Lafayette Police Detain Three At Gunpoint On Mt. Diablo Boulevard Monday
Lafayette police, alerted by a hit on an Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR), homed in on a white Ford truck on Moraga Road Monday – detaining two men and a woman at gunpoint as locals cruised past – gape jawed. Officers began searching for the vehicle after the automated license plate scanner returned a positive…
Brush Fire Burning South of I-580 In Dublin
Alameda County firefighters are turning out in force to battle a stubborn fire burning alongside I-580 on Dublin Canyon Road in Dublin. Heavy equipment and firefighting aircraft have been called in to help with this fire, first reported at 4:26 p.m. Sunday. We’ll have more on this blaze and subsequent firefighting effort as additional details…
Lafayette Man Arrested For Car Theft, Assault On An Officer In Antioch
NOTE: NEWS24/680 first ran this story on its social media pages shortly after this incident was reported. Our site was down for maintenance at the time and it could not be uploaded there – raising questions among our readers. It is reprinted here in full. On September 13 at around 3:17 pm, Antioch Police officers…
Betty Lane Fire Was Intentionally Set, Police Say, Lafayette Woman Arrested
A Lafayette woman is in custody on arson and attempted murder charges Monday after allegedly setting fire to a boarding residence she lived in with others on Betty Lane. Lisa Stevens, 53, was arrested on suspicion of arson of an inhabited dwelling and attempted first-degree murder, investigators said. She is being held in lieu of $750,000…
Lafayette Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested; Already In The Bag In Butte County
The man who allegedly robbed the U.S. Bank branch in Lafayette on August 23 has been arrested, police said Wednesday. The suspected robber, identified as 55-year-old Robert Keith Dennis of Oroville,was already in custody in Butte County Jail for a drug violation, according to police. Local investigators, assisted by the FBI, determined the suspect may be tied to…
Bay Point Man Arrested For Walnut Creek Homicide
A man suspected of a Saturday morning murder in downtown Walnut Creek was arrested during execution of a search warrant at his Bay Point home Sunday. Investigators said Larry Griffin, 24, was taken into custody without incident. Members of a the Central County Regional SWAT unit served a search warrant at Griffin’s residence and made…
Moraga Woman Found Drowned Off Pacifica Beach Reported Missing Just Hours Earlier
A 67-year-old Moraga woman whose body was recovered from the surf line off a Pacifica Beach Sunday had been reported missing by friends in Orinda just hours before. Pacifica police said Chia-Yi Wu was found in the water off Sharp Park Beach at approximately 7:45 p.m. Sunday evening. Rescuers were able to reach and recover…
San Ramon Senior Care Technician Arrested, Booked For Stealing Patient’s Jewelry
Police in San Ramon have announced the arrest last week of a 61-year-old Mountain House resident in connection with the theft of $5,000 worth of jewelry from a 95-year-old resident under her care. Investigators said they received information earlier in the week that someone had made off with the patient’s belongings. Through the use of surveillance…
Blackhawk Man Re-Arrested; Torture, Elder Abuse Charges Added
A Blackhawk resident arrested Monday for murdering his wife and released after making bail has been re-arrested – with new charges added – and is currently in custody on $2.1 million bail. John Tercheria, 69, was arrested the day after sheriff’s deputies found him in the Quail Run home he shared with his wife Linda Marie…
Sheriff Arrests Husband Of Woman Found Dead In Blackhawk Sunday
UPDATED Aug. 8, 11:45 a.m. with arrest, bail determination Sheriff’s investigators have arrested the husband of a 69-year-old woman found dead in her home on the 4300 block of Quail Run Lane in Blackhawk Sunday – and booked him on suspicion of her murder. Detectives arrested 69-year-old John Tercheria for the murder of his wife Linda Marie Tercheria, also 69. Tercheria is currently…