Sheriff’s Detectives Arrest Two Teens For North Richmond Drug Murder
Homicide detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff have arrested two male juvenile suspects in connection with a killing that took place in North Richmond on Friday, November 30, 2018. On that day at about 6:25 p.m., Bay Station Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to the intersection of 4th St. and Silver Avenue…
Martinez PD Nabs Suspect In Sheree Drive Burglaries Sunday
Martinez police arrested a local man for a series of crimes reported by residents on Sheree Court Sunday, identifying their suspect as 43-year-old Christopher Blake of Martinez. Police responding to a call from an alert homeowner in the 600 block of Sheree around 7:45 a.m. were informed of a man entering cars in the area…
Moraga Man Booked On Felony Possession Of Child Pornography Charge Wednesday
From Chief Jon King, Moraga Police Department: MORAGA, CA – On November 28, 2018, the Moraga Police Department, as part of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, along with other task force investigators, served a search warrant at a residence on San Pablo Court in Moraga. Investigators were acting on a CyberTip from…
Package Pirates Ramp Up Operations
The Danville Police Department is looking for information on a suspect in connection with a package theft that occurred earlier today. At approximately 2:59 pm this afternoon (Nov 27, 2018), Danville police responded to Old Orchard Ct in the Sycamore neighborhood for a report of a package theft. The suspect in the theft is described…
Investigation Into Fatal Solo Vehicle Collision After Suspect Flees from Deputy Sheriff
From the Office of the Sheriff: This morning at about 12:01, a Deputy Sheriff initiated a traffic enforcement stop on a gold-colored Lexus in the area of San Pablo Dam Road and Mifflin Avenue in El Sobrante. The Lexus ran a red light and went through the intersection of San Pablo Dam Road and El…
Two Nabbed After Wild Dash For County Line Monday
Two people in a stolen car led police from several local agencies on a hairy chase out Camino Tassajara towards Dublin Monday and were taken into custody after crashing into a power pole and fleeing on foot. Both suspects were believed in custody as this is written (9:50 a.m.) and one is believed to be…
One Seriously Hurt, 2 Others Injured In Latest Walnut Creek DUI Crash Saturday
Three people were injured, one with life-threatening injuries, after a head-on collision on S. Main Street at Creekside in Walnut Creek early Saturday morning. Walnut Creek Police Lt. Joe Donleavy said the crash occurred at 12:36 a.m. Saturday, with neighbors telling this site they called police after hearing the sound of a pickup truck impacting with…
Residents Celebrate Rainfall – Transformers Blow, Intersections Darken, Crashes Reported
With good there must come some bad, right? That’s what they drilled into us at any rate. With the arrival of this blessed rainfall we have been holding out for comes some associated – challenges – as transformers give up, neighborhoods go black and the fire department starts hearing from folks trapped in elevators. Traffic…
UPDATE: Carjacking And Neighborhood Chase In Pleasant Hill Monday
As reported via our Flash Alert system earlier today, Monday, Pleasant Hill police successfully tracked and arrested a suspect carjacker who allegedly stabbed one victim for his car and who was attempting to steal another when apprehended by officers. The incident began at 1:09 p.m. when a man identified by police as 36-year-old Andrew Mariani,…
Lawyer Says Danville Officer-Involved Shooting Racially Motivated; Sheriff Denounces Accusation
Oakland attorney John Burris is claiming that a Newark man shot and mortally wounded by a Danville police officer was killed because he was “the wrong skin color” – an accusation Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston dismissed in a statement issued Monday. Burris, a civil rights attorney who has frequently represented the families of people killed…