Posts Tagged ‘Contra Costa County’
Updated Election Results: Voter Turnout At 62.2 Percent For This Election
Results from the November 6th General Election have been updated on the Contra Costa Elections website. You can view them here. Voter turnout is now at 62.2 percent for this election. Also, the Contra Costa Elections Division has processed nearly 2.3 million ballot cards to this point. The Elections Division estimates that there are about 10,000 Vote-By-Mail…
Read MoreContra Costa’s Marijuana Tax Passes
On Tuesday, voters of Contra Costa County approved Measure R – which provides for the taxation of marijuana businesses similar to those businesses engaged in the sale of alcohol and tobacco. Measure R passed with 71.73% support (158,898 votes) to 28.27% who opposed (62,623 votes). Voters said the county should be able to impose a…
Read MoreRegional Early Voting Program Underway Thursday
Just a quick reminder that Contra Costa Elections Division’s Regional Early Voting program starts this morning. This is a good opportunity for residents who missed the Voter Registration Deadline to conditionally register and vote on the same day, or beat the rush of having to make it to their local polling place on Election Day.…
Read MoreDA Announces New Reporting Policy For Fatal Incidents Involving Law Enforcement
Martinez, Calif. – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton announces today a new policy for the DA’s Office investigations into fatal incidents involving members of law enforcement. At the conclusion of the criminal investigation, DA Becton will publicly release a report in all law enforcement involved fatal incidents if no charges are filed. The reports…
Read MoreTrio Arrested After Robbery At Alamo Bank Tuesday
Sheriff’s deputies responding to reports of a robbery underway at a bank in Alamo Plaza, 3100 block of Danville Boulevard, at around 4:08 p.m. Tuesday were furnished descriptions of the suspects and a license plate number upon arrival, police said Wednesday. Local law enforcement was notified of the incident and a Contra Costa County deputy…
Read MoreLEO’s And Lasers And Bears, Oh My!
A busy couple of days in the 24/680 these last 48 hours with spot fires popping up, investigator’s eyebrows going up, handcuffs going on, bad guys acting up and our blood pressure spiking as we try to fit it all in. Apparently, a good portion of our readership saw some part of an Alamo robbery,…
Read MoreEmployee Of Walnut Creek School Arrested – Multiple Felony Counts Of Child Molestation
Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division have arrested 71-year-old Enrique Pina of Walnut Creek for numerous felony counts of child molestation, a sheriff’s office spokesman said in a written announcement. Investigators following up on a report of the molestation of a minor child were able to confirm the victim’s…
Read MorePublic Works To Close Main Street In Martinez Due To New Administration Building Construction
From Contra Costa County Public Works: September 18, 2018, Martinez, CA – Contra Costa County Public Works will close Main Street from the intersection of Pine Street to the driveway into the parking lot for the County Family Court Building. The closure will take place on Friday, September 21. Aztec and Bay Cities Paving and Grading will…
Read MoreBullyBoys And CoCo Boys Rake In More Than $1 Million In Credit Card Racket
From the Associated Press: SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 30 purported street gang members have been charged with stealing more than $1 million in what authorities said Monday was an unusually sophisticated credit card fraud scheme. Members and associates of the BullyBoys and the CoCo Boys street gangs based in the suburbs east of…
Read MoreDNA, Victim’s Perseverance Leads To Guilty Verdict In 2007 Attempted Rape Case
From the Office of the District Attorney/Contra Costa County: San Pablo Resident Found Guilty of Kidnapping & Attempted Rape; Cold Case DNA Match Helps Solve Case Martinez, Calif. – Daniel Betancourt Jr. of San Pablo, California was found guilty by a Contra Costa County jury for the kidnapping for rape of Jane Doe. Betancourt Jr. was…
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