Firefighters Battle 2-Alarm Structure Fire In Canyon Tuesday Morning

Firefighters were called out to a residence in the 100 block of Pinehurst Road in Canyon (south of Moraga) early Tuesday morning, arriving to find an outbuilding burning heavily and setting adjacent vegetation ablaze. The fire was reported at 12:45 a.m. with neighbors directing firefighters to a home behind the Canyon Post Office. A single-story…

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Martinez PD Nabs Suspect In Sheree Drive Burglaries Sunday

Martinez police arrested a local man for a series of crimes reported by residents on Sheree Court Sunday, identifying their suspect as 43-year-old Christopher Blake of Martinez. Police responding to a call from an alert homeowner in the 600 block of Sheree around 7:45 a.m. were informed of a man entering cars in the area…

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Moraga Man Booked On Felony Possession Of Child Pornography Charge Wednesday

From Chief Jon King, Moraga Police Department:  MORAGA, CA – On November 28, 2018, the Moraga Police Department, as part of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, along with other task force investigators, served a search warrant at a residence on San Pablo Court in Moraga.  Investigators were acting on a CyberTip from…

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Two Nabbed After Wild Dash For County Line Monday

Two people in a stolen car led police from several local agencies on a hairy chase out Camino Tassajara towards Dublin Monday and were taken into custody after crashing into a power pole and fleeing on foot. Both suspects were believed in custody as this is written (9:50 a.m.) and one is believed to be…

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One Seriously Hurt, 2 Others Injured In Latest Walnut Creek DUI Crash Saturday

Three people were injured, one with life-threatening injuries, after a head-on collision on S. Main Street at Creekside in Walnut Creek early Saturday morning. Walnut Creek Police Lt. Joe Donleavy said the crash occurred at 12:36 a.m. Saturday, with neighbors telling this site they called police after hearing the sound of a pickup truck impacting with…

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UPDATE: Carjacking And Neighborhood Chase In Pleasant Hill Monday

As reported via our Flash Alert system earlier today, Monday, Pleasant Hill police successfully tracked and arrested a suspect carjacker who allegedly stabbed one victim for his car and who was attempting to steal another when apprehended by officers. The incident began at 1:09 p.m. when a man identified by police as 36-year-old Andrew Mariani,…

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Updated Election Results: Voter Turnout At 62.2 Percent For This Election

Results from the November 6th General Election have been updated on the Contra Costa Elections website. You can view them here. Voter turnout is now at 62.2 percent for this election. Also, the Contra Costa Elections Division has processed nearly 2.3 million ballot cards to this point. The Elections Division estimates that there are about 10,000 Vote-By-Mail…

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