Martinez Men Arrested In Police Sting; Cervelo Bikes Stolen In Danville Burglary
Two Martinez men are in custody after having been found to be in possession of property stolen in a weekend residential burglary in Danville. According to Police Chief Steve Simpkins, a residential burglary was reported May 27, 2017 on Tunbridge Rd. Several items were taken in the burglary including two high-end Cervelo road bikes and…
“Bearded” Bank Robber Was Formerly On The Other Side Of The Law
UPDATING WEDNESDAY 3:32 p.m: Police in Los Angeles and Placentia, California have confirmed that McClary worked for LAPD from February 2006 to May 2008, and was an officer with Placentia police in Orange County from 2008 and 2010. She was terminated before the end of her probationary period with the Placentia Police Department for not…
Teens Lead Police On Hair-Raising, Two-County Pursuit Wednesday Night
Teenagers in a 2000 VW Jetta engaged police from Solano and Contra Costa counties in a nearly 45 minute-long pursuit up and down I680 that ended only after their car had its tired flattened and they were arrested following a minor crash in Walnut Creek late Wednesday. Police and onlookers said the teens, both from…
Lafayette Resident Employs Multiple Layers Of Home Defense; Still Burgled Tuesday
A mindful Lafayette homeowner took every precaution before leaving his home on Acalanes Road Tuesday – but a “chance encounter” and impeccable timing by two burglars still left him victimized, according to police. Lafayette police were dispatched to a suspicious circumstance call in the 900 block of Acalanes Road at 10:39 a.m. Tuesday after the…
Mothers Day Crash On Green Valley Road Ends In DUI Arrest; Severe Injuries
As first reported on our Facebook Page at the time, two Alamo-area residents were involved in an early-morning Mothers Day crash on Green Valley Road Sunday, a female passenger sustaining serious injuries to her legs when the car overturned. The car’s driver was later arrested and charged with felony Driving Under the Influence. Officer Brandon Correia…
Pair Arrested After Alleged Mail Theft In Orinda Monday
Two people were arrested Monday after someone allegedly spotted them picking off a package from a doorstep in Orinda and placing it in the bed of their rental truck, according to Chief Mark Nagel. Nagel said his officers were “immediately alerted” and were able to stop the truck on Moraga Way at Orchard. “Officers approached…
String Of Car Fires Continues; Orinda Incident Unrelated – Investigators Say
An undetermined number of car fires reported in the 24/680 area and beyond and ranging as far back as earlier this year are related, Contra Costa County Fire Investigators have determined, and they are asking for help in tracking down the person or persons responsible. Investigators said the exact number of suspicious fires is unknown,…
John Muir Physician Arrested After Alleged Sexual Battery Of Patient
Detectives from the Special Victims Unit of the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division on Monday arrested 36-year-old Rajesh Kumar Singla of Milpitas for multiple counts of sexual assault charges, according to information released by the sheriff’s office. Investigators said Singla is a family medicine doctor and a member of the John Muir…
Standoff Between Larkey Park Murder Suspect And Regional SWAT Team Continues Into Friday
The standoff between a 38-year-old man believed to have gunned down a woman in broad daylight in Walnut Creek’s Larkey Park continued into its second day Friday as a regional SWAT team surrounded the suspect’s gray Mercedes on Arnold Drive in Martinez. NEWS24/680 is not identifying the man at this time. Investigators said he had…
San Ramon Teen Arrested After Early-Morning Pursuit Wednesday
A 15-year-old San Ramon youth was arrested after a high-speed pursuit and brief foot chase ended on Deerwood Place at approximately 12:15 a.m. Wednesday. San Ramon Police Lt. Denton Carlson reported that one of the department’s officers “got a hit on his automated license plate reader (ALPR) of a stolen vehicle,” reported stolen out of…