Posts Tagged ‘Lafayette’
Suspected Burglar Leads Lamorinda Police On Chase Out Of Town Thursday – Later Arrested In Piedmont
Lamorinda police responding to a call of an auto burglary underway in Moraga found themselves in a speedy pursuit Thursday after the suspected car thief hit the gas and headed for the freeway. Neighbors – one of whom told this site she spoke with the suspected burglar shortly before things went haywire – called in…
Read MoreCalling All Car (Fans) – Lafayette PD Asks If You Can ID This Car
A NEWS24/680 reader came through for Lafayette PD on a case they were handling not long ago and they’re back with a similar task after a burglary on Laurel Drive in their city March 22: “The image of this vehicle was obtained during one of our residential burglary investigations,” writes Chief Eric Christensen. “(We’re) looking for one…
Read MoreCritter Lovers Mourn Loss Of River Otter After Car Strike In Lafayette Saturday
If you’re lucky enough to have seen one in the wild you may have an appreciation for the lissome River Otters who have been returning to our creeks and waterways in increasing number of late. NEWS24/680 Reader Amanda Ferguson writes with the sad news that one of the critters was struck and killed by a…
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 MoreArmed Robbery In Orinda BART Station Parking Lot Sunday
Readers have pointed out what they see as a spike in property crime at our two Lamorinda BART stations in recent weeks, but it also appears criminals are getting bolder and more direct in their contact with victims. In the latest in a recent series of incidents at or near Orinda and Lafayette station, a…
Read MoreTeacher, Lafayette Resident Charged With Possession, Distribution Of Child Pornography Monday
A Lafayette man and private school teacher was formally charged Monday with possessing and distributing child pornography, after allegedly trying to outrun and dispose of a computer when a police search team entered his Bickerstaff Road residence Feb. 18. David Prashker, 60, was arrested after allegedly trying to throw a laptop computer from the second…
Read MoreThief Uses Broken Glass Bottle To Rob Victim Of Cash, iPad, And Watch In Orinda Wednesday
Orinda police responded to a report of a victim who was approached by a black male adult on the pedestrian path to the BART station Thursday, the thief brandishing a broken glass bottle to steal cash, an iPad and a watch from his male victim. Officers said there was a 20 minute lag between the…
Read MoreLafayette Police, Explosives Detection Teams Search Local Schools After Bomb Threat
Lafayette police, supported by canine teams trained to detect explosives, conducted an overnight sweep of local schools after a bomb threat was made against Happy Valley Elementary School Tuesday night. Local authorities said they were notified of a non-specific threat for a “location” in the city by Walnut Creek police around 6 p.m. Tuesday evening. Police…
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