MORAGA: Rare Street Robbery Rattles Little Moraga
In a criminal act rare for Moraga, two of three men who had apparently been riding through town in a search for a victim confronted and robbed a woman walking on Camino Ricardo at Danefield Place Monday evening – taking her purse and escaping in a black Mercedes with tinted windows. The incident was the…
LAFAYETTE: Police Describe Takeover-Style Robbery Of Trader Joe’s
Lafayette police described the takeover-style robbery of the Lafayette Trader Joe’s store Saturday night, saying three suspects succeeded in robbing the store without displaying a weapon or firing a shot.
ALAMO: Home Invasion Robbery On Crest Avenue
At least three men, believed to be carrying “rifles” of unknown type, entered an Alamo home early Wednesday, threatened the occupants and demanded valuables before getting away with some of the occupant’s belongings, a sheriff’s spokesman said Wednesday.
MARTINEZ: Former CHP Officer Pleads Guilty To Phone Cracking Charges
Former California Highway Patrol officer Sean Harrington pleaded no contest Tuesday to two felony counts of searching the cell phones of female DUI suspects and covertly forwarding intimate photos of the women to himself and other officers.
One Cyclist Killed, Two More Injured On Danville To Dublin Loop Bicycle Ride
A Dublin bicyclist was killed and two others injured when their group reportedly ran into a large water truck during a weekend fun run from Danville to Dublin and back. Friends of the cycling group say another member was killed on the same ride in 2006. Saturday’s accident was reported at 9:45 a.m. on Highland…
LAFAYETTE: Burglars Operating Remotely In Happy Valley
Thieves rifling unlocked cars in Happy Valley weren’t happy with the usual haul of spare bridge change, sunglasses and the occasional electronic device – they took the garage door openers, too, and came back later for more.
WALNUT CREEK: Men Burned In Hash Lab Fire Too Critical To Talk, Police Say
Two men critically burned when the apartment they were allegedly using to process hash oil caught fire and exploded in a conflagration that rendered the six-unit structure uninhabitable are too injured to speak with investigators about the incident and probably will not be able to for some time to come, Walnut Creek police said Monday.
WALNUT CREEK: Two Critically Injured In Hash Lab Apartment Explosion, Fire
Two men were severely burned and are in critical condition at UC Davis Med Center Friday after an explosion and fire ripped through their Sunnyvale Avenue apartment – a conflagration investigators say was started by flammable ingredients used to process and extract hash oil.
WALNUT CREEK: Transient Arrested After Sunday Night Wine Storage Arson
A “known transient” was arrested after an arson fire damaged a wine storage facility on Arroyo Way Sunday night. Police said surveillance cameras caught the suspect at the scene. NEWS24-680 reported the outbreak of fire in a strip mall at 1207 Arroyo Way in Walnut Creek at 9:20 p.m. Sunday, firefighters finding a gas can…
WALNUT CREEK: Woman Kidnapped, Driven To Bank, Robbed At Gunpoint
A Walnut Creek woman was confronted in her front yard by an armed intruder who drove her to a downtown bank and forced her to withdraw money while he waited outside Tuesday morning.