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…
Danville License Plate Reading System Leads To Arrest Of Lafayette Robbery Suspect
A chance license plate alert by the Town of Danville’s Automatic License Plate Reader system (ALPR) led to the arrest of a man wanted for strong arm robbery in Lafayette Thursday afternoon. Danville police were on patrol at approximately 4:47 pm when their ALPR system “read” the plate of a vehicle used earlier during a…
Fugitive Landscaper Clipped – In Oregon
A notoriously mobile landscaper/contractor named to the Contractors State License Board’s “Most Wanted” list in the wake of crimes committed here in Lamorinda and elsewhere in Contra Costa has been arrested – in Oregon. Those who have fallen victim to the man doing business as Adan Contreras-Rivas – and a host of other names –…
Two Arrested After Danville Teen Stabbed, Robbed Tuesday Night
Danville police have arrested two people, one a juvenile, they say robbed and stabbed a Danville teen on Mikado Circle late Tuesday evening. The incident was reported at approximately 11:27 p.m. in the 500 block of Mikado Circle. Police responding to the call found an 18-year-old Danville resident injured from an apparent stab wound at…
Burglars, Undaunted By Cameras, Return “With A Vengeance” To Lafayette
We noted the surge in auto burglaries and associated crimes last year, and documented the apparent effect city and citizen-owned surveillance cameras appeared to be having – but police in Lafayette say that downtrend was an anomaly and that the burglars are back – big time. Lafayette Police Chief Eric Christensen opened a recent neighborhood…
Orinda Home Burglarized On Ivy Drive Wednesday
As our Flash subscribers are aware a home in the 100 block of Ivy Drive in Orinda was burglarized Wednesday, the homeowners calling police after spotting someone covering an in-home surveillance camera via their remote monitoring. Police responded to the resident’s call within minutes but were unable to locate anyone upon arrival at 10:50 a.m.…