Moraga Man Booked On Felony Possession Of Child Pornography Charge Wednesday
From Chief Jon King, Moraga Police Department: MORAGA, CA – On November 28, 2018, the Moraga Police Department, as part of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, along with other task force investigators, served a search warrant at a residence on San Pablo Court in Moraga. Investigators were acting on a CyberTip from…
Package Pirates Ramp Up Operations
The Danville Police Department is looking for information on a suspect in connection with a package theft that occurred earlier today. At approximately 2:59 pm this afternoon (Nov 27, 2018), Danville police responded to Old Orchard Ct in the Sycamore neighborhood for a report of a package theft. The suspect in the theft is described…
Two Nabbed After Wild Dash For County Line Monday
Two people in a stolen car led police from several local agencies on a hairy chase out Camino Tassajara towards Dublin Monday and were taken into custody after crashing into a power pole and fleeing on foot. Both suspects were believed in custody as this is written (9:50 a.m.) and one is believed to be…
One Seriously Hurt, 2 Others Injured In Latest Walnut Creek DUI Crash Saturday
Three people were injured, one with life-threatening injuries, after a head-on collision on S. Main Street at Creekside in Walnut Creek early Saturday morning. Walnut Creek Police Lt. Joe Donleavy said the crash occurred at 12:36 a.m. Saturday, with neighbors telling this site they called police after hearing the sound of a pickup truck impacting with…
UPDATE: Carjacking And Neighborhood Chase In Pleasant Hill Monday
As reported via our Flash Alert system earlier today, Monday, Pleasant Hill police successfully tracked and arrested a suspect carjacker who allegedly stabbed one victim for his car and who was attempting to steal another when apprehended by officers. The incident began at 1:09 p.m. when a man identified by police as 36-year-old Andrew Mariani,…
Lawyer Says Danville Officer-Involved Shooting Racially Motivated; Sheriff Denounces Accusation
Oakland attorney John Burris is claiming that a Newark man shot and mortally wounded by a Danville police officer was killed because he was “the wrong skin color” – an accusation Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston dismissed in a statement issued Monday. Burris, a civil rights attorney who has frequently represented the families of people killed…
One Dead, Three Injured In Pre-Dawn Orinda House Fire Sunday
Firefighters responding to a call for help from a neighbor in the 500 block of Moraga Way early Sunday arrived to find a residence at 524 Moraga Way burning heavily, one young woman was found just inside with major burn injuries and evacuated while another girl, identified as the family’s 16-year-old daughter Luca, was found…
Deputies Shut Down Digital Casino On Pacheco Boulevard Wednesday
Detectives from the Special Investigation Unit of the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff launched an investigation into an alleged illegal gaming operation on the 5000 block of Pacheco Boulevard after receiving a tip from a citizen regarding a casino at that location. Detectives were able to corroborate the information provided by the citizen…
New Fire Pops Up Along Morgan Territory Road Thursday; Held To 20 Acres
Fire crews from the San Ramon and Contra Costa fire protection districts pounced on a grass fire brewing up near 8000 Morgan Territory Road Thursday, containing the blaze to about 20 acres burned. Reports that a barn in the fire’s path was lost could not be immediately confirmed. The fire was declared largely under control…
Lafayette Police Detain Two, Arrest One After Brief Pursuit And Crash Saturday
Lafayette Police Chief Benjamin Alldritt on Tuesday confirmed our earlier account of a brief pursuit and car crash on Acalanes Road Saturday night. Two suspects were detained after a “gray colored BMW vehicle with paper plates matching the description of the suspect vehicle seen in video surveillance 24 hours prior” fled at high speed from a…