Fertile Grounds: Local Car Burglars Preying On Coffee Shop Customers
Watching for trends as we do around here we can say we’ve noted a decided uptick in the number of car burglaries outside local coffee houses of late – in broad daylight and so quick even the few people who realize what is happening have little time to react. Lafayette Police Chief Ben Alldritt has…
Fatal Crash On Westbound Highway 24 At Broadway Stalls Wednesday Morning Commute
UPDATE: Westbound lanes of Highway 24 at Broadway reopened and moving again at 7:36 a.m. A fatal accident on westbound Highway 24 at the Broadway exit prompted a SigAlert for the area Wednesday, immediately closing all but a single lane of traffic and prompting a backup felt as far as Acalanes Road. We’re getting multiple…
Pleasant Hill Police Announce Additional Arrests In Oshry Elor Murder Case
From Pleasant Hill PD: In April 2018, the Pleasant Hill Police Department began investigating the murder of Oshry Elor at his home on Norse Drive. The initial investigation quickly led to the identification and arrest of Keith Jones, of Cuessta (sic), Georgia. Additional suspects were identified and detained, however there was insufficient evidence to charge…
Attempt At Unauthorized Withdrawal From Martinez Bank Goes Awry Thursday
Martinez Police Chief Manjit Sappal and his team have been busy lately, descending on the Chase Bank branch on Alhambra Avenue Thursday to arrest a man who had just passed a note demanding money to a teller – doing so before the suspect had a chance to get his cash. Chief Sappal says his team…
Suspected Coffeehouse Laptop Thieves Arrested In Dublin; Charged Monday
On Saturday, May 30, 2018, a victim had a laptop computer forcefully stolen while he sat inside the Starbucks located in the Hacienda Crossings Shopping Center at 4930 Dublin Boulevard. A similar theft occurred again on June 6 and June 8, 2018 at Starbucks locations in Hacienda Crossings and the Persimmon Place Shopping Center at…
Orinda PD Officer – And Instinct – Combine To Stop Burglary In Progress Monday
Orinda Police Chief Mark Nagel said one of his officers spotted a suspicious person entering the side gate of a home on Altarinda Drive Monday – detaining that person for further investigation while waiting for backup from a fellow officer – and determined that the residence had been ransacked. Nagel said the so-far unnamed officer…
Pair Of Visitors Pay Surprise Visit To Walnut Creek Home; Get Warm Welcome From WCPD/Martinez Police Dog
Police in Walnut Creek said an alert resident heard the sound of glass breaking in the area of Mandarin Lane in their city late Thursday night and dialed police to pass along what they’d heard. Responding officers determined that two men, later identified as Travis Henry, 29, and Aaron Vansickle, 42, both visiting the East…
Second Residential Fire Breaks Out In Lafayette Thursday Night
In what is proving to be a busy week for area firefighters, Contra Costa County Fire protection district personnel were called on yet again after a smoky house fire was reported at 20 Camino Court in Lafayette Thursday. Firefighters battled an earlier blaze on Withers Avenue before they were summoned to Camino Court at 7:50…
Early-Morning Fire Damages Lafayette Home Thursday
Firefighters and PG&E workers remain on scene of a pre-dawn house fire that broke out in Lafayette Thursday morning – the latest in a string of fires in the 24/680. First responders were summoned to a residence in the 3200 block of Withers Ave. shortly before 4 a.m. and were met with fire burning in…
Walnut Creek Man Dies In Two-Alarm House Fire Wednesday; Others Injured
An elderly man died and his wife and son suffered moderate injuries after a fast-moving fire of undetermined origin roared through a home on Mandarin Lane in Walnut Creek early Wednesday morning. The victim, who has yet to be identified pending notification of family, was described as an older man and one of three people…