Worker Found Murdered At Benicia Market Tuesday
Police in Benicia are investigating the apparent homicide of a man working at a market in the 2000 block of Columbus Parkway Tuesday. The victim was identified as Bahadur Singh, a well known and respected local business owner. Officers responding to an alarm call at the business at 10:04 p.m. – minutes after the store…
Smash-And-Grab At Pleasant Hill Camera Store Monday
A pair of thieves raided the Mike’s Camera store at 2170 Contra Costa Boulevard in Pleasant Hill on Monday, breaking into store counters and making off with an undetermined amount of goods. The incident was reported at approximately 3:20 p.m., with two individuals described as black males, 19 to 20-years-old, 5′ 10″ tall, both wearing…
Suspect Arrested For Sunday Freeway Shootings; Including One In Livermore
Investigators announced the arrest of a Hayward man they allege shot and wounded motorists in separate freeway shootings Sunday. CHP investigators named Armando Perez, 24, as the man responsible for a shooting on westbound I-580 in Livermore Sunday morning along with another shooting under investigation in San Joaquin County. Perez was booked into Santa Rita…
Pursuit Ends In Crash, Dog Bite, Alleged Attempted Carjacking At Wilder Exit Monday
Two felony suspects led a short caravan of Lamorinda police officers on a high-speed ride along Highway 24 before crashing their Honda on the Wilder onramp west of Orinda Monday. Witnesses said the two men ran from the car and attempted to elude officers – one allegedly attempting to carjack another vehicle and the other…
Gunfire Reported At Dave & Busters In Concord Sunday
At least three people were shot and wounded after perhaps as many as 10 shots were reportedly fired in the arcade section at Dave & Busters restaurant during a private event in Concord Sunday night. Concord police, in a brief social media post made Monday morning, said ultimately four people were treated for gunshot wounds.…
Highway Patrol Investigating Suspected Livermore Freeway Shooting Sunday
California Highway Patrol officers were on the scene of a suspected freeway shooting on westbound I-580 past N. Livermore Avenue in Livermore Sunday. Details remain sketchy but initial reports are that a suspected road rage incident on a crowded freeway erupted in car-to-car gunfire with a woman calling police to report that her husband had…
Pleasant Hill PD Seek Man Using His VW As A Door Opener
In a social media post, investigators in Pleasant Hill admitted their confusion with a driver who appears committed to battering local doors with his VW Jetta. “We have no idea why this person is so angry, but we would like to find out,” they wrote, and we understand, some folks out there are unhappy and…
Alleged Robbery Suspect Arrested After Hair-Raising Freeway Chase In Walnut Creek Saturday
Police attempts to stop a robbery suspect went briefly awry in Walnut Creek Saturday after the female suspect abandoned her car and took off on foot across I680 as stunned motorists swerved to avoid her. The unidentified woman was arrested by a pursuing police officer after briefly sheltering inside a business on San Luis Road.…
Fatal Crash In Concord Friday
A bicyclist was killed and an involved driver arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter charges after a multi-vehicle crash at Galindo Street and Clayton Road Friday afternoon. The crash was reported at approximately 3:35 p.m. with first responders finding a collision involving several vehicles and a 16 year old male down with serious injuries. Jose…
Serial Subway Robbers? One In Vallejo, One In Martinez Tuesday
On a busy night in the 24/680 with cars running at high speed and someone throwing shots around, police in Martinez responded to a Subway sandwich outlet on Arnold Drive after workers there reported an armed robbery at around 9 p.m. Details are still sketchy as various investigations are just getting underway, but it appears…