Posts Tagged ‘NEWS24/680.com’
“Calling All Car…”-Lovers – Can You ID This Car?
We know you’re all out there knocking back a few Freedom Dogs and a Pinot today but the on-duty crew at Lafayette PD was hoping our volunteer crime lab would take a moment to help ID the make, model, year of this car – which the PD folks believe is a VW Passat, but… And,…
Read MoreOrinda Teen In Custody After Allegedly Assaulting Worker At Moraga Taco Bell Sunday
An Orinda teen who allegedly assaulted a worker at the Moraga Taco Bell location on Moraga Road Sunday is in custody and facing a charge of aggravated assault after witnesses said he jumped the counter at the business and began throwing punches. The unnamed worker was hospitalized as a result of the assault, according to…
Read MoreLafayette Man Pistol Whipped, Robbed Outside His Home Friday
Lafayette police are searching for two men, at least one of them believed to be armed, who allegedly beat and robbed a man outside his home during an aborted attempt at an online auto sale Friday morning. A Rolex watch and cell phone were believed taken during the incident, which occurred at about 10:30 a.m.…
Read MoreStolen Car Prompts Chase On Boyd Road In Pleasant Hill, Ends In Arrests Thursday
Neighbors living along Boyd Road in Pleasant Hill got an up close and personal view of police procedure Thursday after an attempt to corral a parolee resulted in a chase, arrests, and recovery of a firearm. Pleasant Hill Police Sgt. Janayla Pierson confirmed numerous accounts from neighbors and readers in the area around 8:30 p.m.…
Read MoreSuspected Walnut Creek Yoga Studio Thief Identified
Walnut Creek police investigators say Christopher Newton has been identified as a suspect in a theft of purse at a Yoga studio in Walnut Creek in June 2017 and subsequent fraudulent credit card charges in Pleasant Hill, Pittsburg and San Francisco. Newton has warrants from three Bay Area jurisdictions related to fraud and Identity Theft,…
Read MoreContra Costa’s Top Prosecutor Resigns; Pleads No Contest To Single Perjury Charge
In one swift move Contra Costa County’s top prosecutor resigned his post after agreeing to plead no contest to a single count of perjury – all part of a plea arrangement struck as the State Attorney General moved to prosecute him for diverting $66,000 in campaign funds to pay for personal expenses. Hours after State…
Read MoreFatal Motorcycle Accident Closes Northbound I680 Monday Night
A motorcyclist was killed in a grinding crash on northbound I680 at Olympic Boulevard Monday – prompting closure of the freeway while the crash was investigation and triggering a sizable traffic jam. Motorists reported the crash at approximately 9:49 p.m. and first responders encountered debris in the northbound lanes upon arrival minutes later. The motorcyclist,…
Read MoreOrinda Gets A New Ss… Ssss… Sink Hole On Miner Road; Closure Planned Tuesday Night
The folks at Orinda Public Works have confirmed reports we were getting this evening of a new sink hole making an appearance on Miner Road Tuesday. Director of Public Works and Engineering Services Larry Theis said the depression is small compared to its cousins down the road and in Moraga, this one about three feet…
Read MoreFriday Morning Police Pursuit Through Lamorinda Ends In Orinda Crash; Two Arrested
Two people were arrested after a morning police pursuit ended in a crash on westbound Highway 24 approaching the Wilder exit, startled residents contacting this site as the latest incident to rock the 24/680 unfolded. Police fell in behind a black Lexus with paper plates cruising the area of Mt. Diablo at Dewing in Lafayette,…
Read MoreAnother “Swarm”-Type Theft At Walnut Creek Apple Store Thursday
Thieves struck the Walnut Creek Apple store on South Main Street again on Thursday, this time in broad daylight and with at least one customer filming with a camera phone as members of the swarm gathered up and made off with 29 tablets, phones and computers. Thieves made off with several devices and fled despite…
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