Danville Offers Its Citizens A Firsthand Look At Law Enforcement
Applications for spring program available online Danville residents wanting to know more about Danville Police Department operations will once again have the opportunity with the return of the Danville Police Citizens Academy. The multi-week course provides residents with a view inside the PD and how law enforcement operates. The program had been put on hiatus…
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…
Armed Carjacking Reported In Canyon Tuesday
Police are investigating an armed carjacking reported on Pinehurst Road in Canyon, south of Moraga, after a local man reported being followed into Canyon by another vehicle and ordered out of his car at the point of a shotgun. The incident was reported at approximately 1:30 p.m. when the victim contacted East Bay Regional Park…
Contra Costa County Goes Orange Wednesday
Health officials urge residents ages 16+ to get vaccinated so positive trends against COVID-19 continue The State of California announced today that Contra Costa County will be able to move into the less restrictive Orange Tier of the State’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy on Wednesday, April 7. Contra Costa County currently has a COVID case-rate of 4.9 cases…
Attorney Promises Civil Rights Lawsuit, New Video Of Danville Police Shooting
An attorney representing the family of a man shot and killed by a Danville police officer on March 11 promised a federal civil rights lawsuit would be filed today and new video of the shooting would be released. A video pre-released to the San Francisco Chronicle shows Deputy Andrew Hall firing once at Tyrell Wilson…
Dublin Women Killed In Coastal Car Crash Saturday
Two Tri-Valley woman – a Dublin mother and daughter – died Saturday when their Toyota SUV inexplicably pushed through a log barrier and off a 70-foot cliff at Bodega Head in Sonoma County. Coroner’s officials identified the victims as Maria Teixeira, 64, and Elizabeth Correia, 41. Correia, a graduate of Foothill High School in Pleasanton,…
Highway Patrol Seeks Witnesses To Fatal Pedestrian Collision In El Sobrante
California Highway Patrol investigators are seeking information from anyone who may have witnessed a fatal collision involving a pedestrian on San Pablo Dam Road in El Sobrante Thursday. Officers determined that a Toyota Corolla driven by a 23-year-old San Pablo man had struck a 76-year-old Berkeley man on eastbound San Pablo Dam Road east of…
One Dead In Solo Brentwood Crash Friday
A man died after his car apparently veered off eastbound Highway 4 at Lone Tree in Brentwood early Friday, the car apparently rolling several times before coming to rest. The crash was reported at 3:03 a.m. with rescue personnel locating the driver and pronouncing him deceased at the scene. The adult male drive has not…
One Dead, One Critical After Wednesday Night Shooting In El Sobrante
From the Office of the Sheriff: On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at about 8:41 p.m, Bay Station Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 4500 block of Appian Way in El Sobrante. Upon arrival deputies located two victims with gunshot wounds, and provided lifesaving measures until…
CHP Looking For Info On Latest Highway 4 Vandal
From CHP Contra Costa: On Monday March 29, 2021 at 4:30 pm, on Hwy-4 westbound along the right shoulder area, just east of Port Chicago Highway in Concord (adjacent to the golf course), a pedestrian threw a large, thick piece of wood (approximately 2 feet in length and 12 inches in diameter) towards oncoming traffic…