San Ramon Police Release Additional Details On Attempted Abduction Of 13-Year-Old Girl
Ed. Note: Additional details released by San Ramon PD of incident first reported via our Flash Alert system Friday: On Friday, February 22, 2019, at approximately 6:05 p.m. the parents of a 13-year old female juvenile reported that their daughter had been the victim of an attempted kidnapping. The victim was walking in the 500…
Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Human Trafficking Victims Across Bay Area
Martinez, Calif. – On February 19, Hilario Martinez Jr. pleaded guilty to seven felonies involving sex trafficking, pimping and threatening multiple female victims, one of whom was a minor who ran away from home. Judge David Goldstein accepted Martinez Jr’s disposition and the 33-year-old defendant was sentenced to 20 years in state prison. Martinez Jr. will…
Walnut Creek PD Ask Public To Help Identify Pair Following Theft Of Purse
Investigators said they believe the pictured couple are related to a theft of a purse and were captured by surveillance cameras using the victims credit cards after the theft. They would like to speak with the couple. If you recognize these two and can provide leads to their identities, then please contact the Walnut Creek…
Registered Sex Offender Arrested At Walnut Creek Starbucks Monday; Investigators Seeking Info
Walnut Creek Police officers contacted and arrested a registered sex offender, recently paroled from State Prison, at Starbucks, 1340 N. Main St., at around 3:30 p.m. Monday and they’re asking the public for help in locating any potential victims. The unidentified subject was seen contacting juvenile females at the location, asking for their personal information,…
UC Berkeley Police Investigating Armed Robbery/Carjacking At Grizzly Peak And Fish Ranch Road Monday Night
UC Berkeley campus police are investigating an armed robbery at Grizzly Peak and Fish Ranch Road Monday, with four men robbing their victims of their wallets, personal belongings and a car at gunpoint – one man firing a shot in the process. At about 10:31pm on February 18, UC Berkeley campus police received a report…
“What’d I See?” – Suspect Arrested After Pursuit, Collisions Inside The Caldecott – And Foot Chase Saturday
In keeping with our practice of informing our readership about incidents of note occurring in our neighborhoods we can shed some light on what several readers described as traffic gridlock and “heavy police activity” near the Caldecott Tunnel at around 3 p.m. Saturday. It turns out that Antioch police located a stolen car in the…
Martinez PD Finds Weed, Weapon After Welfare Check Monday
Martinez police were sent to the 400 block of Gilger Avenue at 8:13 p.m. Monday after a neighbor reported hearing a gunshot from the residence. Officers knocked on the door, but did not get a response and, fearing someone may have been injured inside, walked into the backyard through an open gate. Looking inside the…
“What’d I See?” – Lafayette Police Put The Brakes On Bike-Riding Mail Raider Monday
A suspected mail raider chose the wrong neighborhood and method of conveyance when he ventured into Lafayette on his bicycle Monday – ending up in handcuffs a short while after he was reportedly observed picking through residents’ mail. Officers descended on a man in his 30s who was apparently attempting to pedal away from the…
“What’d I See?” – Recalcitrant Passenger Finally Removed From Lafayette BART Car Monday
Passengers aboard our local transit systems are frequently in touch with this site, reporting delays or worse and sometimes the unusual as they make their way along the morning commute with phones at the ready. This morning our Tip Line lit up with messages from passengers at Lafayette station reporting a gentleman who had apparently…
The Sunday Scribbler
Quite the week. We had a little bit of everything popping off in our valleys, glens and dales this week – with a Point Break-type bank robbery in Pleasanton (everything but the skydiving and surfing, of course) – BioSpill attacks on local businesses by transients who have learned to use the weapons at hand, a…