Two Arrested After Thefts From San Ramon Hospital, Pursuit And Crash In Alamo Thursday
Police in Danville and San Ramon are following up a reported theft of personal property from San Ramon Regional Medical Center after two people suspected in that crime led officers on a high-speed chase that ending in a rollover crash in Alamo Thursday. Two people, a man and a woman, are in custody – one…
Walnut Creek PD Asks Public For Help Identifying Parking Garage Burglar
Walnut Creek police are hoping to have a talk with this man, who they say broke into a car parked in a downtown parking garage on February 28 – making off with a MacBook Air laptop. If you can ID the suspect, please contact mgonzales@walnutcreekpd.com
Contra Costa County Confirms First Local Case Of Novel Coronavirus
Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) has confirmed the first positive case of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, involving a resident of the county. The person tested positive Tuesday afternoon. County Director of Public Health Dan Peddycord and public health division medical director Ori Tzvieli said the patient is an adult male with underlying health issues. Officials…
Police Stop Vehicle Used In Walnut Creek Starbucks Robbery On Highway 24 In Lafayette Monday
Police closed in on a Toyota Camry with four persons aboard on westbound Highway 24 near Pleasant Hill Monday, the vehicle believed used the armed robbery of a customer at a Walnut Creek Starbucks location moments earlier. Four individuals suspected of the robbery were removed from the car at gunpoint after their car was stopped…
Contra Costa County Health Officials Say Three Coronavirus Cases Being Treated Here
UPDATE: A third patient from Travis Air Force Base in a Contra Costa hospital has tested positive for COVID-19. Patient was transferred last week to a local hospital, which has been following CDC safety protocols to protect patients and medical staff ORIGINAL POST: Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) today confirmed two cases of novel coronavirus…
Owner Of Danville Karate Studio Arrested After Allegation Of Sexual Misconduct
A Danville business owner is under arrest following an investigation by police into alleged sexual misconduct. Police Chief Allan Shields said that at approximately 12:50 pm, on February 21, 2020, officers arrested Ramon Pruitt, 63, San Geronimo, after locating him in Oakland. Pruitt is the owner of Danville Karate International located at 105 Town and Country…
Burglary Crew Invades, Ransacks Pleasanton Home Sunday
On Sunday, February 23, 2020, the Pleasanton Police Department responded to a residence in the Kottinger Ranch neighborhood to investigate a home invasion robbery. The robbery was reported several hours after it occurred, and the resident informed officers she was robbed at gunpoint inside her home. At approximately 3:45 a.m., the resident awoke to the…
Alamo Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Robbing Local Wells Fargo Bank Branches
On Thursday, February 20, 2020, at about 3:35 PM, Lafayette and Walnut Creek Police arrested 41-year-old Brendan Gray at his home in Alamo. Gray is a suspect in a series of recent bank robberies that occurred in Contra Costa County. On February 19, 2020, at about 3:46 PM, a bank robbery happened at the Wells…
The Morning After Report: High-Speed Crash In Moraga; Rude Entries In San Ramon
The question on several folks’ minds in Moraga this morning: If a pickup truck runs from police and crashes into a pole at 90mph, does it make a noise? The answer is: heck, yes, but it’s amazing what some folks can sleep through. An MPD officer on routine patrol on Moraga Road noticed said pickup…
Lafayette Wells Fargo Branch Robbed Wednesday
A lone thief handed a note demanding money to a clerk at the Wells Fargo Bank branch at 3630 Mt. Diablo Boulevard Wednesday, walking out of the bank with an undetermined amount of cash. The man, described as an Hispanic male wearing a black hat, black sweatshirt and pants walked into the bank at approximately…