Lafayette Burglary – Moraga Pursuit Tuesday
Two apparently separate incidents kept Lamorinda police busy and affected residents on edge Tuesday, with burglars intent on plying their trade and residents intent on stopping them. The first incident kicked off shortly after 1 p.m. when a suspected car burglar sped away from officers and out Moraga Way, hitting at least one car in…
Heavy Fire Burns Structure In Orinda Monday
Firefighters battled a structure fire in the area of Normandy and Ridge lanes late Monday night. Early reports were that all occupants of a home in the area are out and safe. Initial calls started to come in around 10:45 p.m. with first reports saying a hillside behind a home in the area was burning,…
Suspicious Fires Light Up Martinez Saturday
A series of fires apparently set along southbound I680 at Pacheco Boulevard early Saturday brought firefighters on the run and left investigators looking for a cause. Several patches of roadside grass were reported burning at approximately 12:35 a.m = with an additional blaze in the area of Nardi Lane briefly sparking concern that the fires…
Arrests Made In Livermore Murder Case
Livermore police announced the arrest of a 17-year-old murder suspect as well as the arrest of an adult relative suspected of helping him elude police. Police officials, in an announcement posted to their Facebook page, said that the principal suspect was arrested with the assistance of Hayward police on Tuesday, April 26 at a Super…
Retail Thieves Pay Return Visit To Sun Valley Mall Thursday
Customer loyalty is a trait most businesses do their best to foster, but the people at Sunglass Hut in Concord’s Sun Valley Mall would like to see four of their most loyal customers go away forever. Four men suspected of stealing $30,000 worth of goods from the store shortly before noon today are believed to…
Motorcyclist Killed In Concord Crash Sunday
A 32-year-old man aboard a motorcycle on Ygnacio Valley between Crystyl Ranch Drive and Cowell roads was killed early Sunday in a collision with a car driven by a juvenile male, a passing ambulance crew coming across the scene at about 1:20 a.m. Police arrived to investigate the cause of the collision shortly after it…
Overnight Chase Winds Through Lafayette; Ends With Crash In Orinda
A twisting, often wrong-way pursuit over rain slickened streets made its way through a good portion of Lafayette early Thursday before the object of police attention – a white work van – crashed at 16 E. Altarinda Drive in Orinda. The chase kicked off shortly after 2 a.m. when the van was spotted by a…
Shamed Former Priest Arrested For Suspicion Of Vehicular Manslaughter After Fatal Rossmoor Collision
A former Oakland priest accused of sexually abusing dozens of children was arrested in Rossmoor Saturday night after his car jumped a curb and ran down a man and wife. Stephen Kiesle, 75, a former Oakland priest who served six years in prison after pleading no contest to molesting a minor girl in 1995, was…
Juvenile Arrested For Murder On Johnson Drive In Concord Saturday
As we first mentioned in a Flash Alert issued at the time, a man was shot at the corner of Meadow Lane and Johnson Drive at approximately 9:53 a.m. Saturday morning, later dying of his wounds at a local hospital. Concord police, in a social media post Sunday, say they have identified a “juvenile suspect”…
Walnut Creek’s Ashland Smoke Shop Robbed Thursday
Walnut Creek police are investigating a robbery of the Ashland Smoke Shop at 2931 N Main Street Thursday afternoon. Employees said the passenger of a blue Jeep Grand Cherokee or Wrangler left the vehicle and entered the business at 6:10 p.m., telling workers he was armed with a handgun though no weapon was seen. The…