Concord Carjacker Strikes On Clayton Road Thursday
Police in Concord are working the theft of a KIA Soul taken at gunpoint by a carjacker on Clayton Road Thursday morning. The theft was reported at approximately 10:30 a.m. in the 4400 block of Clayton Road, an armed suspected described as a black male in his 20s confronting the victim and demanding the keys…
Shots Fired Following Concord Catalytic Converter Theft Thursday
The ongoing scourge of catalytic converter thefts escalated sharply early Thursday when a carload of suspects reportedly opened fire on a pursuing victim in the area of Solano Way and Avon in Concord. Initial reports are that a victim of a theft was following a silver sedan with as many as three suspects aboard when…
Orinda BART Closed After Person Reportedly Hit Monday
One person is believed dead after they were struck by a BART train in Orinda Monday, officials closing the station to facilitate the recovery and investigation into the incident. The train was de-powered and a recovery effort mobilized shortly after the fatality was reported at 4:32 p.m. Officials are treating the incident as a possible…
Concord Bank Robbery Suspect Crashes, Captured In Pleasant Hill Wednesday
Readers signaling word of an apparent police chase on Contra Costa Boulevard stood by as a car pursued by Concord police officers crashed and was finally halted in the 1400 block of the Boulevard Wednesday. Although details remain cloudy and largely unconfirmed, it appears the driver of a small Honda running north on the boulevard…
One Dead In Fiery Concord Crash Monday
One person was killed after their vehicle ran off the side of northbound I680 north of the Concord Avenue West onramp Monday – the vehicle bursting into flames with the driver still inside. The crash was reported by a passing truck driver at approximately 4:28 a.m., the driver telling police the car had been weaving…
Moraga Road Crash Knocks Out Power, Severs Link Between Towns Friday
One person sustained minor injuries when the car they were in left Moraga Road and hit a power pole between Moraga and Lafayette – effectively severing a critical link between the two towns for several hours. Crews responding to the 700 block of Moraga Road located a car off the road with live power lines…
Police Investigating Possible Interrupted Burglary In Alamo Friday
Officers responded to a call for assistance from a homeowner on Corrie Place Friday after two men reportedly entered his residence during an apparent burglary attempt. Several police officers, a canine team and a sheriff’s helicopter joined in a search for the two men, who reportedly scattered when the homeowner came upon them shortly before…
Fire At Pleasant Hill Senior Care Facility Injures One Thursday
A two-alarm fire at the Hookston Senior Home facility on Hookston Road in Pleasant Hill left one person injured before it was brought under control at 1:41 p.m. Thursday. Con Fire crews were summoned to the senior care complex at 1:15 p.m. and are still at the scene. The cause of the fire was determined…
Sun Valley Mall Shooting Victim Dies In Hospital
Concord police, in a released posted through social media Thursday, announced that a man mortally wounded during a shooting at Sun Valley Mall on New Year’s Day had died of his injuries. The unidentified victim, believed to have been shot while reportedly coming to the aid of a robbery victim inside the mall, died at…
Concord Homicide Victim Identified; First Murder Of 2022
A man mortally wounded during an altercation in a Bennett Way home has been identified by county coroner’s officials. Deputies said Thomas Arellano, 31, died of stab wounds inflicted during a struggle inside a residence in the 3000 block of Bennett Way the evening of January 22. Investigators said police found Arellano suffering from stab…