Postal Carrier Robbed Of Keys, Phone In Walnut Creek Friday
A postal carrier was attacked and robbed at Hillside Avenue and Parkside Drive in Walnut Creek on Friday, two men taking the worker’s postal keys and a cell phone. The theft was reported at 3:57 p.m. with police looking for a white Honda sedan with two masked males aboard. The worker was not believed to…
Lafayette Crash Leads To Search For Assault Suspect
Lamorinda police flooded the area of Pleasant Hill Road and Old Tunnel Road after a crash involving a car wanted in connection with an earlier assault against a police officer in Concord. The Crash occurred at 4:49p.m. with a man described as a black male in his 20 sprinting from the disabled car and fleeing…
Two-Alarm Fire Damages Orinda Home Sunday
An apparent vehicle fire crept into a 3-story residence on Orinda View Road Sunday, escalating the fire response to 2-alarms and causing significant damage to the structure before the bulk of the blaze was brought under control at 3:13 a.m. The blaze was reported at 2:29 a.m. and quickly escalated to 2-alarms after Moraga-Orinda Fire…
Fire Damages Home In Walnut Creek Friday
An apparently faulty heating system led to an early-morning fire at a home in the 300 block of Dover Drive in Walnut Creek Friday, spreading to the interior and burning into the home’s attic before it was declared under control. The fire was reported by a resident of the address at 4:32 a.m., with firefighters…
Police Escort In Walnut Creek Tuesday
Only, not the good kind as three visitors allegedly tried to make off with some goods from the Walnut Creek Target store this evening… fleeing to the nearby BART station where officers stopped them. The men were believed to be from Honduras.
Hit-And-Run Crash At Walnut Creek Farmers Market; At Least One Injured, One Arrested
The investigation into a devastating early morning hit-and-run crash during vendor setup at the Walnut Creek Farmer’s Market Sunday is underway. The crash was reported at approximately 5:15 a.m. Sunday with first responders arriving to find two people down, one with critical injuries, and obvious damage to the vendor area. Police were quickly alerted that…
Three Arrested For “Planned, Coordinated” Murder Of Santiago Jacobo
Co-workers of a 37-year-old Pittsburg man murdered in Pleasant Hill Park in February were arrested Friday in connection with the killing. Investigators arrested Pablo Gutierrez-Morales, 31, of Concord; Vanessa Vera-Aguilar, 24, and Jazmin Ruiz, 25, both of Antioch for a “planned, coordinated” attack on Santiago Jacobo, 37, found stabbed to death following his janitorial shift…
Massachusetts Rapist Found Living In Diablo; Arrested Tuesday
A Chinese national who disappeared prior to sentencing for the rape of a young co-worker in Massachusetts in 2005 was found living at a home in Diablo and re-arrested Tuesday by a task force of local and federal investigators. Tuen Kit “Dickie” Lee, 55, was found guilty at a 2007 trial of the kidnapping and…
Concord Man Arrested After Shots Fired In Neighborhood Standoff Monday
A 47-year-old Concord man was arrested following a lengthy Memorial Day standoff with police in the 3600 block of Rosebrook Court Monday evening. Concord police, supported by officers from neighboring agencies, responded to the area at approximately 6 pm after a man later identified as Christian Stuart allegedly confronted neighbors before returning to his home…
DA’s Office Issues Use of Force Report On Richmond Man Shot While Holding Assault Rifle
Use of Force Report on Kevin McDonald: Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office’s report on the use of force death of 66-year-old Kevin James McDonald in Richmond is now publicly available. Law Enforcement Involved Fatality Incidents (LEIFI) reports summarizes the results of the District Attorney’s Office’s independent criminal investigation, including a summary…