Sun Valley Mall Locked Down, Man Reportedly Carrying A Weapon
UPDATE: The suspect, who had appeared agitated and talking to himself during the incident, was taken into custody without incident at 4:40 p.m., dropping his bag. It is not currently known if he was armed. Shoppers were evacuated and heavily armed officers from Concord and Pleasant Hill cordoned off a large quadrant of Sun Valley…
Two Detained After Suspected Burglary In Orinda Monday
Two men suspected of burglarizing an Orinda residence were detained by police after a brief foot chase Monday. The incident was reported at around 9:30 a.m. when the men were allegedly spotted inside a residence on El Toyonal Road. Officers from various Lamorinda agencies responded to the scene, establishing a perimeter and on hand as…
Woman Killed In Walnut Creek Hit-And-Run Saturday
A woman apparently attempting to cross the street at N. California Boulevard and Civic Drive in Walnut Creek was struck and seriously injured by a car which appeared to have left the scene. Chung Thu Le, a local business owner, later died of her injuries. Shocked bystanders notified police of the collision shortly before 7…
Vallejo Guitar Teacher Arrested For Molesting Minor In San Ramon
A Vallejo guitar instructor and registered sex offender was taken into custody by San Ramon police Thursday after allegations of lewd and lascivious acts committed against a child during a lesson in San Ramon. Rex Lee Bell, 69, was arrested on nine counts of lewd and lascivious acts against a child under the age of…
Remaining Marsh Creek Escapee Caught In Pleasant Hill Thursday
The second of two men who escaped from the Marsh Creek Detention Facility in Clayton was taken into custody after a traffic stop in Pleasant Hill Thursday morning, sheriff’s officials say. Jorge Garcia-Escamillia was arrested by Pleasant Hill police during a traffic stop and a subsequent investigation into his identity. He escaped from the minimum security…
Pursuit In Orinda As Driver Of Stolen Car Takes To Surface Streets
California Highway Patrol officers and local police are attempting to stop a stolen Toyota RAV 4 after the driver attempted to elude officers and crashed into another car at Camino Pablo and Brookwood. A Sheriff’s helicopter is overhead (5:45 p.m.) and orbiting the scene. Officers are closing in on the accident scene though the driver…
Suspect In Pleasant Hill Nordstrom Stand-Off Arrested – In A New Sweater
A man wanted for rape and eluding police before taking refuge in the Pleasant Hill Nordstrom Rack was taken into custody by store Loss Prevention officers around noon Wednesday. Details of the capture remain sketchy and the overall scenario is confusing as police said earlier in social media releases that they believed the man had…
Bearcats And Bots – Nordstrom Rack Stand-Off Drags Into Wednesday
UPDATE: 7 a.m. – We have not heard if the suspect at the center of this incident has been taken into custody but the police lines do appear to be coming down. There is a minimal police presence at Nordstrom Rack and the adjacent Safeway appears to be ready for opening. ORIGINAL STORY: Efforts to…
Police Perimeter Goes Up In Pleasant Hill; Suspect Takes Cover In Nordstrom Rack
A police pursuit turned into a foot chase and then into a standoff in Pleasant Hill Tuesday as a wanted man darted into the Nordstrom Rack store and was believed to have burrowed into the store’s sub-ceiling, Officers surrounded the building and supporting units are still arriving. Both Nordstrom Rack and Safeway, next door, have…
PD Release On Saturday’s Home Invasion In Lafayette
From the Lafayette police department: Lafayette Home Invasion/Kidnapping On Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at about 8:22 PM, Lafayette police officers responded to a report of a suspicious circumstance at an apartment complex on the 1000 block of Carol Lane. Officers arrived and after an investigation arrested a suspect, a resident at the complex, for home…