Posts Tagged ‘Calif.’
Ten Armed Men Attempt To Rob Pacheco Cannabis Shop Monday
A group of robbers armed with rifles and pistols who arrived in two black SUVs attempted to hold up a Pacheco cannabis business Monday but were reportedly thwarted. It was not immediately known what deterred the robbery crew, who were reportedly similarly dressed in black clothing and masks. The business, STIIIZY, is based in a…
Read MoreOvernight Rescue In Canyon After Driver Rolls Off Road, Down Embankment
After an extended search, a woman was rescued from her car after it plunged off Pinehurst Road west of Canyon early Friday morning. The motorist reportedly notified first responders that she had crashed and was trapped in her car at approximately 2:15 a.m. Friday. Darkness, the remote location and angle of the car following the…
Read MoreGarage Fire Spreads To San Ramon Home Wednesday
Anxious moments for residents of a home on St. Pierre Court in San Ramon Wednesday as fire quickly engulfed their garage and spread into the residence before firefighters could bring it under control. The blaze was reported at approximately 11 a.m. Residents quickly left the home and arriving firefighters and police evacuated nearby residents as…
Read MoreCarjacking In Concord Grocery Store Parking Lot Saturday
Concord police and associated agencies are looking for a white Toyota Sienna taken from its owner at gunpoint outside the Safeway store at 4309 Clayton Road in Concord Saturday. The incident was reported at 12:39 p.m. and is still fresh. Details so far are that the car’s owner was approached by a black male in…
Read MoreWhere Are All Those Stolen Stretchy Pants, Sunglasses, And Handbags Turning Up?
This latest development in the current, ongoing battle against seemingly unfettered retail theft has been around for a few days but we opted to let it germinate a little, see what developed. We predicted there’d be some proactive enforcement and arrests after a series of high-profile thefts and this appears to be a good start.…
Read MoreLafayette Crossing Guard Dies Saving Children From Oncoming Car Wednesday
A volunteer crossing guard pushed children out of the path of an approaching car in front of Stanley Middle School in Lafayette Wednesday – taking the impact of the collision himself. His family identified the crossing guard as 45-year-old Ashley Dias, a Lafayette resident and product of both Stanley Middle and Acalanes High School who…
Read MoreSan Ramon Driver Arrested After Latest Car Vs. Bicycle Collision In Dublin Monday
A 56-year-old San Ramon man has been booked on suspicion of felony hit-and-run after allegedly striking a bicyclist with his car and leaving the scene Monday night. The incident occurred on Tassajara Road and Palisades in Dublin at around 7 p.m., officers tending to a seriously injured bicyclist they located at the scene and initiating…
Read MoreDanville Man Killed In Friday Night Crash On Camino Tassajara
Coroners officials Monday identified the man killed in a solo car crash on Camino Tassajara at Charbray late Friday night as Austin Nixon, 22, of Danville. Nixon died after his BMW struck a tree at that location, trapping him inside his car. He was eventually extricated and rushed to a local hospital where he was…
Read MoreMorning Crash On Moraga Road Knocks Out Power, Prompts Road Closures Thursday
Police shut down Moraga Road at Ascot Drive Thursday morning after a rollover crash damaged a pole, knocked out power to the area briefly and left the driver with moderate injuries. Tom Grayson, in the area at the time, said the driver of a Honda Accord lost control of the car and sped up a…
Read MoreInvestigation Into Fatal Solo Vehicle Collision After Suspect Flees from Deputy Sheriff
From the Office of the Sheriff: This morning at about 12:01, a Deputy Sheriff initiated a traffic enforcement stop on a gold-colored Lexus in the area of San Pablo Dam Road and Mifflin Avenue in El Sobrante. The Lexus ran a red light and went through the intersection of San Pablo Dam Road and El…
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