One Dead, Five Injured In Highway 4 Crash In Pittsburg Wednesday
One person was killed and five others injured in a sprawling chain-reaction crash on Highway 4 in Pittsburg Wednesday morning. CHP Officer Brandon Correia said the crash was reported at 8:01 a.m. on Highway 4 just west of Railroad Avenue. First responders arriving on the scene found evidence of two separate crashes with seven cars…
Bogus “Nurse” Wanted For Thefts From Assisted Living Homes In Moraga And Orinda Arrested Tuesday
A woman wanted for posing as a nurse to enter assisted living facilities in Moraga and Orinda was arrested by a US Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force unit Tuesday in Antioch, Moraga Police Chief Jon King said Thursday. Antoinique Bryant, 29, was taken into custody and booked into the county jail in Martinez on an…
Renegade Landscaper Pleads Guilty In Santa Clara County – Faces Charges In Contra Costa
A renegade landscaper who allegedly cut a wide swath through Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties – targeting the elderly for upfront payments on jobs he then abandoned – has pled guilty to all charges pending against him in Santa Clara County and faces additional charges for alleged crimes in Contra Costa. Adan Contreras Rivas,…
Holdups On Bay Area Bridges – No, ACTUAL Holdups
At approximately 4 a.m. AM the Carquinez Bridge Toll Plaza was robbed by two black male adults wearing blue or purple latex gloves while traveling in a black Mercedes S550 sedan with paper plates and distinctive chrome accents added to the vehicle. At approximately 2:00 PM, suspects matching the same description and traveling in a…
Gunman Robs Danville Walgreens Wednesday; Takes Prescription Medication
A lone gunman wearing a hoodie and a mask over his face robbed the pharmacy department of the Danville Walgreens store at 611 San Ramon Valley Blvd. early Wednesday, making off with a shopping list of prescription medication. No one was injured during the incident, reported at approximately 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. The gunman was described…
Adding Insult To Injury: Dining On A Pleasanton Burglary Victim’s Dime
The Pleasanton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the two people pictured. One is described as a Hispanic male adult with multiple arm tattoos. The other is described as a Hispanic female adult with multiple arm and chest tattoos. Sometime between August 6, 2017 and August 10, 2017 a Pleasanton resident’s…
Richmond Residents Identified In Elder Abuse Thefts From Senior Citizens In Moraga, Orinda
Two Richmond residents have been identified and one has been jailed in connection with a series of thefts from residents of assisted living facilities in Moraga and Orinda, police reported Friday. The Moraga Police Department received reports of thefts and fraud from several elderly residents at Aegis Living in Moraga during late August, investigators said.…
Investigators Find Car Taken During Armed Robbery/Carjacking In Unincorporated Pleasant Hill
UPDATE to an earlier NEWS24/680 Flash Alert: On Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at about 7:35 p.m., Deputy Sheriffs responded to a report of an armed robbery in the 200 block of Tono Lane in unincorporated Pleasant Hill. The victim, a 67-year-old man, told deputies a suspect forced his way into his apartment, robbed him, and…
Lafayette Man – A Captain With Oakland Fire – Arrested On Suspicion Of Child Pornography Charge Wednesday
Lafayette police officers arrested 58-year-old Richard Chew of Lafayette on suspicion of possessing child pornography Wednesday, according to a release issued by the sheriff’s office. Chew, a captain with the Oakland Fire Department, was taken into custody Wednesday night and charged with two counts of child pornography possession after searches of his Lafayette home and…
Armed “Chain Snatch” Robber Has Tri-Valley On Edge
Armed robberies with decorative jewelry the apparent target have been reported in Pleasanton and San Ramon, the latest in Pleasanton on Monday and another the evening before. Pleasanton police say two women were walking in the Pleasanton Place Apartments at 4408 Mohr Ave. at 10:53 p.m. Monday when a black male suspect approached them, brandished…