San Ramon Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Sexually Assaulting Lyft Driver Wednesday
San Ramon police say they have arrested a 28-year-old San Ramon man for an alleged sexual assault against his female Lyft driver Wednesday night. Officers said they were contacted by the driver at 10:30 p.m. and told she had been assaulted by a male driver during a ride that originated in San Ramon. During the…
Distracted Driver Topples Power Pole, Teeters Two More, Sparks Fire – Power Out Briefly In Martinez Friday
A driver’s momentary distraction set off a chain reaction of unintended consequences near Arnold Drive in Martinez Friday: her car toppling power poles – the downed power lines touching off two small grass fires that blacked out dozens of nearby homes. Police and firefighters responded to 1340 Arnold Drive at 11:53 a.m. Friday in response to a call of…
Female Robber In Construction Vest Holds Up San Ramon Credit Union Thursday
San Ramon police are investigating a robbery at the Pacific Service Credit Union on Crow Canyon Thursday afternoon. No one was hurt during the theft. Readers informed NEWS24/680 of a commotion and police response at the bank, 2005 Crow Canyon Pl., at approximately 1:20 p.m. A Pacific Islander or bi-racial woman in her 30s, wearing a dark…
First Moraga, Then Orinda… Tonight They’re Digging In Lafayette
Lamorindans are getting used to the sound of jackhammers in the night of late – and tonight was apparently no exception as NEWS24/680 reader Pamela Dunn caught this crew in action on Stanley Boulevard off Pleasant Hill Road Wednesday. We shushed readers who suggested that Lafayette may be next for a late-night fix after a…
Attempted Theft At Rheem Valley CVS Store Leads To Alleged Assault With A Deadly Weapon
An apparent shoplifting attempt at the CVS store in Rheem Center May 17 grew into something much more serious when a store employee attempted to stop a San Francisco woman police say was shoplifting items from the store. As mentioned on this site’s Facebook page as the incident unfolded, police were called to the center at…
Burglars Strike Quandt Road Home In Lafayette; Take The Jewelry Box
Lafayette police confirmed what a homeowner suspected Monday after they returned to their home in the 1200 block of Quandt Road and found that someone had gotten there ahead of them. A search of the home determined that the thief or thieves entered after forcing open a rear French door and conducting a “limited search”…
Bike-Riding Bandit Bags Empty Wallet After Brandishing Handgun In Lafayette
East Bay Regional Park District police are investigating an armed robbery on a stretch of the Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail near Stanley Elementary School Sunday evening. Two 15-year-old trail walkers reported being accosted by a young male with a black hoodie and a bandana across his face at 5:14 p.m., the assailant displaying a handgun police…
Lafayette Police Release Photo Of Car Used In Suspected Burglary Attempt
Lafayette police released a photo of a car they believe may have been used in a burglary attempt May 20, advising residents to call them if they see it in their neighborhoods. Investigators said the car was captured on camera leaving the 3400 block of Goyak Drive after an occupant, described only as a “young…
Not To Be Outdone, Orinda Claims Sinkhole Of Its Own Thursday
UPDATE: Neighbors on Glorietta at Daryl reporting their water is coming back on: 6:43 p.m. Miffed, perhaps, at all the attention Moraga seemed to be getting after the Great Rains of March opened up a sinkhole at the foot of Rheem Boulevard, neighbors said Orinda appears to have a Great Depression of its own. Readers…
WWI Fieldpiece Stolen From Richmond Veterans Hall Found In Martinez Thursday
UPDATE: 8 a.m. Thursday – NEWS24/680 has confirmed that the missing field piece has been located in the City of Martinez. We are currently unsure of its condition or if any arrests have been made in connection with its theft. We’ll update this story as more information becomes available. A vaunted World War I-era fieldpiece which has…