Police Pursue Suspect Vehicle From El Sobrante Into Lafayette Wednesday
Lamorinda police and neighboring agencies are currently tracking a vehicle which fled from police on San Pablo Dam Road, drove east in the westbound lanes of Highway 24 through Orinda and is now on Sessions Road in Lafayette. A helicopter, believed to be a sheriff’s aircraft, is orbiting the area of Sessions Road and Northridge.…
Lafayette Teacher, Area-Wide Babysitter Arrested On Suspicion Of Lewd Acts With A Child
On June 4, 2018, the Walnut Creek Police Department arrested Brandon Genest at his residence in the city on a warrant for two counts of Lewd or Lascivious Acts with a Child and three counts of Indecent Exposure. The arrest occurred after an investigation into allegations that Genest had the victims inappropriately touch him while…
Danville PD Looking For Witness To Sunday’s Pipe Bomb Explosion
Danville Police are encouraging a potential witness in a Sunday incident at the Smart & Final parking lot to contact authorities. Chief Allan Shields said investigators are looking to speak to a man who may have witnessed events leading up to the explosion of a small pipe bomb May 27, 2018, that caused minor damage…
Online iWatch Sale Goes Wrong Offline In Danville Wednesday
Danville Police are looking for a suspect in connection with a Wednesday afternoon robbery in the parking lot of the Safeway store, 3496 Camino Tassajara. Police Chief Allan Shields said officers were dispatched to that location at 12:14 p.m. in response to the report of a robbery. Officers learned that the victim had met a…
Two Cars Damaged By “Explosive Device” In Danville Parking Lot Sunday
Danville police are investigating the apparent detonation of an “explosive device” in the parking lot of the Smart & Final store, 460 Diablo Road, on Sunday, May 27 of this month. The store is located in the Green Valley Shopping Center. The incident was reported at 7:12 p.m. that evening, according to town spokesman Geoff…
Pleasant Hill Police Find Gunshot Victim On Street Friday; Car Flees Scene
Pleasant Hill police responded to Sunvalley Boulevard and Santa Monica Drive Friday after witnesses reported hearing gunfire, a man collapse on the street, and a small black car speeding away from the scene. Responding officers located a man with at least one apparent gunshot wound and quickly sealed off the area. Witnesses reported seeing some…
Danville Man Killed In Sunday Evening Tesla Crash
Officials in Alameda County have identified the driver of a Model S Tesla that crashed through a fence and into a pond in a remote stretch of Crow Canyon Road Sunday as Keith Leung, 34, of Danville. Investigators are still looking into the cause of the crash reported at 8:31 p.m. Sunday, Leung’s car plunging…
2nd-Alarm Fire At Walnut Creek Safeway Friday; Store Evacuating
The Safeway store at 600 S. Broadway in Walnut Creek was evacuated Friday evening after a smoky fire broke out in a food preparation area, prompting firefighters to declare a second alarm shortly after the blaze was first reported at 8:15 p.m. There were no reported injuries despite initial fears that someone may have sustained…
Walnut Creek Police Determine Holland Drive Deaths Result Of Murder-Suicide
Investigators have determined the deaths of a Walnut Creek couple found Tuesday afternoon in their Holland Drive home were the result of a murder-suicide carried out by the husband – contractor Richard Huber Jr., 66. They believe Huber, owner of Dean Huber Construction for the past 19 years, shot his wife Sarah, 68, before turning…
Couple Found Dead In Their Walnut Creek Home Tuesday
The bodies of a local couple were found dead in their Holland Drive home Tuesday with Walnut Creek police remaining on scene for much of the day in an apparent effort to establish the circumstances leading up to their deaths. On Wednesday, coroner’s deputies identified the male decedent as Richard Dean Huber, 66, of Walnut…