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…
San Pablo Amtrak Crash Scatters Cars, Leaves Passengers Seeking Other Transport Monday
An Amtrak passenger train with 30 people on board struck a high-centered car transport in San Pablo Monday, toppling the cars, injuring the engineer and leaving the passengers on foot and seeking alternative transportation. Night Hawk photographer Craig Cannon said the damaged train engine rolled 500 feet past the wreckage at Soto and Market street,…
Thieves – Mobile And Apparently Organized – Strike In Walnut Creek And Other East Bay Cities Saturday
Carloads of apparently fearless and extremely brazen thieves, at least one of them armed, are reportedly striking various retail locations around the East Bay tonight (Saturday). Among the victims are area pharmacies and the Walnut Creek Nordstrom store, frozen and crippled when as many as 80 thieves descended on the store, stealing merchandise and intimidating…
Serious Injury Crash On I680 In Pleasant Hill Early Saturday
Two people were seriously injured in an early-morning crash on northbound I680 in Pleasant Hill early Saturday, the crash closing all northbound lanes shortly after it was reported at 1:39 a.m. Passersby reported a white pickup truck and crossover vehicle were involved. Two people were transported to John Muir Hospital, one after firefighters extricated them…
DA Files Misdemeanor Vehicular Manslaughter Charges In Joe Shami Case
From the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office: Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has charged Lori Everett, 51, of Lafayette with a misdemeanor Vehicular Manslaughter in violation of Penal Code section 192(c)(2), for striking cyclist Joseph Shami with her vehicle in Lafayette on April 13, 2021, shortly before 7 AM. Mr. Shami…
Bats And Hammers Jewel Thieves Try Their Luck In Fairfield, Antioch Teens Arrested
Days after a crew of hammer-wielding thieves blitzed a Sunvalley jewelry store, police in Fairfield announce arrests made after a similar attempt at a jewelry store at the Solano Town Center Mall Wednesday afternoon. At around 2:10 pm, Fairfield Police Department Dispatch received calls regarding individuals entering the store and using bats and hammers to…
One Shot, Wounded On Adelaide Street In Concord Wednesday
Concord police have closed Adelaide Street in their city as officers comb the area looking for evidence associated with a shooting reported earlier in the evening. Police began a search for clues after a man walked in to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the stomach. The severity of the victim’s wounds were…
Martinez Cannabis Distributor Robbed At Gunpoint Wednesday
Police are searching for three, possibly as many as four men who robbed a cannabis distributor as he was delivering to Embarc Cannabis Dispensary in Martinez a little after noon Wednesday, brandishing guns and making off with a large amount of cannabis and the victim’s personal belongings. The brazen robbery was reported at approximately 12:11…
Sunvalley Diamond Store Blitzed By Hammer-Wielding Thieves Monday
A squad of masked, hammer-wielding thieves stormed a Sunvalley jewelry store Monday, attacking display cases with construction hammers and making off with an undetermined amount of goods. The robbery was reported by patrons who saw the robbery crew – comprised of seven to nine males in their late teens to early 20s – enter the…