Two Shot, One Killed In Pleasant Hill Tuesday
Two people were shot and seriously wounded outside a condominium complex in the 300 block of Twinbridge Circle in Pleasant Hill Tuesday, police converging on the area to render aid and search for suspects. Witnesses describe a blue Charger with heavily tinted windows and a loud muffler leaving the scene of the shooting, two men…
Former Con Fire Battalion Chief Admits To Felony Grand Theft Charge
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office secured a felony grand theft conviction against a former battalion chief with the Contra Costa Fire Protection District as part of a negotiated disposition. Louis Manzo, Jr., 58, of Danville was initially charged by the District Attorney’s Office in…
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Walnut Creek Crash Sunday
A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on northbound I680 at Ygnacio Valley Road Sunday. Passersby reported seeing the rider down with his motorcycle about 30′ away from him as police and fire crews arrived on the scene at approximately 4:22 p.m. He was immediately transported to John Muir Hospital for treatment of…
Fatal Crash Discovered In Martinez Sunday
A car was discovered off the road and on its side in the 2700 block of Franklin Canyon Road in Martinez Sunday, a person trapped in the wreckage and declared deceased at the scene. The scene was reported at approximately 9:30 a.m. with the vehicle, described as a Honda Pilot, found on its passenger side…
Shots Reportedly Fired In Concord-Walnut Creek Road Rage Incident
A driver reported that shots were fired at their car during an apparent road rage incident on Ygnacio Valley Road at Cowell in Concord overnight, police turning out to search for evidence in the area Saturday morning. Details were scarce due to the hour and early onset of the investigation but Walnut Creek police were…
Freeway Standoff Ends After Suspects, Police Exchange Gunfire In Benicia
An alert from a police license plate reader triggered an attempted car stop along a Benicia freeway, a reported exchange of gunfire and a massive police response that lasted from Friday night into Saturday morning. Interstate 780 in Benicia was closed for nearly eight hours as police searched for an armed suspect thought to have…
Alamo “Follow Home” Robbery Tuesday; Jewelry Taken At Gunpoint
Some scary moments for an Alamo resident Tuesday after she was apparently followed home from a local department store by three armed men and robbed in the garage of her Biltmore Drive home. The trio, reportedly armed with a variety of weapons, were last seen speeding west on Highway 24 in a car believed to…
Burglaries, Brothel Busts, Bear Spray And Bass Cars
Busy in the 24/680 as our rain lifts and we’re treated to a patch of blue. Our alliterative streak also continues overnight as burglars reportedly took advantage of the break in the weather and broke into homes in Danville and Walnut Creek – apparently smashing through rear glass sliding doors to gain access. Another thread…
Lafayette To Concord Pursuit Leads To Chain Of Dropped Evidence; Arrest After Ride-Share Pickup
We believe in short, punchy headlines but sometimes our stories just don’t make that approach possible. A police pursuit we believe originated in Lafayette with ties to a Danville robbery case led to twisty chase that ended with a suspect shedding his car, clothes, a weapon, his car keys but apparently not his phone Tuesday…
Suspect In Crimes Against Children Case Attempts Suicide Tuesday
UPDATE: The Sheriff’s Office has initiated its Officer Involved Protocol after the subject in this case, identified as Jaime Rodriguez, 50, of Fairfield was declared deceased at a local hospital following the incident. ORIGINAL STORY: A 50-year-old Fairfield man arrested in Danville for attempting to contact a minor boy for sex attempted to hang himself…