Three-Alarm Fire Consumes Office Building On Lafayette Circle Thursday
About 50 firefighters and officers battled a fast-moving 3-alarm structure fire at Lafayette Circle and Whitten Lane Thursday morning, an office cluster housing the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, La Finestra restaurant as well as nine other local businesses. Firefighters are declaring the building at 100 Lafayette Circle a total loss. Business owners and neighbors drifted…
San Ramon Walgreens Robber Demanded Opioid, Police Say
The lone gunman who entered the San Ramon Valley Boulevard Walgreens store early Wednesday put his pistol on the pharmacy counter and demanded Buprenorphine, an opioid used to treat opioid addiction and pain, according to police. Investigators said the armed robber entered the store at 8:03 a.m., produced the gun and made off with about…
The News Must Go On – And It Does! We Catch Up…
Prior to taking a little time off we put a picture of the above vehicle, shown on the left, then believed to be a Volkswagen Passat and used in a Lafayette armed robbery, out to the readership for a little armchair detective work and – once again – you guys came through like the champs…
“Calling All Car…”-Lovers – Can You ID This Car?
We know you’re all out there knocking back a few Freedom Dogs and a Pinot today but the on-duty crew at Lafayette PD was hoping our volunteer crime lab would take a moment to help ID the make, model, year of this car – which the PD folks believe is a VW Passat, but… And,…
Orinda Teen In Custody After Allegedly Assaulting Worker At Moraga Taco Bell Sunday
An Orinda teen who allegedly assaulted a worker at the Moraga Taco Bell location on Moraga Road Sunday is in custody and facing a charge of aggravated assault after witnesses said he jumped the counter at the business and began throwing punches. The unnamed worker was hospitalized as a result of the assault, according to…
Lafayette Man Pistol Whipped, Robbed Outside His Home Friday
Lafayette police are searching for two men, at least one of them believed to be armed, who allegedly beat and robbed a man outside his home during an aborted attempt at an online auto sale Friday morning. A Rolex watch and cell phone were believed taken during the incident, which occurred at about 10:30 a.m.…
Stolen Car Prompts Chase On Boyd Road In Pleasant Hill, Ends In Arrests Thursday
Neighbors living along Boyd Road in Pleasant Hill got an up close and personal view of police procedure Thursday after an attempt to corral a parolee resulted in a chase, arrests, and recovery of a firearm. Pleasant Hill Police Sgt. Janayla Pierson confirmed numerous accounts from neighbors and readers in the area around 8:30 p.m.…
Suspected Walnut Creek Yoga Studio Thief Identified
Walnut Creek police investigators say Christopher Newton has been identified as a suspect in a theft of purse at a Yoga studio in Walnut Creek in June 2017 and subsequent fraudulent credit card charges in Pleasant Hill, Pittsburg and San Francisco. Newton has warrants from three Bay Area jurisdictions related to fraud and Identity Theft,…
Locals Buzzing About Rossmoor Bank Robbery Monday
Witnesses contacting this site said three men – who announced to customers and bank employees that they were armed – robbed the Wells Fargo bank branch at Rossmoor Monday, ordering customers to the floor and escaping with a “small” but unspecified amount of money. Information obtained by NEWS24/680 is that the three, who witnesses said…
Motorcyclist Killed; Bicyclists Hit In Separate, Apparent Hit-Run Crashes In SR Valley Wednesday
A lone motorcyclist was killed and two bicyclists injured in separate crashes in the San Ramon Valley Wednesday night. Passersby observed a male motorcyclist lying in the crosswalk at Camino Tassajara and Sycamore Valley Road around 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, unresponsive and with an apparent head injury. Witnesses reported seeing the man’s helmet in the roadway…