Posts Tagged ‘Orinda’
Orinda Home Burglarized On Ivy Drive Wednesday
As our Flash subscribers are aware a home in the 100 block of Ivy Drive in Orinda was burglarized Wednesday, the homeowners calling police after spotting someone covering an in-home surveillance camera via their remote monitoring. Police responded to the resident’s call within minutes but were unable to locate anyone upon arrival at 10:50 a.m.…
Read MoreMembers Of Richmond Street Gang Charged With Attempted Murder Of Orinda Woman
Members of a Richmond street gang known as the “Swerve Team” have been charged with the attempted murder of Orinda school board member Carol Brown – accosted with her husband by gang members in a random robbery outside their Orinda home last September. Brown and her husband were unloading groceries outside their residence when they were…
Read MoreKick-In Burglars Strike Orinda Residence Tuesday
Calls of suspicious vehicles cruising Lamorinda neighborhoods have peaked of late, with an Orinda residence struck by thieves who kicked in their front door and entered the home Tuesday morning. Neighbors off Moraga Way in the area of Richard Court and Valley View say they reported a distinctly noisy black sedan cruising the area shortly…
Read MoreOne In Custody After Police Pursue Stolen Car Into Orinda; Subject Flees On Foot
The driver of a stolen Toyota Camry led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase down I-680 and onto westbound Highway 24 Wednesday before abandoning the car in Orinda and fleeing on foot. No description of the driver was immediately available as police, concerned by the Camry’s 120mph evasive action, pulled back out of…
Read MoreThe FBI Would Like Its MP5 Submachine Gun Back, Please
A rifle, bullet proof vest and ammunition magazines were stolen from an FBI agent’s vehicle earlier this month, and now the bureau is seeking the public’s assistance to track down the items, BayAreaNewsTalk.com has learned. The FBI’s San Francisco Field Office has confirmed to BayAreaNewsTalk.com that the items were taken from an FBI special agent’s…
Read MoreTree Topples Power Pole, Blocks Donald Drive In Orinda Sunday
No one was hurt but the sound of this tree coming down – and splintering an adjacent power pole – got the attention of neighbors on Donald Drive in Orinda Sunday. Power is out to the area with about 75 homes unable to watch the Forty Niner game (tied at 20 all, currently, if you’re reading this…
Read MoreMoraga Woman Found Drowned Off Pacifica Beach Reported Missing Just Hours Earlier
A 67-year-old Moraga woman whose body was recovered from the surf line off a Pacifica Beach Sunday had been reported missing by friends in Orinda just hours before. Pacifica police said Chia-Yi Wu was found in the water off Sharp Park Beach at approximately 7:45 p.m. Sunday evening. Rescuers were able to reach and recover…
Read More“Construction Hat” Bandits Rob Orinda Bank Of The West Friday
A sleepy Friday morning in downtown Orinda was disrupted at 9:12 a.m. when two black men wearing “construction-type” gear entered the Bank of the West branch at 21 Moraga Way, approached a teller and passed over a note demanding money. Police Chief Mark Nagel said the teller handed over an undetermined amount of cash. Nagel said…
Read MoreLamorinda, BART PD Track, Taser, Capture Suspected Burglars In Lafayette Early Thursday – Get Carjackers Instead
Police sealed off a section of Golden Gate Way in Lafayette early Thursday after two men – believed connected to the previous day’s burglary spree in Moraga and Orinda – were spotted allegedly attempting to burglarize a car along Mt. Diablo Blvd. Instead, further investigation revealed the two men taken into custody before dawn were not…
Read MoreOrinda Police Arrest Oakland Man In Tuesday Morning Arms Theft
Orinda police are currently processing a car and questioning a suspect in an early morning break-in on Underhill Rd. in which a “significant” number of weapons were reportedly stolen. Police responded to the area after a homeowner reported someone attempting to enter the residence at approximately 7:32 a.m. Officers drove up to the house to…
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