Posts Tagged ‘crime’
Ladies, Watch Your Purses – Snatching Crew At Work In Walnut Creek
The following was issued today by the Walnut Creek Police Department: WCPD Case Number: 16-25701/16-25915 Date / Time Occurred: 7/20/16 @ 1444 hrs and 7/22/16 @ 1242 hrs Location: Cypress St/Commercial Lane, 1500 block of Mt. Diablo Blvd Crime Description / Code: Attempt Robbery, Theft Suspect(s): Suspect #1 – Black male adult, 20’s, tall with…
Read MoreBurglary Flurry Hits Little Moraga Wednesday; Two Break-Ins While Occupants Are Home
Lamorinda police but Moraga PD in particular spent much of Wednesday dealing with an apparent burglary swarm in the area, with burglars hitting four homes in Moraga – two while the occupants were present. Two more burglaries were reported in Orinda, one of them while a woman was at home with her child. The residential…
Read MoreFBI Still Hunting “Golden State Killer” – Reward, Social Media Used To Help Solve Cold Case
Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, and Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department held a press conference to announce the launch of a reward and national campaign to help identify the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer, a violent serial burglar, rapist, and murderer who terrorized multiple communities in…
Read MoreDoor-To-Door Sales People Return To 24/680 – Neighborhoods Unhappy
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article first ran on these pages in January of last year. It appears timely and is reprinted by reader request: Teams of organized, highly mobile and extremely aggressive salespeople descended on Moraga and Lafayette again Tuesday, inspiring the wrath of homeowners unused to their techniques and attracting the attention of police. We’ve written…
Read MoreSan 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…
Read MoreDetermined Burglars Raid Lafayette Home Despite Active Police Cordon Tuesday
In a bold game of hide-and-seek with police searching for them with helicopters, canine search teams and squads of officers literally beating the brush for a glimpse of them – two determined burglars stayed within three active police perimeters and ransacked a home while police closed in Tuesday. The pair, part of a three-man crew believed…
Read More“Single Digit” License Plate Break Leads To Arrests, Tie To Lafayette Burglaries
Lafayette police, looking to solve a flurry of burglaries in their town Monday, were led to a suspect car believed used in the crimes by a citizen who remembered a single digit on a speeding car’s license plate. That lead enabled investigators canvassing the neighborhoods where the crimes occurred to pinpoint home surveillance video of a…
Read MoreSecond Wave Of Backyard Burglars Target Homes In Lafayette Monday
For the second time in four days a hard-working burglar or crew of burglars has smashed their way into Lafayette homes, carting off anything of value and, in one instance, dragging a safe out of the residence before abandoning it and its contents in the owner’s backyard. Lafayette police, who reported a similar flurry of break-ins…
Read MoreSheriff Reports Two Burglaries In Alamo Over The Weekend
Two burglaries were reported in Alamo over the weekend and sheriff’s investigators say the two break-ins may be related. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Jimmy Lee said a deputy responded to a report of a burglary on Corwin Drive in Alamo at about 10:23 a.m. on Sunday. Investigators believe the break-in occurred sometime during the weekend. The…
Read MoreLafayette Police Investigating Friday Evening Burglary Flurry
Lafayette police say a flurry of burglaries and attempted burglaries in their city were likely committed by the same person or crew of burglars between 7 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. Friday – using Deer Hill Road, Happy Valley Road, and Stanley Blvd. to access their targets. Police are asking residents with camera systems in these…
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