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Search For Car Theft Suspect Locks Down Walnut Creek Neighborhood Saturday

Walnut Creek police moved quickly to seal off the area of Minert and Arkell roads in their city early Saturday after a suspected car thief bolted from a traffic stop and fled into the surrounding neighborhood. Residents in the area were advised to stay in their homes as police searched for the suspect shortly after…

Teens Lead Police On Hair-Raising, Two-County Pursuit Wednesday Night

Teenagers in a 2000 VW Jetta engaged police from Solano and Contra Costa counties in a nearly 45 minute-long pursuit up and down I680 that ended only after their car had its tired flattened and they were arrested following a minor crash in Walnut Creek late Wednesday. Police and onlookers said the teens, both from…

San Ramon Police Arrest Suspected Car Thief Monday

From the San Ramon Police Department: Recently, property thefts from vehicles throughout the San Ramon Valley have increased. In response, San Ramon Police Officers have been conducting increased patrols of areas impacted by these thefts. Last night, during one of these proactive patrols, a San Ramon Officer observed an individual associated with a stolen vehicle…

Friends, Students Mourn Loss Of Lafayette Teacher Killed In Berkeley Double Stabbing

Friends of Lafayette’s Sienna Ranch were reeling Sunday night with the news that a popular local teacher had been killed during an apparent knife attack in Berkeley Friday. Berkeley police have yet to officially identify the young woman found dead in an Ashby Avenue home but a notice issued by Sienna Ranch over the weekend confirmed that…

Woman Killed By Falling Tree At Canyon Lakes Golf Course Saturday

A 56-year-old woman severely injured when she was struck on the head by a falling tree limb at the Canyon Lakes Golf Course Saturday morning has died of her injuries, according to police. The incident was reported at approximately 10:50 a.m. on the 7th hole of the golf course, the woman’s husband reporting that his…