“So, There WAS A Carjacking… AND That Residential Burglary…”

A little after the fact but confirmation of sorts that some stories we were working on actually happened or were at least recorded came when Lafayette PD updated their crime logs today, Tuesday, May 30. We sketched out what we knew about a bad residential burglary (through a skylight, Mission Impossible-style? Really?) of a home…

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Carjacking In Concord Grocery Store Parking Lot Saturday

Danville, CA, Police, A 12-year-old boy shoots and wounds himself with his parent's gun.

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…

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Orinda PD, Adjacent Agencies Investigating Orinda Carjacking Monday

UPDATE 3:49 p.m. Tuesday: Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jimmy Lee has issued a statement affirming an official investigation into last night’s incident, categorizing that incident as a carjacking and asking for witnesses to contact law enforcement with any pertinent details.  Original Post: Police in Orinda are searching for two men who hijacked a vehicle from a…

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UPDATE: Carjacking And Neighborhood Chase In Pleasant Hill Monday

As reported via our Flash Alert system earlier today, Monday, Pleasant Hill police successfully tracked and arrested a suspect carjacker who allegedly stabbed one victim for his car and who was attempting to steal another when apprehended by officers. The incident began at 1:09 p.m. when a man identified by police as 36-year-old Andrew Mariani,…

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Martinez Police Locate Alleged Carjacker Monday; Recover Car

Martinez police were able to locate, stop, and arrest a man they believe took a car by force near Blue Ridge Road Monday – ultimately booking their suspect for carjacking and for violating the terms of his probation. Officers reported the incident occurred at about 11 a.m. Monday when an officer on patrol was flagged…

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Armed Robbery, Carjacking Reported In Alamo – Porsche Taken

Police have recovered a white Porsche Boxter taken during an armed robbery at Stone Valley Road at Danville Blvd. around 2:20 p.m. Monday, a thief described as a Hispanic male adult displaying a handgun in order to take the car. Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a report of an armed robbery in a shopping center…

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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…

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