Driveway Bandit Strikes Twice Sunday; May Be Responsible For Other Local Crimes
Area residents are reporting a disturbing trend in local crime – one which is believed to have been demonstrated twice Sunday in separate instances in Concord and Oakley. The cases, so far unmentioned by local law enforcement, prompted a number of messages to this site, readers noting an apparent similarity between the cases and a…
Firearm Discharged During Sun Valley Mall Incident; Suspect Detained In Lafayette Friday
Concord police are investigating the discharge of a firearm at Sun Valley Mall Friday, an incident that led to a sizable police response to the mall and the arrest of the man suspected of firing the shot in Lafayette. The incident was reported at approximately 7 p.m. and was believed to have occurred during an…
Collision At Lafayette Roundabout Leaves Cyclist Critically Injured Tuesday
Traffic in and out of the Lafayette Roundabout at Olympic Boulevard and Pleasant Hill Road has been closed in all but one direction Tuesday after a car vs. bicyclist crash that left the rider seriously injured. The accident was reported shortly before 7 a.m. Video from the scene shows a white van with right front…
San Ramon PD Arrests Three Teens Suspected Of Pleasanton Armed Robbery Saturday
A trio of teenagers who allegedly went on a shopping spree after robbing a Pleasanton couple in the driveway of their home over the weekend were taken into custody by San Ramon police. Things got off to a bad start at approximately 1 p.m. Saturday in a neighborhood off Hopyard Road near Ken Mercer Sports…
San Ramon Man Arrested For Saturday Night Robbery In Walnut Creek
A San Ramon man has been arrested and is facing charges in connection with an armed robbery on Lincoln Avenue in Walnut Creek Saturday night. As we first reported officers responded to a call for help from a couple who said they’d been robbed by a suspect who brandished a pistol and stole a victim’s…
One Wounded In Martinez Shooting Incident Sunday
A Martinez man was transported to a local hospital after he was shot during an altercation inside a home in the 1900 block of Arnold Drive Sunday. The incident was reported at approximately 5:20 p.m. and is initially believed to have been the result of some kind of domestic incident. Martinez police briefly sealed off…
Scavenger Gets Testy, Pulls Gun On Moraga Resident Sunday
Police in Moraga are hoping to contact a man they say allegedly pulled a gun on a resident who objected to the man going through his trash. The incident was reported shortly after 11 a.m. when a homeowner in the 200 block of Rheem Boulevard reportedly spotted the man rummaging through his trash without permission…
Walnut Creek Police Investigating Downtown Armed Robbery/Assault Saturday
Two victims told police in Walnut Creek they were accosted by an armed man, assaulted and robbed on a city street Saturday night – the suspect brandishing a small, Glock-type pistol and escaping with a man’s wallet. The incident was believed to have occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m. in the area of N. Broadway and…
Bicyclist Dies After Collision With Car In Martinez Thursday
Police are investigating the death of a bicyclist critically injured by a collision with a car in the 1800 block of Arnold Drive Thursday. Officers called to the scene at approximately 8 a.m. found an adult male suffering from injuries received after contact with a car. The cyclist, later identified as Martinez resident Russell Hofeling,…
Attempted Armed Robbery On Creekside Drive In Walnut Creek Wednesday
Police are looking for two men they say assaulted and attempted to rob a victim at gunpoint in the 1400 block of Creekside Drive in the city Wednesday. Details are sketchy but it appears the incident was reported at about 4:30 p.m., with two black males in face masks brandishing pistols and assaulting their victim…