Three-Man Crew Robs Walnut Creek 7Eleven Wednesday
Three men robbed the 7Eleven store at 2525 N. Main Street on Wednesday, escaping to the freeway with an undetermined take. The robbery was reported at approximately 3 p.m. after three to four black males entered the store and demanded cash, escaping in a silver Acura TL last seen headed west on Highway 24.
Bicyclist Killed In Livorna Road Crash Wednesday
A bicyclist was killed by a car on Livorna Road under I680 on Monday, police and CHP officers sealing off the area for investigation. The involved vehicle, described as a black Toyota SUV, remained on scene as the crash was reported at 11:12 a.m. Investigators determined that a female cyclist traveling west on Livorna was…
Two-Alarm Blaze Damages Two Homes In Lafayette Tuesday
Neighbors reporting “flames on the roof” of a home in the 3400 block of Monroe Avenue in Lafayette early Tuesday morning brought a sizable firefighting response to a blaze that quickly grew to 2-alarms and left two structures damaged – one heavily. The fire was reported at 4:56 a.m. Tuesday, crews arriving to find a…
One Dead In Apparent Automotive Assault In Concord Sunday
One man was struck and killed by a driver outside Bonfare Market in the 2800 block of Grant Street in Concord on Sunday in an incident witnesses appeared to have been deliberate. The incident was reported at approximately 7:45p.m. Sunday after a car reportedly veered toward and struck the victim near the gas pumps at…
Group Attempts Jewelry Theft In Walnut Creek Saturday – Police Say “Uh Uh…”
A mixed group of young jewelry thieves allegedly tried their hand at a heist at the Target location at 1871 N. Main Street around 8:20 p.m. Saturday but – unlike other recent thefts – it didn’t go well as police moved in to make arrests. The group was believed to have consisted mainly of juveniles…
Sledge-Hammer Theft Crew Turns Up In Walnut Creek Thursday; Bludgeons Labels Store
A robbery crew of sledge-hammer wielding thieves striking stores up and down the 24/680 targeted the Walnut Creek Labels store, 1367 N. Main, Thursday afternoon – smashing display cases, making off with an undetermined amount of jewelry and other items and injuring one person in the process. The thieves, carrying their trademark heavy hammers, arrived…
Amid High Fire Danger, Man Arrested For Trying To Set Fire To A Gas Station
A man was arrested shortly after witnesses allegedly saw him trying to ignite a trash bin adjacent to the fuel pump of a Chevron station in Walnut Creek Wednesday night. Firefighters quickly extinguished an active fire found in the bin shortly after witnesses reported seeing the man attempting to light refuse with a hand-held lighter…
Neighborhood Strollers Detained Following Daylight Burglary In San Ramon
Police in San Ramon detained two women and were searching for a third after neighbors reported seeing the trio darting into resident’s yards in the area of Pine Valley Road and Davona Sunday. Officers apparently responded to the area after receiving calls of the women – wearing long dresses scarves – in the back yard…
Blitz-Style Hammer Robbery At Sun Valley Mall Jewelers Sunday
Concord PD Cpl. Blakely fills us in on an aggressive sledge-hammer smash and grab at Kay Jewelers at the Sun Valley Mall in Concord Sunday. No injuries and they’re still doing an inventory to determine their loss but it got everyone’s attention and it wasn’t fun. Suspects at large.
One Dead In Suspected Road Rage Shooting In Orinda Thursday
An Orinda man shot after a suspected road rage confrontation with another local resident on Las Vegas Road and La Espiral in Orinda has died at the scene. The decedent was identified by coroner’s officials Friday as Scott Decker, 50, of Truckee and Orinda. Decker worked as a construction superintendent for a firm in Truckee.…