Baby Formula Shoplifters Lead Danville-San Ramon/Lamorinda PDs On 100mph Chase On Highway 24 Friday
A crew of suspected shoplifters grabbed a large quantity of baby formula from a San Ramon Safeway store and fled westbound on Highway 24 Friday, a trail of law enforcement agencies in pursuit. Police were looking for three people who targeted the store and fled westbound onto Highway 24 at speeds in excess of 100 mph…
Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Deputy Under Investigation For Sexual Misconduct Resigns Thursday
From the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office: Former Deputy Sheriff Ricardo Perez resigned today (Thursday) while the subject of an ongoing Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs investigation into his alleged participation in the Oakland Police Department sexual misconduct investigation. He is no longer employed by the Office of the Sheriff. He remains subject to a…
Moraga PD Arrest 15-Year-Old Tuesday – Suspected Of String Of Residential Burglaries
Moraga Police, in what their acting chief called “an extensive and ongoing investigation,” arrested a 15-year-old youth living in the Carroll Ranch area investigators say is responsible for four residential burglaries and one attempted burglary last week. The youth, whose name has not been given due to his age, was arrested shortly after a neighbor in…
Lamorinda, BART PD Track, Taser, Capture Suspected Burglars In Lafayette Early Thursday – Get Carjackers Instead
Police sealed off a section of Golden Gate Way in Lafayette early Thursday after two men – believed connected to the previous day’s burglary spree in Moraga and Orinda – were spotted allegedly attempting to burglarize a car along Mt. Diablo Blvd. Instead, further investigation revealed the two men taken into custody before dawn were not…
Political Stances Carried To Local Extremes This Election Year, It Seems
No matter your position or your thoughts about a particular candidate this election year the odds are fairly certain there is someone in the 24/680 who has a different view – and is willing to press the issue when aroused. We’ve heard of Trump bumper stickers altered or removed entirely by folks making midnight political…
Burglary Flurry Hits Little Moraga Wednesday; Two Break-Ins While Occupants Are Home
Lamorinda police but Moraga PD in particular spent much of Wednesday dealing with an apparent burglary swarm in the area, with burglars hitting four homes in Moraga – two while the occupants were present. Two more burglaries were reported in Orinda, one of them while a woman was at home with her child. The residential…
Shooting/Stabbing On Shell Avenue In Martinez Tuesday – Two Wounded
County sheriff’s deputies and Martinez police are on the scene of a shooting with at least two people hit on Shell Ave. near Orchard Lane. The Office of the Sheriff reported that a sheriff’s CASE (Contra Costa County Anti-Violence Support Effort) team was attempting to serve a search warrant at a residence on the 1300 block…
Orinda Police Arrest Oakland Man In Tuesday Morning Arms Theft
Orinda police are currently processing a car and questioning a suspect in an early morning break-in on Underhill Rd. in which a “significant” number of weapons were reportedly stolen. Police responded to the area after a homeowner reported someone attempting to enter the residence at approximately 7:32 a.m. Officers drove up to the house to…
Human Trafficking Case Uncovered After Pleasant Hill Home Exposed As Brothel
Pleasant Hill police have broken up what they say was an Internet-promoted brothel operating from a suburban Pleasant Hill home, arresting the resident of the home on suspicion of Human Trafficking charges. Police arrested Dominic Salazar, 54, of Pleasant Hill after undercover officers gained entry to the home at 555 Mesa Verde Place and interviewed several women…
FBI Still Hunting “Golden State Killer” – Reward, Social Media Used To Help Solve Cold Case
Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, and Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department held a press conference to announce the launch of a reward and national campaign to help identify the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer, a violent serial burglar, rapist, and murderer who terrorized multiple communities in…