San Ramon Woman Arrested In Connection With Armed Carjacking Saturday
A San Ramon woman has been arrested and charged with armed robbery and carjacking for her role in an attempted carjacking incident early Saturday morning. Investigators said Nava Simon, 21, was arrested without incident at her home on Tuesday. Both Simon and her alleged accomplice, transient Paul Lodestein, 20, were booked on the charges at…
Critter Lovers Mourn Loss Of River Otter After Car Strike In Lafayette Saturday
If you’re lucky enough to have seen one in the wild you may have an appreciation for the lissome River Otters who have been returning to our creeks and waterways in increasing number of late. NEWS24/680 Reader Amanda Ferguson writes with the sad news that one of the critters was struck and killed by a…
San Ramon PD Ends Alleged Carjacker’s Joyride Saturday Morning
A reported carjacking incident in the Safeway parking lot at 11060 Bollinger Canyon Rd. ended badly for the alleged perpetrator early Saturday after police surrounded his purloined vehicle and arrested him at gunpoint. Paul Lodestein, 20, described as a transient with prior contacts with law enforcement in Hayward and Fairfield, was taken into custody at…
San Ramon PD Arrest Bay Point Man For March 2 Bank Robbery
Police in San Ramon Wednesday announced the arrest of a Bay Point man in connection with the March 2 robbery of a Wells Fargo Bank branch at the Nob Hill Foods in their city. Investigators said David M. Beardon, 23, was arrested on robbery charges after a thorough investigation into the crime. He is being…
Scary Moment On Moraga Hillside Triggered By Airsoft Gun Tuesday
Lamorinda police – with a California Highway Patrol Helicopter orbiting overhead – searched a Moraga hillside above Ashbrook Place for a man with a gun Tuesday and found him – but the gun he was carrying turned out to be a realistic-looking Airsoft version. Acting Police Chief Jon King said his department received a call…
Orinda Police Caution Residents About Shoplifting/Burglary Crews Using Rental Vans
Like a taxi cab in the city and perhaps the minivan in the suburbs, a U-Haul truck in the neighborhood may not immediately raise suspicions, police said Monday, but recent events have shown that perhaps they should. “We have noticed a couple of times now people renting U-Haul vans and essentially living in them, and twice…
Determined Burglars Raid Lafayette Home Despite Active Police Cordon Tuesday
In a bold game of hide-and-seek with police searching for them with helicopters, canine search teams and squads of officers literally beating the brush for a glimpse of them – two determined burglars stayed within three active police perimeters and ransacked a home while police closed in Tuesday. The pair, part of a three-man crew believed…
Daylight Burglars Strike In Danville Tuesday; One Suspect Arrested In Lafayette
A series of incidents kept Danville police busy and residents on edge Tuesday as thieves successfully breached one home and appeared to be casing others. Three separate individuals were arrested, one in Lafayette, after two incidents today in Danville: According to Lt. Allan Shields, the first incident occurred at 2:50 a.m. near the intersection of Morris…
Deadly Sunday On I-680: Fairfield Man Dies After Incident In Martinez
A 52-year-old Fairfield man became the second person to die during a rainy, crash-filled Sunday on Interstate 680 after his pickup truck struck the center divider north of Marina Vista in Martinez around 3:10 p.m. California Highway Patrol officers said the motorist was driving south on the freeway when his 1999 GMC pickup veered into the…
Big Sinkhole Big News In Little Moraga Sunday
UPDATE: Evacuations underway on Rheem Blvd. as sinkhole ruptures a major gas line. 6:35 p.m. There hasn’t been this much excitement in town since Mrs. McGillicutty found Mr. M cozied up with his secretary in the bar at Rheem Bowl. Yes, it’s really just a hole in the ground but Moraga’s latest landmark was doing a…