Pedestrian Killed After Collision In Pacheco Wednesday

A man was struck and killed while walking in the area of Brown and Aspen drives in Pacheco Wednesday morning. The area was quickly sealed off to provide for evidence collection following the 7:52 a.m. collision. Investigators initially determined that a woman was driving a grey Nissan Cube southbound on Aspen Drive when for unknown…

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Pre-Dawn Pursuit Wends Its Way Through 24/680, Lamorinda, Ends In Canyon

A seemingly innocuous contact with police turned into a high-speed Thunder Run through the 24/680 early Sunday, picking up officers from Lafayette and Moraga before ending near the Upper San Leandro Reservoir in Canyon. Lafayette Police Chief Ben Alldritt said his officers attempted to stop the vehicle, a 2006 750 series BMW, due to its high…

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Area Thieves Following Their Victims – Then Robbing Them

Can your shopping habits lead to your being victimized by criminals? Apparently, as one area police chief detailed an occurrence when crooks followed a Lafayette woman from the Walnut Creek Apple Store to a business in her hometown – waiting until she went inside to break into her car and steal two new laptops. Lafayette…

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Man Dead After Martinez Crash Thursday Night

A 37-year-old man died when his passenger car collided with a parked semi truck in the 800 block of Howe Rd. Thursday, according to Martinez police. Sgt. Patrick Salamid said the crash was reported at 10 p.m. The unidentified victim was unresponsive and had to be extricated from the vehicle by responding Contra Costa County…

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Pedestrian Struck, Killed In El Sobrante Tuesday Night

An 80-year-old man apparently walking outside of a designated crosswalk across Hilltop Drive was struck by a car and killed shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers responding to a report of a collision on Hilltop Drive near El Centro Road located the victim on the ground in the eastbound…

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Armed Robbery Suspect Leads Police On 100mph Chase Along Highway 24 Tuesday

A suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery in Oakley earlier Tuesday led police on a 100mph chase along westbound Highway 24, into the Caldecott Tunnel and out onto southbound Highway 13. Several jurisdictions handed off the pursuit as the suspect’s car, a black Audi with red paper plates, passed through their respective areas.…

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