Fatal Crash On Highway 24 In Orinda Saturday; Other Crashes Reported Through The Morning
One person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on eastbound Highway 24 before St. Stephens Drive early Saturday, capping a dangerous morning of crashes and high-speed runs throughout the 24/680. Police and fire personnel in Concord also assisted a pedestrian struck down on Monument Boulevard at Riganti Drive, that person believed to have sustained significant…
Charges Filed In 1996 Murder Case, Sheriff Announces
From the Office of the Sheriff: Cold Case Homicide Suspect Formally Charged with Crockett Murder On September 24, 1996, Priscilla Lewis, a 21-year-old resident of Vallejo, was working as a waitress at the Four Corners restaurant at 628 2nd Avenue in Crockett. The cook at the restaurant called 9-1-1 shortly before 10:30 PM after finding…
Police Investigate Altercation At Ace Hardware In Danville
This site Flashed and Tweeted news of this incident Sunday but police have since developed some additional details: Suspects sought in $1,100 theft Danville Police are investigating a robbery at Danville Ace Hardware, 3438 Camino Tassajara, that occurred during the afternoon of Sunday, December 5, 2021. At approximately 3:48 p.m., police were called to a…
Catalytic Converter Thefts In San Ramon; Strong-Arm Robbery In Danville Sunday
Police in the San Ramon Valley are busy Sunday, dealing with a reported catalytic converter theft on Corrinne Court in San Ramon and a reported strong-arm robbery of power tools at the Camino Tassajara ACE Hardware store in Danville. An earlier report that a shot was fired during the San Ramon theft proved unfounded, according…
Sheriff Assigns Special Detail Of Deputies To Help Patrol Walnut Creek
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff will be providing patrol assistance to the Walnut Creek Police Department this holiday season, assigning a special detail of deputies to conduct high-visibility patrols downtown. “I made a personal commitment to the City of Walnut Creek to staff downtown Walnut Creek with deputy sheriffs during the holidays,”…
“Quick Exchange” Jewelry Thieves Strike In San Ramon, Berkeley, Other East Bay Cities
San Ramon police investigators are looking into an unusual jewelry robbery at Mosaic Park in their city – at the same time police in Berkeley and apparently other Bay Area locations are searching for a group of thieves using remarkably similar distraction and grab tactics to victimize older residents walking alone while wearing expensive jewelry.…
Pursuit From Moraga To Orinda Ends With Two Detained Sunday Night
Police in Moraga and Orinda teamed up to halt a car which reportedly fled from officers along Moraga Way Sunday night, officers eventually catching up to the speeding vehicle after it crashed on the Orinda offramp at approximately 8:35 p.m. Details about the incident remained hard to come by Sunday night. It was not immediately…
Police Search Winds Down In Lafayette After Morning Crash, Foot Chase
A car speeding through Lafayette on Highway 24 piqued the attention of CHP officers early Saturday, drawing even more police when it left the freeway and crashed in the area of Sierra Vista and Deer Hill Road. Calls from anxious neighbors about two men seen fleeing the non-operable car reached police, who quickly flooded the…
Fatal Auto Vs. Cyclist Crash In Moraga Friday
One person was killed in an auto vs. bicycle collision in the 500 block of Moraga Road Friday. The rider was identified by coroner’s deputies Monday as Roger Russell, 77, of Moraga. Shocked passersby reported a rider down in the center divide in the road in front of Rheem Center, fire and police arriving on…
PDs In Danville, San Ramon Bring Down Alleged Double Carjacker, Kidnapper Wednesday
Danville Police Chief Allan Shields touched on the arrest of a two-time suspected carjacker and alleged kidnapper in a video address to citizens following a confusing series of crimes triggered by the theft of tools from the Ace Hardware store Wednesday. (Chief Shields give details of today’s incident at the 16:21 mark). Officers were dispatched…