Posts Tagged ‘Contra Costa County’
Martinez Athletic Club Owner Arrested On Suspicion Of Lewd Acts With Child
From the Martinez Police Department: On Tuesday November 28, 2017 Investigators from the Martinez Police Department arrested 41-year-old Martinez resident Benjamin Matthew Borsellino. Borsellino is the owner of the Martinez Athletic Club, where a search warrant was served. Borsellino was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on four (4) counts of Lewd and Lascivious acts with…
Read MoreTeens Lead Police On Hair-Raising, Two-County Pursuit Wednesday Night
Teenagers in a 2000 VW Jetta engaged police from Solano and Contra Costa counties in a nearly 45 minute-long pursuit up and down I680 that ended only after their car had its tired flattened and they were arrested following a minor crash in Walnut Creek late Wednesday. Police and onlookers said the teens, both from…
Read MoreCounty Fire Investigators Make Arrest In Serial Arson Case
Contra Costa Fire announced Saturday morning that they have arrested of a Pittsburg man in connection with a string of arson fires that have hit multiple cities throughout Contra Costa County. Here’s an announcement from Contra Costa Fire: Just before 1:00 am this morning, Contra Costa County Fire Investigators in cooperation with a Deputy District…
Read MoreDanville Man Dies After Pleasant Hill Freeway Crash
A Danville man died after his pickup truck left Highway 680 at around 8:58 a.m. Tuesday, striking two other cars before eventually coming to rest partially inside an unoccupied home. The 77-year-old victim was unconscious and unresponsive inside his white Ford F-250 when bystanders and first responders reached him, according to the CHP. In the initial…
Read MoreLafayette Teacher Found Guilty Of Child Porn Possession; Sentenced To Jail Time, Probation In Plea Deal
A News Release issued by the Office of District Attorney Mark Peterson Friday: On Thursday April 7th, 2016, David Prashker was found guilty of Possession of Child Pornography, in violation of California Penal Code section 311.11(a). On February 18th, 2016, investigators from the Contra Costa County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force served a search…
Read MoreNation-Wide Sex Trafficking Ring Busted; Danville/San Ramon Focus
In the culmination of an investigation going back to 2001, the San Ramon Police Department, in a joint operation with the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office, and the F.B.I. Safe Streets Task Force, arrested three suspects in a large scale human trafficking operation, police and prosecutors announced Tuesday. Police arrested James Joseph Jr., 50, and…
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