Burglars Give Lafayette Homeowners “Welcome Back” Present
Lafayette police were sent to the 1300 block of Sunset Loop in the city Tuesday after a vacationing homeowner returned to find the residence burgled and extensively ransacked. Police found that the unknown thief or thieves had used a tool taken from a shed on the property and forced open a rear solid-core door. After…
Two-Alarm Fire Destroys One Home, Damages Another In Moraga Tuesday
A home at 1884 Joseph Drive in The Bluffs caught fire and burned Tuesday, prompting a call for a second alarm as a neighboring home was also threatened by wind-whipped flame. The home’s four residents evacuated the home and called for help at 10:07 p.m. with the first firefighters on the scene promptly asking for a…
Two Arrested After 100 Mph Chase From Lafayette To Walnut Creek
Two people were eventually taken into custody after a brief but high-speed chase from Lafayette to Walnut Creek Tuesday. The incident kicked off shortly around 2:30 p.m. after a Lafayette police officer fell in behind a maroon Lexus SUV on Mt. Diablo Blvd., noting that the rear window of the car had been broken out.…
Lafayette Man Suspected In Walnut Creek Murder-Suicide
In the second such case of its kind to stun the 24-680 Corridor in recent weeks, a man is suspected of murdering a woman – in this case a former girlfriend – before turning the gun on himself. Police responded to an address in the North Homestead neighborhood in Walnut Creek at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday in answer…
Two Arrested After High-Speed Pursuit, Crash In Walnut Creek
Two men accused of leading police on a high-speed pursuit that took them through two counties and ended with a collision in downtown Walnut Creek were charged with several crimes as investigators sought a third man believed to have escaped a police cordon. Jorge Vargas, 20, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car In San Ramon Wednesday
An 84-year-old San Ramon resident was struck and killed by a car while attempting to cross the road near Dougherty and Red Willow roads Wednesday night. The accident was reported at 8:53 p.m., with callers reporting that a woman was walking in the area at the time was struck. Police identified the pedestrian as Krishna Suri of San…
Another Mobile ID Theft Crew Busted; Walnut Creek Residents Allegedly Involved
Two Walnut Creek residents were arrested at a Novato hotel with credit cards and financial information allegedly stolen from dozens of victims in Novato and the East Bay, according to a story published Tuesday in the Marin Independent Journal. Samantha Ann Surls, 30, and Michael Allen Whalin, 23, were booked into Marin County Jail on…
Lafayette Police Release Photos Of “Crime Car”
Police said the car at the center of Wednesday’s drama at the Lafayette Community Park appeared to have been stolen and contained property believed to have been stolen from area homes. Investigators said the car’s ignition had been punched, it’s Vehicle Identification Numbers removed and its license plates switched. Sets of keys used to access everything…
Danville Police Investigate Apparent Murder-Suicide
Danville Police detectives are investigating the deaths of two Danville residents in what is believed to be a murder-suicide. Police Chief Steve Simpkins said that at 7:46 a.m. officers were called to a home in the 700 block of Glen Eagle Court in the Crow Canyon Country Club after a 911 call was made. On arrival,…
Renegade Landscaper Continues To Fleece 24-680 Homeowners
We first wrote about him in February. For some up-front money he’d tend your yard. For more, he’d transform it into a Garden of Eden, or fix that poxy drainage issue. At least, that’s what he said he’d do. Like other pirate contractors operating in the 24-680 Corridor, investigators said Adan Rivas – or Contreras, it…