Purse-Snatch Reported At Orinda BART Friday
One person was detained and another was being sought (1:17pm) after two youths robbed a woman of her purse at Orinda BART on Friday. The incident was reported shortly after 1 p.m. with two youths, described as black males, approaching the woman and taking her purse before running off. Orinda PD stopped and detained one…
Stick-Up Crew Takes Purse, Watch At Gunpoint In Walnut Creek Wednesday
A car with four individuals aboard robbed a couple at Botelho and Locust in Walnut Creek on Wednesday, one of the occupants producing a pistol and demanding a watch and purse from their victims. No one was believed to have been injured during the incident, which occurred at 9:28 p.m. The four robbers, described as…
Suspected Car Thief Leads Police On Foot, Car Chase Through Lamorinda Wednesday
A man suspected of car theft led police air and ground units on a pursuit through Lafayette on Wednesday before abandoning the car, briefly fleeing on foot only to return to the car and speeding off onto eastbound Highway 24. The driver, subsequently identified as Jesus Valdez, 35, of Oakland, drove into oncoming traffic in…
Stuck In Traffic On Southbound I680 In Walnut Creek Wednesday?
Yes, well, join the club after a Honda tangled with a Tesla and the Honda ended up on its side (leaner, for those in the know) with a person trapped for a bit. Don’t believe the injuries were severe but the cleanup lasted for a fair bit and traffic, as they say, was affected.
Alleged Mail Pirates Thwarted Saturday
While you were sleeping two groups of people were hard at work: People who wanted your mail even though it wasn’t theirs, and people in blue determined to stop them. Walnut Creek police got wind of an alleged crew of mail pickers at work near Tice Valley and Olympic boulevards and moved into the area…
Armed Men Enter Alamo Home, Demand Jewelry Before Escaping Thursday
A group of as many as four armed men entered a home on Mystic Place in Alamo Thursday night, brandishing weapons and demanding jewelry from the panicked residents. Police are looking for a crew of Hispanic males, hooded and masked, believed to be driving a newer, white SUV with black dealer plates. The men reportedly…
Moraga Blitz Robbery Nets Sizable Retail Haul For Carload Of Teen Thieves Tuesday
A crew of thieves stole a substantial number of handbags and other designer goods from the TJ Maxx store on Center Avenue in Rheem Tuesday, the 5 to 6 black male juveniles responsible for the crime escaping in a black Infiniti with tinted windows. The multiple-suspect robbery was reported at 1:49 p.m., the crew of…
Watch Taken At Gunpoint In Danville Friday
An armed gunman stole a wristwatch from a man in the 900 block of Ocho Rios Drive in Danville Friday, leaving the scene in a newer model white Dodge Charger and eluding police who pursued the vehicle west on Highway 24 in Orinda. The robbery was reported at approximately 6:10 p.m. No details were immediately…
Man Robbed Of Rolex Watch In Orinda Thursday
A man was robbed at gunpoint and his Rolex watch taken in the area of Country Club Plaza and Orinda Way, at least one suspect escaping the area in a small SUV, possibly a Range Rover. The robbery was reported at approximately 4:15 p.m. with a masked and hooded suspect approaching the victim, brandishing a…
Police Negotiate Surrender Of Alleged Homicide Suspects In Concord Wednesday
Two people, a man and woman wanted in connection with a homicide, surrendered to police in Concord Wednesday after a lengthy standoff in the 2600 block of Mayfair Avenue. Callers reported the sheriff’s STARR helicopter buzzing low over the area at around 3:30 p.m. with heavily armed police in the area and concentrating on a…