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Police Pursuit Ends With A Bang In Pleasant Hill Tuesday

Closing out what turned out to be a very busy Tuesday in the 24/680 was this pursuit and crash, two gents in a fleeing car coming off the freeway and into the parking lot at 2120 Contra Costa Boulevard in Pleasant Hill – where they proceeded to rearrange some landscaping and adjacent lighting. Two men…

ADU Burns In Pleasant Hill Wednesday

An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) caught fire and burned behind a home in the 400 block of Roberta Avenue in Pleasant Hill early Wednesday, the fire causing heavy damage but no reported injuries. Initial calls for assistance began to come in around 3:17am with the first firefighters on the scene met by heavy smoke and…

Motorcyclist Dies In I680 North Crash In Pleasant Hill Friday

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on northbound I680 just south of SR242 on Friday, California Highway Patrol officers closing the key commuter lanes to facilitate their investigation into the fatal crash. Commuters scrambled to get off the freeway shortly after the four northbound lanes were closed at 6:19p.m. but not before several cars…

Overnight Fire At Slow Hand Barbecue In Pleasant Hill Rekindles Monday

As we reported last night, fire at the Slow Hand BBQ location on Oak Park Boulevard in Pleasant Hill did extensive damage to the business Sunday night – only to re-kindle and burn again Monday morning. Several ConFire units are on scene – responding to reports that the fire had started again at 7:12a.m. This…

Pleasant Hill Police Seek Suspected Church Vandal

On Saturday, a vandalism occurred at Grace Bible Church on Cleaveland Road in Pleasant Hill, causing about $1,000 in damage. Police have released a photo of a man they would like to speak with in connection with the case. If you recognize this person, and want to assist with this investigation, police ask that you…

Hot Cars Still A Hot Commodity In The 24/680; Burglary At Pleasant Hill CarMax Sunday Night

Police in Pleasant Hill, with some apparent support from neighboring jurisdictions, interrupted a small squad of prospective burglars apparently after cars at the local CarMax lot Sunday – scattering the thieves and sending them running into surrounding neighborhoods. As many as five people were believed involved and police apparently made at least one arrest, but…

Poet’s Corner Residents Say They Beat Back Daylight Kick-In Robbery In Pleasant Hill Tuesday

NOTE: Accompanying video of previous, recent daylight burglary attempt in Pleasanton Occupants of a Poet’s Corner home in Pleasant Hill say they received an abrupt and meaningful lesson in the breadth of local crime Tuesday when their front door was kicked in and they were rushed by four men who stole unspecified items before they…

Trio Of Suspected Armed Robbers In Custody In Pleasant Hill After Pursuit, Foot Chase

The armed robbery of a Benicia CVS store touched off a pursuit into Contra Costa County and a massive search after three suspects ran from their grey Nissan Altima and fled into the 2600 block of Contra Costa Boulevard in Pleasant Hill. All three suspects were reported in custody by 1:25 p.m. Police air and…

Antioch Man Suspected Of Pleasant Hill Carjacking Tracked, Arrested In Bay Point Wednesday

Two Sun Valley Mall employees talking inside a car near the Pleasant Hill Burger King restaurant a little after midnight Tuesday were interrupted by a masked gunman who approached the driver and demanded the car. Pleasant Hill police, who took the resulting call for help, said the suspect fled the area in the stolen car,…

Pleasant Hill May Get A Library, A Park And Ballfields – And New Homes

From the City of Pleasant Hill: Pleasant Hill, CA – The City of Pleasant Hill, Contra Costa County and the Pleasant Hill Recreation & Park District have approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that provides a framework for proposed future development of two properties, currently owned by Contra Costa County, along Oak Park Blvd. and…