Police Investigating Gunfire Outside Concord Benihana Saturday
Reports of shots fired at or outside the Concord Benihana restaurant in the 1900 block of Diamond Boulevard brought police on the run at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. No one was believed to have been hit. Witnesses reported officers rushing to the area shortly after least one shot was reportedly heard. At least one shell…
Woman Arrested For Attempted Carjacking In Pleasant Hill Wednesday
Pleasant Hill police responded to a call that a woman had attempted to take a baby from its mother’s arms in the parking lot of the Buy Buy Baby store Wednesday, ultimately arresting the woman on suspicion of attempted carjacking. The incident took place at around 10 a.m. Officers eventually determined that the suspect was…
Study Of 2010 – 2019 Domestic Abuse Cases Yields Surprise Findings
From Contra Costa Alliance to End Abuse: MARTINEZ, Calif. (June 9, 2021) – The Contra Costa Alliance to End Abuse recently reconvened its Domestic Violence (DV) Death Review Team for the first time in 15 years, and released its report (covering 2010-2019) that reveals surprising facts about the victims and suspects of deadly domestic violence in Contra Costa County. It…
Tactical Teams Search Stoneridge Mall In Pleasanton After Shots Reportedly Fired At Passing Car
Area police descended on Pleasanton’s Stoneridge Mall Tuesday after a man with a gun reportedly fired several shots at a passing car in Lot “E” outside the mall before running back inside. A police tactical team quickly formed up minutes after the report of shots fired was issued at approximately 2:30 p.m. The team conducted…
Ambling Bruin Cruises East County Neighborhoods – Thrilling Critter Fanciers
Amateur naturalists and wildlife enthusiasts are beside themselves over the recent surveillance video filming of a very brown black bear cruising through neighborhoods in Discovery Bay, Knightsen and Oakley. Several videos of el oso have been posted in recent days, showing a curiously unruffled bruin cruising suburban neighborhoods as if they were, well, his. Local…
County Supervisor Diane Burgis Strengthens County Fireworks Ordinance
Brentwood, CA – Supervisor Diane Burgis introduced a revised Countywide Fireworks Ordinance regulating the possession, manufacture, sale, use, and discharge of fireworks in the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County. “Illegal fireworks are a drain on our system,” said Supervisor Burgis. “We simply don’t have the resources to address this continued problem. I would encourage cities…
One Wounded In Concord Shooting Early Tuesday
A man shot while sitting in his car in the 1700 block of Clayton Road in Concord early Tuesday is recovering at a local hospital today. The unidentified victim was shot by a suspect described only as a bearded white male on a bicycle, the suspect approaching and opening fire with a black handgun shortly…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Dublin Monday
A pedestrian crossing Dublin Boulevard near Hansen Drive was struck and killed by a passing car Monday, according to Dublin police. The unidentified male victim was struck at 9:10 a.m. while crossing north on the boulevard, investigators said. He was hit by a vehicle turning east onto the boulevard from Hansen Drive, although police declined…
Injury Crash In Lafayette Friday
Two people were injured late Friday evening when their car rolled off eastbound Highway 24 and came to rest in the 1000 block of Second Street. The crash was reported at 11:32 p.m. with area residents guiding firefighters to where the vehicle finally came to rest, two people briefly trapped inside – one of them…
One Wounded In Car-To-Car Shooting On Detroit Avenue In Concord Friday
One person appears to have been wounded in the hand after shots were fired at a car carrying two people in Concord Friday night. Investigators are gathering evidence at multiple locations but the victim vehicle appears to have come to rest in the 1100 block of Detroit Avenue – riddled by gunfire. A young man…