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…
Persistent Neighbor, Lafayette Police Track Burglary Car To Marin – Drag It Back
Police in Lafayette are crediting a caring neighbor and an alarm system with deterring a crew of burglars who visited the city to raid homes – only to find themselves tracked to Marin County and have their tools of the trade seized by investigators. Police said the latest instance of a Bay Area burglary crew…
Danville Police Dog Takes A Bite Out Of Crime; Suspected Burglar Caught On St. Christopher Drive
Danville police – with the help of a very swift police dog – chased down and arrested a suspected burglar from Dublin believed to have broken into at least one home in the area of St. Christopher Dr. Thursday. A 20-year-old Dublin man was arrested following a brief foot pursuit in the Greenbrook neighborhood of…
Suspected Burglar Leads Lamorinda Police On Chase Out Of Town Thursday – Later Arrested In Piedmont
Lamorinda police responding to a call of an auto burglary underway in Moraga found themselves in a speedy pursuit Thursday after the suspected car thief hit the gas and headed for the freeway. Neighbors – one of whom told this site she spoke with the suspected burglar shortly before things went haywire – called in…
Door-To-Door Sales People Return To 24/680 – Neighborhoods Unhappy
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article first ran on these pages in January of last year. It appears timely and is reprinted by reader request: Teams of organized, highly mobile and extremely aggressive salespeople descended on Moraga and Lafayette again Tuesday, inspiring the wrath of homeowners unused to their techniques and attracting the attention of police. We’ve written…
Moragan Says: “Good Morning, Mr. Coyote!”
For those of us who have lived here any length of time our local Coyotes are ubiquitous creatures – elusive, and yet part of our landscape. This wily critter was spotted prancing through the 800 block of Augusta Drive in Moraga Monday. A reader was able to snag a quick photo.