Posts Tagged ‘Robbery’
San Ramon Bank Robbed Monday, Hostage Briefly Taken… Released
San Ramon police are searching for a man who entered the US Bank branch at 2821 Crow Canyon Monday, briefly taking a hostage before making off with an undetermined amount of cash. Police determined the suspect entered the bank at approximately 11:59 a.m., contacting several bank tellers and demanding money, telling them to give him large bills. …
Read MoreIn Strange Twist, Moragan Arrested With Crime Crew Terrorizing San Francisco Shoppers
Five people, a Moraga resident among them, were recently arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies in San Francisco, according to police. Officers stopped a car they said they had recognized from the description given in earlier armed thefts on Dec. 4 at 10:17 p.m. near Gough and Sutter streets, and arrested the five people…
Read MoreAttempted Theft At Rheem Valley CVS Store Leads To Alleged Assault With A Deadly Weapon
An apparent shoplifting attempt at the CVS store in Rheem Center May 17 grew into something much more serious when a store employee attempted to stop a San Francisco woman police say was shoplifting items from the store. As mentioned on this site’s Facebook page as the incident unfolded, police were called to the center at…
Read MoreBike-Riding Bandit Bags Empty Wallet After Brandishing Handgun In Lafayette
East Bay Regional Park District police are investigating an armed robbery on a stretch of the Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail near Stanley Elementary School Sunday evening. Two 15-year-old trail walkers reported being accosted by a young male with a black hoodie and a bandana across his face at 5:14 p.m., the assailant displaying a handgun police…
Read MoreArmed Robbery In Orinda BART Station Parking Lot Sunday
Readers have pointed out what they see as a spike in property crime at our two Lamorinda BART stations in recent weeks, but it also appears criminals are getting bolder and more direct in their contact with victims. In the latest in a recent series of incidents at or near Orinda and Lafayette station, a…
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