Posts Tagged ‘crime’
Lamorinda Manhunt Called Off After Laptop Snatch At St. Mary’s College Wednesday
Lamorinda police – with help from outside agencies – threw up a perimeter in the area of Moraga Way and Orchard Road after three suspects sped away officers after a strong-arm laptop theft at St. Mary’s College in Moraga Wednesday. The suspects, driving an older model black Jeep, sped from the college shortly after the…
Read MoreBlackhawk Homeowners Association Posts $25,000 Reward For Info On Busy Burglars
The Blackhawk Homeowners Association is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the suspects involved in a string of recent burglaries in Blackhawk. On Friday, November 3, at about 7:30 p.m., Blackhawk Police Services received a report of a burglary on the 5400 block of Blackhawk Drive. Three suspects apparently…
Read MoreFormer Dublin High Student Arrested For Thursday’s Bomb Threat At The School
A former Dublin High School student surrendered to local police Thursday after investigators developed information that she had used her cell phone in a threat to “blow up” the school earlier in the day. Taylor Pearson, 20, reportedly told police she phoned in the threat to school district offices at about 1:40 p.m. Thursday after…
Read MoreBogus “Nurse” Wanted For Thefts From Assisted Living Homes In Moraga And Orinda Arrested Tuesday
A woman wanted for posing as a nurse to enter assisted living facilities in Moraga and Orinda was arrested by a US Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force unit Tuesday in Antioch, Moraga Police Chief Jon King said Thursday. Antoinique Bryant, 29, was taken into custody and booked into the county jail in Martinez on an…
Read MoreArmed “Chain Snatch” Robber Has Tri-Valley On Edge
Armed robberies with decorative jewelry the apparent target have been reported in Pleasanton and San Ramon, the latest in Pleasanton on Monday and another the evening before. Pleasanton police say two women were walking in the Pleasanton Place Apartments at 4408 Mohr Ave. at 10:53 p.m. Monday when a black male suspect approached them, brandished…
Read MoreGunmen Invade Walnut Creek Home Monday; Confront Family
Walnut Creek police are investigating an armed, home invasion robbery at a residence in the 2800 block of Oak Grove Road Monday, during which two armed men reportedly made off with a safe from the home. Investigators said two men, both brandishing handguns, entered the home at around 8:50 a.m. and confronted the residents –…
Read MoreSan Ramon Walgreens Robber Demanded Opioid, Police Say
The lone gunman who entered the San Ramon Valley Boulevard Walgreens store early Wednesday put his pistol on the pharmacy counter and demanded Buprenorphine, an opioid used to treat opioid addiction and pain, according to police. Investigators said the armed robber entered the store at 8:03 a.m., produced the gun and made off with about…
Read MoreThe News Must Go On – And It Does! We Catch Up…
Prior to taking a little time off we put a picture of the above vehicle, shown on the left, then believed to be a Volkswagen Passat and used in a Lafayette armed robbery, out to the readership for a little armchair detective work and – once again – you guys came through like the champs…
Read MoreSuspected Walnut Creek Yoga Studio Thief Identified
Walnut Creek police investigators say Christopher Newton has been identified as a suspect in a theft of purse at a Yoga studio in Walnut Creek in June 2017 and subsequent fraudulent credit card charges in Pleasant Hill, Pittsburg and San Francisco. Newton has warrants from three Bay Area jurisdictions related to fraud and Identity Theft,…
Read MoreLocals Buzzing About Rossmoor Bank Robbery Monday
Witnesses contacting this site said three men – who announced to customers and bank employees that they were armed – robbed the Wells Fargo bank branch at Rossmoor Monday, ordering customers to the floor and escaping with a “small” but unspecified amount of money. Information obtained by NEWS24/680 is that the three, who witnesses said…
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