Posts Tagged ‘Moraga PD’
e-WildOnes Try To Outrun Moraga/Lafayette PD Tuesday; One e-Arrested
Most of you know by now that our Flash System lit up last night with word of a police pursuit of sorts pushing from Moraga into Lafayette with officers behind a group of teens on electric motorcycles. Here’s a bit more of that story, from Moraga PD: At approximately 5:15 PM, a Moraga Police officer…
Read MoreMoraga PD’s Kevin Mooney Dies August 21; He Was 58
The Moraga Police Department is mourning the loss of Corporal Kevin Mooney, who passed away on August 21, 2021 following a brave battle with COVID-19 and related complications. Kevin was 58 years old. Kevin joined the Moraga Police Department in 2013. At the time of his death, he was assigned as the Department’s Detective and had…
Read MoreMoragans, Oakley Resident Arrested In Human Trafficking Case Wednesday
From the Moraga Police Department: MORAGA, CA – As a result of complaints received over the past few months regarding possible human trafficking and other illegal activity involving a residence in Moraga, the Moraga Police Department began an investigation into the allegations. Based upon information developed during the investigation, Moraga Police subsequently obtained a…
Read MoreMoraga Chamber Of Commerce Confirms Ouster Of President F. Robert Fritzky; MCF Embezzlement Investigation Underway
Rumors of an apparent shakeup among leadership at the Moraga Chamber of Commerce materialized Friday after the chamber confirmed the ouster of Chamber President F. Robert Fritzky – ushered out under the cloud of a looming embezzlement investigation at the Moraga Community Foundation. Although no specific charges have yet to be filed against Fritzky, search…
Read MorePG&E Scam Making The Rounds – Don’t Bite!
Regular readers will know that we can’t stand scammers trying to separate good people from their money and that we write about their antics until you all say: pleeeeaase, stop! And then, they come up with another one. These grifters, probably working in a foreign land with no existing extradition protocol, are hitting us hard…
Read MoreMoraga PD, Other Jurisdictions Track, Arrest Juvenile Purse Snatch Suspect
Moraga police, spearheaded by the investigative work of Det. Kevin Mooney, joined other jurisdictions in tracking and arresting a serial robbery suspect after a July 30 purse snatching in Moraga – an investigation that eventually led to the arrest of a 17-year-old San Leandro teen, police said Monday. Lt. Brian South said Mooney identified the…
Read MoreShort Police Pursuit Of Suspected Package Thieves Ends In Moraga Way Crash; Search In Canyon
Police believed to be on the trail of suspected package thieves fell in behind a car on Moraga Way Friday, the driver of that car speeding off, nicking cars on Moraga Way and balancing an apparently freshly stolen push stroller on its roof as stunned motorists looked on. Lamorinda police swarmed into downtown Moraga and…
Read MoreInterrupted Burglary In Lafayette Triggers Police Chase, Crash In Front Of Canyon Post Office Tuesday
A Lafayette homeowner arrived at her Los Palos Manor home Tuesday just in time to see a man she had never seen before running out of the residence and jump into a waiting car. Police converged on the area and quickly pinpointed a black ’97 Audi fleeing the area at speed, a pair of Moraga…
Read MoreHand Grenade(s) Turn Up At Moraga PD Headquarters; Walnut Creek Bomb Squad Defuses Situation
UPDATE: Per Moraga Police Lt. Brian South the devices, apparently more than one, were examined and safely removed by the Walnut Creek Bomb Squad. They turned out to be military grade smoke grenades, according to the lieutenant. We thank him for the update and all is returned to normal after a mildly nerve-wracking morning on…
Read MoreArmed Men Rob Elderly Couple On Indian Wells In Moraga Wednesday
Lamorinda police, aided by a police helicopter, flooded the streets near the Moraga Country Club after an elderly couple reported being robbed at gunpoint outside their Indian Wells home Wednesday night. Officers were advised of the robbery at 10:27 p.m., responded to the scene and found that the victims, who are in their 70’s, had arrived home…
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