Sheriff Seeks Land Rover Involved In Blackhawk Building Ramming
Sheriff’s investigators are asking for public assistance in locating a newer-model Land Rover involved in a hit and run collision with an office building across from Blackhawk Plaza August 18. Police said the car crashed into the building on Executive Parkway at around 10 p.m. that Friday night, its operator leaving the scene before crashing…
Suspected Wallet Pickers Come Up Short In Lafayette
Members of a crew of pickpockets who worked Lafayette with great efficiency, spending pilfered cash and credit cards on expensive clothes and other items, have had their spree halted by a Good Samaritan and dogged work by local detectives. Followers of our police logs may have seen mention of thefts on recent logs. One case…
Deputy Opens Fire On Suspect In Pacheco Saturday; Two Injured In Ensuing Chase
Two people were treated for minor injuries suffered after a wrong-way chase ended in a head-on crash on the flyover from northbound I680 to Pacheco Boulevard at around 9:45 p.m. Saturday. In a statement released Sunday, a sheriff’s spokesman reported that deputies were dispatched to a suspicious circumstance/possible burglary call in the area of Actriz…
Orinda PD Detectives Arrest Uber Driver For Alleged Off-Duty Drive-Off Robbery
Orinda police tracked an Uber driver who allegedly robbed a Walnut Creek woman of her purse and abandoned her at Orinda Fields last month – arresting the driver Friday in San Francisco. Police have not yet released the suspect’s name. Investigators said he was off-duty when he was flagged down by the victim after she…
Gates? Check. Security? Yep. But Back Door To The Golf Course Opens For Blackhawk Burglars
Contra Costa County Sheriff’s investigators have released photos of men they say are apparently using the golf course at Blackhawk to enter homes in the gated community – with a total of eight homes raided by thieves since May. A sheriff’s spokesman said three homes were burglarized on the 4400 block of Deer Ridge Road,…
Moraga Police Chase, Catch Motorcycle Thief Thursday Morning
A Moraga resident called police at 3:05 a.m. today, Thursday, to report that his motorcycle had just been stolen from the 300 block of Calle La Montana and was being driven away from the location. Moraga police immediately responded and an officer located the stolen motorcycle being driven on Campolindo Drive. The officer attempted to…
Driver Strays On Pleasant Hill Road Thursday – Splinters Power Poles, Blacks Out Neighborhood
Walnut Creek police are investigating a single car crash on Pleasant Hill Road in front of the Palos Verdes mall after the driver smashed through a series of power poles, knocking out power to the surrounding neighborhood. About 2,000 people were still without power at about 3:20 p.m., with readers saying their lights flickered and…
Fatal Auto Vs. Pedestrian Collision On Moraga Road In Lafayette Monday
A pedestrian struck by a passing truck in the area of Moraga Road at Moraga Boulevard Monday died from injuries suffered in that collision. The victim, identified as Sui Yuen, 60, of Lafayette, was taken to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek immediately after the collision occurred at 1:31 p.m., but was later pronounced…
One Dead, Two Injured In Pleasant Hill Crash Saturday
One man died and another was seriously injured in a rollover crash reported at Taylor Boulevard and Withers Avenue – near Dinosaur Hill – in the city of Pleasant Hill Saturday. Taylor Boulevard remains closed as this is written (12:28 p.m.) as officers investigate the cause of the crash. Pleasant Hill police and the California…
BART Police Investigating Thursday Night Strongarm Robbery At Orinda Station Parking Lot
BART police confirmed Friday that they are investigating the robbery of a man who told officers he was walking to his car in the central parking lot of Orinda station at 11:23 p.m. Thursday when he was approached by two men in their early 20s who asked him “for a ride” before knocking him to…