Fatal Crash In Martinez Wednesday
A 33-year-old Pinole man was killed when his car ran off the road and into a tree on the Alhambra Valley offramp from westbound Highway 4 Wednesday. Investigators said that officers located a 1999 Lexus 300 that had been driven off the shoulder and into a tree at about 3:50 p.m., heavily damaging the car.…
Two-Alarm Blaze Damages Home In Pinole Thursday
Firefighters responding to reports of a garage burning at a home in the 1900 block of Galbreth Road found smoke and flame extending into the residence and evacuated adjacent homes as the fire began to spread. The blaze was reported at 5:38 a.m. and quickly advanced to 2-alarms. There was no immediate word as to…
Fatal Crash On Highway 4 In Martinez Tuesday
One person died when two pickup trucks collided on Highway 4 west of I680 at approximately 10:47 p.m. Tuesday. California Highway Patrol officers were notified of a two vehicle crash at that time and determined that a black Ford F-150, driven by a 59-year-old Antioch man, had overturned in the roadway and was then struck…
Alleged Mail Raiders Come Up Short In San Ramon Sunday
Pandemic or no pandemic the nocturnal antics continue as crews of various type and description visit the neighborhoods in search of whatever they can get. One observant neighbor spotted four guys checking mailboxes near Ellingson Way in San Ramon Sunday and, suspicious, pitched a call to police – who responded forthwith. Police stopped a car…
Suspect In Tara Hills Murder Arrested After Opening Fire At Shooting Scene Days Later
A suspect in a Tara Hills murder that took place on Sunday, January 10 was arrested by deputy sheriffs on Friday, January 15, 2021 after he allegedly opened fire in the same apartment complex where the murder took place. Kenneth Lightfoot, 30, of Tara Hills – a neighborhood in West Contra Costa County – was…
Suspected Cosmetics Crew Nabbed After Strolling Through San Ramon Thursday
Organized shoplifting crews have been pillaging local stores and chains in recent months, making off with thousands and sometimes tens of thousands of dollars worth of loot. Things went badly for two women who allegedly returned to an Ulta store in San Ramon where employees recognized them as members of a Bay Area wide theft…
License Plate Readers, LoJack’s A’ Poppin’ Wednesday; Alleged Thieves Try On Cuffs In Danville, Lafayette
Anyone doubting the power of technology need only have been on city streets Wednesday as the area’s Automated License Plate Readers and LoJack systems kicked in with a vengeance. The devices send signals to monitoring agencies whenever an equipped or registered vehicle passes an ALPR site – relaying the target vehicle’s position to interested law…
Woman Dies In Concord House Fire Monday; Investigation Points To Electrical Malfunction
An 84-year-old Concord woman was found dead in her home Monday after neighbors reported adjacent landscaping on fire and a police officer arrived to find the home engulfed in flame. The fire gutted the single story home in the 3500 block of Hillsborough Drive. The neighbors reported the fire at around 6:30 a.m. after they…
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Murder In Tara Hills Sunday
Deputy Sheriff’s dispatched to a report of shots fired at an apartment complex at San Pablo Avenue and Crestwood Drive in the Tara Hills neighborhood of West Contra Costa County at about 12:39 p.m. on Sunday arrived to find a man with a gunshot wound in a nearby car. Deputies began life-saving measures on the…
Fatal Crash Closes I680 In San Ramon Sunday
Two people died and two others were injured in a fiery collision on southbound Interstate 680 in San Ramon early Sunday. Investigators said a Volkswagen Jetta traveling south on I-680 north of Alcosta Boulevard went off the roadway, crossing all lanes before swerving back and colliding with the center median. The incapacitated Jetta was struck…