle Road south of Mendenhall Road in unincorporated Livermore at…