Body Of Missing San Francisco Boater Recovered Wednesday From Werner Cut
The Office of the Sheriff Coroner’s Division has identified the body found in Werner Cut, south of Orwood in Brentwood on Wednesday as 47-year-old Baxter Bradley of San Francisco. Bradley is believed to have fallen overboard in the area of Indian Slough and Werner Cut on Sunday evening. The cause of death is pending the…
What’d I See? SFPD Tactical Unit – And Others – Roll Through The 24/680 Wednesday
There are a thousand stories in our semi-naked Cities and Towns (our weather is cooling so folks should be less inclined to strip off for a while) and we like to think we know about most of them. Yesterday, Wednesday, was particularly frantic with a police pursuit/search effort in Pleasanton and that, apparently, set the…
What’d I See? Stolen Car Suspect Attracts Police In Pleasanton Wednesday
Several NEWS24/680 readers queried us about a substantial police presence I680 in Pleasanton Wednesday morning and we can confirm that, no, you weren’t imagining things. Here’s what you saw: Several officers turned out to the area of Stoneridge and Denker Drive shortly after 9 a.m. after police spotted a stolen BMW X5 driving west on…
Walnut Creek PD Nabs Suspected Purse Pickers
Residents of our little suburban slice of heaven reacted with anger and emotion after the September 9 theft of a wallet from an elderly woman shopping in a Walnut Creek Safeway store. Footage from store video cameras detailed how two women brazenly identified, stalked, and then victimized an older woman as she shopped – totally…
Sheriff’s Marine Patrol Continues Search For Missing Boater
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Marine Patrol Unit continues to search for a missing boater believed to have fallen overboard in the area of Indian Slough and Werner Cut Sunday night. The missing man is not being identified at this time. The incident was reported on Sunday, September 22, at about 9:07…
Carjacking Couple Trade Their Stolen Car For A Fresh One In Orinda Sunday
Police in Orinda and adjacent agencies are looking for two people who took a pickup truck from an Orinda resident at gunpoint Sunday, leaving their stolen car running in the victim’s driveway. The incident was reported at approximately 10:08 a.m., shortly after the California Highway Patrol was in pursuit of a silver Audi RS5 in…
Police In Clayton Looking For Witnesses To Saturday Auto Vs. Pedestrian Collision
From Clayton PD: On September 21, at approximately 8:31 pm, Clayton Officers were dispatched to the area of Clayton Rd and Lydia Ln for a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision. Officers arrived on scene within two minutes. The pedestrian suffered traumatic injuries and was transported to a local hospital with life threatening…
San Ramon Police Searching For Motorist Who Attempted To Entice 13-Year-Old Into Car Saturday
From San Ramon PD: On September 21, 2019 at 1112 hrs, officers were dispatched to the report of a suspicious circumstance on Broadmoor Dr at the Cross Valley Trail. A citizen saw a newer, light gray sedan quickly pull to the side of the road near a young female who was walking in the area.…
Danville Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charge
On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, comprised of the Danville Police, Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, San Ramon Police, Pleasant Hill Police, United States Secret Service, and the Department of Homeland Security’s Investigations and Probation Division, executed a search warrant in the 500 block of Mission Drive in…
Service, Prayers For Victim Of 1996 Crockett Murder Saturday
A remembrance service and candle-lighting will be held this weekend for Priscilla Ann Lewis – murdered on September 24, 1996, in Crockett. The 21-year-old Vallejo resident worked as a waitress at Four Corners Pizza located at 628 2nd Avenue in Crockett. The cook at the restaurant called 9-1-1 shortly before 10:30 pm after finding Priscilla’s…