Lafayette School Locks Down During Search For Robbery Suspects Tuesday
Police from multiple jurisdictions descended on downtown Lafayette Tuesday following an attempted robbery in town and an earlier crime in Alamo. Lafayette Elementary School was placed on lockdown as parents scurried to pickup children and dozens of police searched for two suspects they believed responsible for the crimes. At about 1:01 PM, Contra Costa Sheriff’s…
Overnight Fire At Slow Hand Barbecue In Pleasant Hill Rekindles Monday
As we reported last night, fire at the Slow Hand BBQ location on Oak Park Boulevard in Pleasant Hill did extensive damage to the business Sunday night – only to re-kindle and burn again Monday morning. Several ConFire units are on scene – responding to reports that the fire had started again at 7:12a.m. This…
Thieves Raid Moraga’s Golden Palace
Moraga police received a report of a possible burglary at the Golden Palace restaurant on Monday afternoon at about 5 p.m., Chief Jon King confirmed Friday. King said officers responded to the restaurant, 581 Moraga Road, and found that one of the glass entrance doors had been smashed and the business ransacked. Officers determined that…
Walnut Creek Fire Displaces At Least One Sunday
At least one resident was displaced by an early-morning blaze at the Ygnacio Gardens Apartments, 1919 Ygnacio Valley Road on Sunday. Heavy damage to the affected unit with possible intrusion to another. Red Cross officials were working to secure shelter for the resident, who was not injured. The fire was reported at 5:30a.m.
Concord To Benicia Pursuit Shakes Up The Freeway Thursday
Spirited chase from Concord to Benicia drew a lot of police and some air support as the operator of a white pickup truck made a break for the border Thursday night – with police hot on his tail. White knuckle speeds, a spike-stripping, a foot bail and eventual arrest in Benicia – we think for…
Officer-Involved Shooting On I-80 In Hercules Thursday
A confrontation on I-80 in Hercules led to an officer-involved shooting with a man suffering multiple gunshot wounds and an officer injured early Thursday morning. Details remain scarce but things seemed to have kicked off at about 7:15a.m. with reports of a man hitting passing cars with some sort of a metal object on westbound…
Shooting Case Starts In Oakley, Ends In Orinda Monday
A shooting reported just after 1am Monday in the area of Rubens Way and Cypress Road in Oakley early Monday snowballed into a high-speed chase out SR4 and onto Highway 24 that ultimately ended with two arrests in Orinda. One teen was reportedly treated for a gunshot “graze” wound to the head. Two suspects, also…
Sheriff Investigating Latest In-Custody Death At Martinez Detention Facility
From the Office of the Sheriff: The county-wide law enforcement involved fatal incident protocol has been invoked for an in-custody death at the Martinez Detention Facility this afternoon. At about 5:08 PM, a deputy sheriff found an inmate unresponsive in his cell on B module. He immediately requested Contra Costa Health jail medical staff respond,…
Suspect In Antioch Shooting Of 11-Year-Old Girl Surrenders In San Francisco
On January 12, 2026, Ryan Hardy – wanted in connection with a shooting that wounded a young girl Jan. 5 – self-surrendered to the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office. As a result of the continued investigation, detectives determined that the victim and her family were not involved in any criminal activity at the time of the…
Concord Double-Homicide Suspect Found Dead At Martinez Detention Facility
On Thursday, January 8, 2026, at about 5:38a.m., Contra Costa Health medical staff at the Martinez Detention Facility responded to a housing module in answer to a report of an inmate inflicting self-harm. The inmate, Kirk Richardson, 61, of Concord, had sustained injuries to his head as a result of deliberate contact with a hard…