Four-Alarm Blaze Burning In Benicia Saturday
Four-alarm blaze burning in Benicia Saturday. Officials asking people to avoid the area of 1279 Bayshore Rd near Amports. Heavy police and fire presence due to active fire at the Valero Wharf. Fireboats requested from various bayside agencies.
Another Freeway Shooting In Livermore Thursday
Livermore commuters once again found their route home slow going Thursday after a shooting in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 580 near First Street. The incident, which left one person with non life-threatening wounds according to police, was reported at approximately 1:45 p.m. with the California Highway Patrol shutting down the eastbound lanes for their…
Officials Investigating Fatality At Walnut Creek Construction Site
Authorities are investigating the death of a worker believed run over and killed by a gravel truck at a construction site in unincorporated Walnut Creek Monday. The deceased was identified Tuesday as 62-year-old Michael Taylor of Concord. Rescuers were called to a site on Del Hombre Lane east of the Pleasant Hill BART station shortly…
Stolen Car Suspects Detained In Orinda Saturday
Police seeking a stealthy Honda reportedly stolen in Berkeley earlier reacquired the vehicle at about noon Saturday and stopped the vehicle at Camino Pablo and Ardilla after a brief chase. Two people were detained, a woman found inside the vehicle and a man stopped at gunpoint further down the road at Via Corte. Camino Pablo…
Dublin Thunder Runner Makes It To Concord Before Stolen Car Unravels
A suspected armed robber revved up a battered Toyota and led a procession of law enforcement northward from Dublin Wednesday before his getaway car gave up the ghost and crashed on Concord Boulevard in Concord. The unnamed suspect was taken into custody by police, who also summoned a medical crew to treat the driver for…
Arrest Made In 2020 Walnut Creek Shooting Case
On March 22, members of the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and Central County SWAT Team conducted an arrest warrant service in unincorporated Walnut Creek. Anthony Hamid, 22, was arrested for attempted murder related to the July 6, 2020 shooting on Homestead Ave and Ygnacio Valley Road in Walnut Creek. Detectives are continuing follow-up investigation…
Two Shot At Pinole Valley Bowl Following Argument Sunday
Two people were shot following an argument at Pinole Valley Bowl in Pinole Sunday night. Witnesses dining or picking up dinner at the Habit Burger Grill across the street scattered and sought cover after gunshots rang out shortly after 8 p.m. A patron inside the bowling alley said things kicked off when a group of…
Witnesses, Drone Pin Down Local Arson Suspects
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) announced the recent arrests of two separate subjects sought in connection with suspicious fires believed set in Antioch and Bay Point. On March 22, Con Fire investigators arrested Emanuel Serrano, 25, a transient, in the vicinity of two vegetation fires burning along Highway Four near Evora and…
Lafayette Man Killed In Taylor Boulevard Shooting Wednesday
A masked gunman stepped from a black BMW on Gloria Terrace and Taylor Boulevard in unincorporated Lafayette and fired a shot into a dark grey or black Mercedes at approximately 1:05 p.m. Wednesday – killing the occupant before fleeing the area. Police identified the victim as 20-year-old Basel Jilani of Lafayette. Investigators spent much of…
Pleasanton Car Burglary Precedes Danville Burglary, Chase Wednesday
At about 10:18 a.m. Wednesday Pleasanton Police responded to a report of a car burglary at Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton, determining that a garage door clicker for an address in the 1800 block of Ridgeland Circle in Danville was among the items taken. Pleasanton Police alerted the Danville Police department of a potential burglary in…