Police Seek Public Assistance Identifying “Looney Tunes” Bandit
From the Antioch Police Department: On February 23, 2023, at approximately 1:46 pm, the Antioch Police Department Communications Center began receiving calls regarding an armed robbery at Smart and Final located at 2638 Somersville Road. We are asking for the public’s assistance in helping us identify the suspect and a vehicle involved in the robbery.…
San Ramon Theft Attempt Ends With Arrests In Walnut Creek Saturday
A carload of suspected shoplifters who allegedly stole perfume and other items from a San Ramon Ulta store were on their way out of the area when police in Walnut Creek intercepted the vehicle and took most of the crew into custody. The incident was reported at approximately 5 p.m., with three suspects running from…
Fire Damages Moraga Home Thursday
A Tharp Drive home was damaged after fire broke out at the residence shortly after noon Thursday. Neighbors reported flames coming from the residence in the 400 block of Tharp at approximately 12:14 p.m. Several Moraga-Orinda Fire Protecting District apparatus and crews responded, quickly bringing the blaze under control. The elderly resident of the home…
Pursuits End In Arrests, Damage To Structures And Cars Tuesday
Unrelated attempts to outrun the Long Arm of the Law resulted in widespread damage to private property, arrests and possibly a case of pneumonia as one desperate individual plunged into a Pleasant Hill Creek in his effort to avoid arrest. Things got off to a raucous start in Martinez as detectives attempting to detain a…
Shooting In San Ramon Saturday, One Wounded
A woman was shot and seriously wounded by a masked gunman who fired several shots before leaving her outside the Mill Creek apartments in the 900 block of Waterstone Place in San Ramon Saturday. Neighbors reported hearing gunfire at approximately 11 p.m. and responding officers quickly located the wounded person. She was transferred to a…
Tesla Impacts Firetruck In Walnut Creek; Driver Killed, Passenger Injured
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District’s Truck 1 was struck by a passenger vehicle while blocking I-680 lanes from a previous accident in Walnut Creek at 3:54 a.m. this morning. A Tesla Model S approaching the scene south of Treat Boulevard crashed into the rear of the fire engine at that time. Crews pronounced the…
Standoff In Danville Neighborhood Following Alleged Assault Friday
A Danville neighborhood was cut off and homes evacuated as police attempted to talk a man suspected of an attack on a family member out of his residence. Details of the alleged attack, reportedly with a knife, remained murky as the suspect retreated into the family home on Glasgow Drive and resisted efforts by police…
Burglary Crew Runs From Airship, Valley Officers In Morning Dash South On I-680
A Parks Police helicopter and various San Ramon Valley law enforcement officers pursued a car with suspected burglars aboard early Friday, eventually cornering the vehicle in Milpitas and taking at least one person into custody. It was not immediately known if the crew involved in the chase was responsible for a burglary reported in San…
Lathrop Man Arrested For Hoax Shooting Threat At Las Lomas High
Walnut Creek police have announced an arrest following the threat of a shooting at Las Lomas High School on Feb. 10. Police said they arrested Demoni Costello, 18, of Lathrop on suspicion of making criminal threats and a false emergency report. The arrest follows a series of threats against California schools in recent weeks, but…
Antioch Homicide Suspect Arrested During Bizarre “Return Trip” Pursuit To Orinda Charged Wednesday
The threads of many of the stories we chase are interwoven – and sometimes unravel in mysterious ways. Take the case of Corey Hill, a 19-year-old Antioch resident wanted by police there as a suspect in the January 17 killing of liquor store employee Emani Flenoid, 25, of Pittsburg, after a dispute between the two…