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Suspects Abandon Stolen Car After Vehicle Pursuit, Flee Into Lafayette Monday

At this hour (8:06 p.m.) police and sheriff’s deputies have detained two of five men who fled from a suspected stolen car after a chase from Walnut Creek Monday, three suspects still at large in the area of Mt. Diablo Blvd. and Pleasant Hill Road. A significant police presence is currently in the area. This…

Driver Treated After Chain Reaction Crash On Highway 24 Sunday

A local motorist is undergoing for a possible broken leg this morning after a grinding crash on Highway 24 at Pleasant Hill Road Sunday night scattered car parts across much of the freeway and prompted the California Highway Patrol to close much of the freeway until debris could be removed. Officer Nathan Johnson said the…

Suspected Wallet Pickers Come Up Short In Lafayette

Members of a crew of pickpockets who worked Lafayette with great efficiency, spending pilfered cash and credit cards on expensive clothes and other items, have had their spree halted by a Good Samaritan and dogged work by local detectives. Followers of our police logs may have seen mention of thefts on recent logs. One case…

Lafayette Man Pistol Whipped, Robbed Outside His Home Friday

Lafayette police are searching for two men, at least one of them believed to be armed, who allegedly beat and robbed a man outside his home during an aborted attempt at an online auto sale Friday morning. A Rolex watch and cell phone were believed taken during the incident, which occurred at about 10:30 a.m.…

Suspect Arrested After Allegedly Kidnapping Lafayette Man; Forcing Him To Local Bank To Withdraw Funds

Lafayette police say the Pittsburg man who confronted a Sweet Drive resident at his front door, overpowered him, and led him through the home in a search for valuables Tuesday came to Lafayette with the intent of doing such a crime and had likely cased the neighborhood before. Police arrested 26-year-old Manuel Bustos as he was…

Cat Burglars Sweep Southern Burton Valley Homes – While Residents Sleep

Lafayette police are investigating an unsettling series of burglaries in the Southern Burton Valley Area of the city Wednesday – incidents investigators say appear to be related and which illustrate the level to which thieves are willing to go to get what they want. Residential Burglary 3100 Block of Cordova Way – The resident is…

Suspected Burglar Used BART To Commute To Lafayette; Confronted Inside Happy Valley Road Home

In an incident reminiscent of a dark tragedy in Lafayette city history, a suspected burglar arrived in the city via mass transit and allegedly walked Happy Valley Road looking for “something to steal” until he was confronted by a startled homeowner inside the residence. The incident attracted the attention of neighbors in the 3900 block…

Spike In Broken Car Windows Along Highway 24 In Lafayette; CHP Looking For Cause

There are a number of things that can cause automotive glass to shatter spontaneously and when it happens many shocked drivers usually fear the worst – that they have been shot at or someone has thrown something at their car. A recent spike in the number of cases involving shattered windows along Highway 24 in…

Moraga Man Dead After Domestic Confrontation Goes Wrong Sunday

Police found a Moraga man dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound early Sunday after an armed confrontation at a Lafayette home earlier in the evening touched off a widespread but initially futile search involving police helicopter and canine units. Neighbors reported seeing a heavily armed police presence outside a Moraga home around 1 a.m. Sunday,…

Burglars Attempt Last-Minute Christmas Shopping In Lafayette Friday

Police in Lafayette advise that at least one suspected burglar may have attempted to get in some last-minute shopping Friday, approaching a home in the 800 block of Mountain View Drive. Police said that a 9:04 a.m. a maroon colored 4-door sedan parked in the driveway of the residence, a black male exiting the passenger…