Person Leaps From Pleasant Hill BART Garage Tuesday
BART police say a person found deceased near the Pleasant Hill BART parking structure on Anthony Way apparently leapt from the structure and was not the victim of a crime. Police called the occurrence an “unattended death involving someone in crisis” who jumped from the structure and no foul play is suspected. Initial reports from…
Walnut Creek PD Bagging Burglars, Retail Rippers
Most of our local police agencies have been hard at work lately rounding up alleged thieves and burglars as they ply their trade in private homes and public businesses. We may hear more about these actions in the coming days (we may not) but some of them are playing out in front of our cameras…
One Dead, One Seriously Injured In Walnut Creek Crash
UPDATE: The woman killed in this crash was identified Friday as Saniya Banga, 18, of Pittsburg. An 18-year-old girl was killed and her male companion seriously injured in a rollover crash on Ygnacio Valley Road early Thursday morning. The deceased remained covered at the crash scene while the unidentified male victim was transported to John…
Armed Men Rob Danville Wells Fargo Branch Wednesday
Danville Police are confirming reports that three armed men entered and robbed the Wells Fargo Bank branch at 585 San Ramon Valley Boulevard Wednesday afternoon, stealing items from customers and money from bank tellers. No estimate of the amount of goods, cash taken was provided. A police spokesperson said officers responded to the bank at…
Thieves Make Off With Safe From Concord Dollar Tree Store Friday
Details are sketchy but it appears a trio of thieves breached the Dollar Tree store on Salvio Street in Concord on Friday, entering an office with a crowbar and stealing an office safe. The three were reportedly seen leaving the area in a black Lexus SUV shortly after the incident was reported at 1:44 a.m.…
Purse Snatched After Gun Threat In Walnut Creek Wednesday
Two people, one of them maintaining he had a gun, took a purse from a victim outside the Sports Basement, 1881 Ygnacio Valley Road, shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday. The female victim was uninjured. Initial reports were that she was approached by a black male subject who told her he had a weapon and demanded…
Fatal Crash Closes Southbound I680 Sunday
One person was killed in a rollover crash on I680 near the Concord Avenue exit in Pacheco Sunday – the crash blocking all southbound lanes and requiring closure of transition ramps from state Highway 4. The crash was reported at approximately 10:55 p.m. with a person reported down and unresponsive in the roadway. Two cars…
Retail Theft Suppression Unit Arrests Seven In Five Hours At Ulta Concord
An ad hoc team of uniformed and plainclothes Concord PD officers cobbled together to address the retail theft problem sweeping the city and businesses Bay Area-wide found the work rewarding at a local Ulta Beauty outlet recently – arresting 7 people allegedly stealing from the store in just 5 hours. Details of the operation posted…
Pleasant Hill House On Bonnie Lane Burns Saturday
A call from a neighbor brought Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters to the 2900 block of Bonnie Lane early Saturday, firefighters arriving to find the home engulfed in flame. Crews reached the scene at 3:24 a.m. and were met by heavy smoke and flame from the structure. The scene was further complicated by…
Burglars Pay Lamorinda A Visit Early Sunday – Cars Rifled, Stolen; Chase Ensues
A quiet Sunday morning in Moraga and Orinda was blown out of the water when bleary-eyed residents looked out their windows to see strangers rifling through their cars – or running through their home – and dialed up police. Moraga residents spotted a masked man dressed in black rifling through a car on Deerfield Drive…