Update: Suspect Arrested Saturday On Suspicion Of Concord Homicide

An update from Concord PD on this morning’s incident on Willow Pass Road: On Saturday, September 26, 2020, at 12:20 AM, CPD officers responded to a report of a stabbing on Willow Pass Rd. near Second St. Upon arrival, officers found the female victim deceased. According to witnesses, a verbal argument ensued between the victim…

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Concord Police Search For Suspect In Robin Lane Homicide

An update to our earlier Flash and Facebook alerts from Concord PD: Concord, CA – On Wednesday, November 13th just before ‪5p.m., Concord Police Department officers responded to a shooting on the 1800 block of Robin Lane. Officers found a 45-year-old man suffering from gun shot wounds to his upper body and began life saving…

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Man Assaulted At Pleasant Hill BART Later Found Dead; Suspect In Custody

In a dark twist to an incident first reported here Wednesday, a 51-year-old Pittsburg man who suffered minor injuries during an assault at Pleasant Hill BART was found dead two days later – apparently from infection stemming from an injury suffered in the fight. County Coroner’s deputies identified the victim as Gerald Bisbee, 51. The…

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Man Shot To Death In El Sobrante Wednesday

UPDATE: Homicide Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division have arrested two suspects in connection with Wednesday’s murder in El Sobrante. The suspects were identified as 22-year-old Anthony Gaines of Richmond and 57-year old Judy Barkas of El Sobrante. Both have been booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on murder and…

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Walnut Creek PD: Victim, Alleged Killer Worked Together; Suspect Named

Walnut Creek police investigators announced Friday that a security guard at a local construction site attacked and killed a colleague with a metal pole Thursday evening. Police identified the suspect as Hakim Madjour, 34, of Concord, and said that at approximately 6:52 p.m. Thursday Madjour “violently and unexpectedly attacked the victim” – inflicting life-threatening wounds…

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Danville Woman Murdered In Byron, Investigation Underway

Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the murder of a Danville woman found dead inside a home on Marsh Creek Road in Byron Friday. A sheriff’s spokesman identified the victim as 37-year-old Emily Courchesne and said officers found her at approximately 10:05 a.m. when dispatched to a medical assist call in the 24000 block of Marsh Creek…

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Suspects ID’d In El Sobrante Homicide Case; One In Custody

Contra Costa County sheriff’s investigators have identified three men believed responsible for a homicide outside an El Sobrante bar and pool room on November 12. A sheriff’s office sergeant discovered William Sims, 28, of Richmond, lying in the roadway in the area of Appian Way and Garden Lane in El Sobrante at about 2:11 a.m. that…

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