Danville Man Indicted For Distribution Of Child Pornography, Conspiracy
From the office of District Attorney Mark Peterson: On July 7, 2016, a Grand Jury in Contra Costa County indicted twenty-seven year old Danville resident Nickolas Robert Thurston on charges he distributed and possessed child pornography, conspired to access protected computer systems and used the identities of multiple women in an attempt to unlawfully gain…
Car vs. Pole Accident On Moraga Way Monday
Orinda police responded to a reported car into pole accident on Moraga Way at Camino Pablo Monday morning and arrived to find that, indeed, contact had been made. The motorist, luckily, was uninjured and traffic flow through the area was restored quickly. This story brought to you by:
Michael Lane Crash Leaves Vehicle Turtled In Lafayette; Driver Uninjured
Neighbors near 596 Michael Lane in Lafayette were startled by a loud noise and the sight of a car on its roof in the middle of the street Wednesday – the result of an apparent collision with a parked car. Officers said a Concord woman traveling northbound on Michael Lane told officers she did not…
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…