Lamorinda Police Detain Four After Strong Arm Robbery In Alamo Saturday
An apparent “electronics grab” in Alamo prompted a coordinated response from San Ramon Valley and Lamorinda police Saturday and ended with a carload of people detained at gunpoint along Highway 24 at Fish Ranch Road. Witnesses contacting this site said three young men entered the Alamo Starbucks, 3225 Danville Blvd., at around 2:30 p.m. Saturday…
“Touch ‘N Go” Returns To The Wild
Some of you may remember our tale of a young bobcat scooped up from where he’d come to rest after getting hit by a car off Highway 4 back in August. His prognosis was not good, initially, and we defied conventional wisdom in these incidents and went ahead and named him “Touch n’ Go” anyway,…
Former Dublin High Student Arrested For Thursday’s Bomb Threat At The School
A former Dublin High School student surrendered to local police Thursday after investigators developed information that she had used her cell phone in a threat to “blow up” the school earlier in the day. Taylor Pearson, 20, reportedly told police she phoned in the threat to school district offices at about 1:40 p.m. Thursday after…
Horse And Rider Killed In Fall At Old Borges Ranch In Walnut Creek Monday
A 64-year-old Benicia woman was killed along with her horse after a a fall into a steep ravine at Old Borges Ranch, 1035 Castle Rock Rd., in Walnut Creek Monday. Robert Marshall, fire marshal for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, said the rider – identified Tuesday as Cynthia Naboisek – was on a trail…
Freeway Shooting Incident Runs From 24/680 To Pittsburg; Suspect Apprehended
From the California Highway Patrol: On Saturday October 28, 2017, at approximately 11:23 PM, CHP – Contra Costa Area officers were notified by dispatch that a concerned citizen had reported seeing a white Nissan pickup truck (license plate 97614H2) with a white male passenger with a handgun firing gunshots out of the vehicle, near I-680…
San Ramon Police Arrest Father Of 8-Year-Old Who Brought Gun To School Tuesday
San Ramon police have arrested the father of an 8-year-old who brought a loaded 9mm handgun to his school, Twin Creeks Elementary School, and showed the weapon to other students Tuesday. In the ensuing investigation, San Ramon Police Detectives obtained a search warrant for the student’s residence, as well as an arrest warrant for his…
San Ramon Man Charged With Hit-And-Run Of Three Cyclists On Diablo Road Saturday
From Danville PD: At 5:30p.m. Monday afternoon, Danville Police arrested an 83-year-old San Ramon resident in connection with the Saturday hit and run incidents on Diablo Road. Police Chief Allan Shields stated that following up on investigative leads resulted in the arrest of Daniel Brennan, 83, of San Ramon for three counts of felony hit and run. He was released…
Danville Police Looking For Serial Hit-And-Run Suspect
From Danville PD Monday: Danville Police investigators are seeking the driver of a vehicle involved in two separate hit and run incidents on Diablo Road that resulted in injuries to three cyclists. Police Chief Allan Shields said the first incident occurred at approximately 1:20 p.m. Saturday afternoon. The victim reported that she was riding her…
One Dead In I680 Crash In San Ramon Sunday
A portion of San Ramon Valley Blvd. remains closed Sunday morning after a fatal accident involving a big rig and a passenger car. The crash was reported shortly before 7 a.m. at the southbound I680 offramp to Alcosta Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. Upon arrival, officers found a big rig had crashed through…
Two Bicyclists Injured – One Critically – In Danville Hit-And-Run Saturday
A Saturday afternoon marked by a sudden flurry of pursuits, wrong-way driving and crashes was sadly capped by a hit-and-run crash on Diablo Road in Danville – an incident which left at least one cyclist critically injured and the roadway closed as police looked for the responsible driver. The Danville incident was reported at Diablo…