Marsh Creek Escapee Arrested In Vallejo Thursday
Update on Marsh Creek Detention Facility escape: Gerardo Ramirez-Vera was arrested in a Vallejo hotel room Thursday morning. He was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility. Jorge Garcia-Escamillia remains outstanding.
Alameda County Deputy Allegedly Murders Dublin Couple; Surrenders Hours Later
A California sheriff’s deputy was arrested after allegedly using his service weapon to kill a married couple in their home early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Devin Williams Jr., 24, was taken into custody less than 12 hours after the double-murder of a 58-year-old man and his 42-year-old wife, whose relationship to Williams has so far…
Search On For Two Marsh Creek Detention Facility Escapees
Contra Costa County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for two inmates who escaped from the Marsh Creek Detention Facility at 12000 Marsh Creek Road in Clayton Sunday. Both inmates are Hispanic males. The first inmate is 33 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 140 pounds with long black hair and brown eyes.…
Fire Damages Walnut Creek Residence Saturday
Crews (and photographer Jim Boucher) are on the scene of a residential fire in the 2400 block of Lavender Dr. at Rudgear in Walnut Creek. No word yet on cause or estimate of damage.
Lafayette PD Investigating Suspicious Incident Friday
This morning at about 8 a.m., Lafayette police officers were dispatched to a report of a suspicious person who had grabbed a 14-year-old girl near Stanley Middle School in Lafayette. Upon arrival at Stanley Middle School officers learned that an unknown white male approached the girl who was walking to school on Monroe Avenue after…
Circuitous Pursuit Ends With A Bang And A Whimper In Lafayette Tuesday
The driver of a car believed used in an Oakland carjacking led pursuing officers on a twisty chase from El Sobrante and across two counties Tuesday, perhaps confusing police when he opted to double back on his trail on at least two occasions before crashing in Lafayette. Two men were eventually taken into custody after…
Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriff Arrested In Illegal Firearms Case
From the Office of the Sheriff: On Thursday, August 25, 2022, detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division arrested Matthew Buckley, a Deputy Sheriff and 15-year veteran of the department. This comes after an investigation into illegal firearms. As part of the investigation, a search warrant was served at a…
Pursuit, Crash In Orinda Wednesday
A man fleeing police on westbound Highway 24 apparently reversed and struck another car head-on, leaving the occupant with minor injuries, before fleeing up a hillside in Central Orinda Wednesday. Witnesses said police appeared to have been behind a black Dodge when the driver attempted to evade officers, striking another car in the process at…
Big Rig Crash Stops Traffic On Southbound I680 In Martinez Wednesday
Several people were injured in a morning crash on southbound I680 in Martinez that left a big rig perched precariously over the highway and leaking fuel and fluids Wednesday. The crash was reported at approximately 7:43 a.m.
Fatal Crash On SR-4 In Concord Monday
One person was killed during a chain-reaction crash on SR-4 near Willow Pass Road at around 12:41am Monday. Investigators say a crash was reported in the eastbound direction, east of Willow Pass Road, with a Chevrolet Camaro traveling east approached a Honda Accord also traveling eastbound. While passing the Accord, the Camaro collided with the…