Posts Tagged ‘Cal.’
State Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence For Killer In Lafayette’s Daher Murder Case
The California Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a death sentence for one of three men convicted of murdering a Lafayette woman during their invasion of her Rose Court home in 1998. A Contra Costa County jury found Joseph Perez Jr. guilty of robbing and murdering Janet Daher, 46, after he and two other men selected…
Read MoreArmchair Detective Work: Lafayette PD Hoping To ID Car From Surveillance Photos
The boys and girls down in the crime lab at Lafayette PD are looking for a little consensus on nomenclature – Year/Make/Model – for this car, sought in connection with an auto burglary in their town on Nov. 20. To be clear, this is for police use. They have had some luck identifying cars used…
Read MoreWoman Struck By Train In Martinez Tuesday
At about 10 a.m. Tuesday, Martinez Police Officers responded to the railroad tracks in the 400 block of Ferry St. for a report of a person that had been hit by a train Officers located an adult female laying on the ground with unknown injuries, next to a stopped Amtrak train. The woman had a dog with…
Read MoreMountain Lion Spotted On Woodside Drive In Lafayette Wednesday
Lafayette police advised residents of their city of a mountain lion sighted in the 3300 block of Woodside Drive near Hidden Valley Wednesday. Police advise residents not to panic, to secure access to outbuildings and to bring pets indoors. Contact police dispatch at 925.284.5010 if you are lucky enough to observe the cat, but don’t…
Read MoreLafayette Police Arrest Two Juveniles After Downtown Collision Tuesday
Two young people were arrested Tuesday evening after running from the scene of an accident on Mt. Diablo Boulevard, their car ramming another driven by a retired lawman. Police were in the area looking for a car reported driving recklessly near Trader Joe’s around 7 p.m. when the car hit the second vehicle, a juvenile…
Read MoreLafayette Man Arrested For Car Theft, Assault On An Officer In Antioch
NOTE: NEWS24/680 first ran this story on its social media pages shortly after this incident was reported. Our site was down for maintenance at the time and it could not be uploaded there – raising questions among our readers. It is reprinted here in full. On September 13 at around 3:17 pm, Antioch Police officers…
Read MoreMoraga Woman Found Drowned Off Pacifica Beach Reported Missing Just Hours Earlier
A 67-year-old Moraga woman whose body was recovered from the surf line off a Pacifica Beach Sunday had been reported missing by friends in Orinda just hours before. Pacifica police said Chia-Yi Wu was found in the water off Sharp Park Beach at approximately 7:45 p.m. Sunday evening. Rescuers were able to reach and recover…
Read MoreMichael 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…
Read MorePolitical 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…
Read MoreShooting/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…
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