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Attempt At Unauthorized Withdrawal From Martinez Bank Goes Awry Thursday
Martinez Police Chief Manjit Sappal and his team have been busy lately, descending on the Chase Bank branch on Alhambra Avenue Thursday to arrest a man who had just passed a note demanding money to a teller – doing so before the suspect had a chance to get his cash. Chief Sappal says his team…
Read MoreOrinda PD Officer – And Instinct – Combine To Stop Burglary In Progress Monday
Orinda Police Chief Mark Nagel said one of his officers spotted a suspicious person entering the side gate of a home on Altarinda Drive Monday – detaining that person for further investigation while waiting for backup from a fellow officer – and determined that the residence had been ransacked. Nagel said the so-far unnamed officer…
Read MoreEarly-Morning Fire Damages Lafayette Home Thursday
Firefighters and PG&E workers remain on scene of a pre-dawn house fire that broke out in Lafayette Thursday morning – the latest in a string of fires in the 24/680. First responders were summoned to a residence in the 3200 block of Withers Ave. shortly before 4 a.m. and were met with fire burning in…
Read MoreEl Sobrante Man Arrested After Armed Standoff Sunday
On Sunday, June 10, 2018 at about 4:20 PM, Office of the Sheriff Dispatch received a call regarding a person on the 3800 block of La Colina Road in El Sobrante standing on the balcony with a rifle aimed at a neighbor’s home. The suspect also apparently threatened the neighbor, according to police. Deputy Sheriffs…
Read MoreNot Sewer Gas Or Truck Doors Banging Shut – Lafayette Police Say Pre-Dawn Blasts Are “Intentional Act”
Veteran readers know we have covered reports of sizable and apparently random early-morning explosions here and on our Facebook pages over the years. Although all sorts of theories were developed as to the source of the blasts over the intervening years – everything from gunfire to methane gas to the banging of delivery truck doors…
Read MoreCounty Work Crews Preparing To Dig Into Pleasant Hill Road
Contra Costa County Public Works will perform roadwork on Pleasant Hill Road approximately 300 feet north of the intersection of Rancho View Drive on Thursday, June 14 and Friday, June 15, weather permitting, to replace the center-divide crash cushion system. Traffic will be controlled with temporary single-lane closures reducing the two lanes to a single lane…
Read MoreSan Ramon Valley High School Freshman Died In Swimming Accident In School Pool, Report Indicates
An autopsy report obtained by the Bay Area News Group indicates that a 15-year-old San Ramon Valley High School student slipped beneath the water during a swim class at his school and did not resurface, leading to his death by drowning at the school May 8. Benjamin Curry was participating in his fourth period physical…
Read MoreLafayette Teacher, Area-Wide Babysitter Arrested On Suspicion Of Lewd Acts With A Child
On June 4, 2018, the Walnut Creek Police Department arrested Brandon Genest at his residence in the city on a warrant for two counts of Lewd or Lascivious Acts with a Child and three counts of Indecent Exposure. The arrest occurred after an investigation into allegations that Genest had the victims inappropriately touch him while…
Read MoreThirteen-Year-Old Valley View Middle School Student Arrested, Guns Seized, After Shooting Threat
On Friday, June 1 at around 6 p.m., the Concord Police Department was notified by the FBI regarding a concerning social media message that was shared between two students from Valley View Middle School in Pleasant Hill. The Pleasant Hill Police Department was subsequently notified by the Concord Police Department that the message regarded a…
Read MoreDanville PD Looking For Witness To Sunday’s Pipe Bomb Explosion
Danville Police are encouraging a potential witness in a Sunday incident at the Smart & Final parking lot to contact authorities. Chief Allan Shields said investigators are looking to speak to a man who may have witnessed events leading up to the explosion of a small pipe bomb May 27, 2018, that caused minor damage…
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