Posts Tagged ‘stolen car’
One 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 MoreOne Arrested, One Hospitalized After Foot Chase In Danville Monday
Officers in Danville spotted a car listed as stolen at the Railroad Avenue parking lot in town Monday and attempted to contact two people as they returned to the car with unintended results, according to spokesman Geoff Gillette. The incident kicked off at approximately 1:10 p.m. Monday as officers were alerted to a stolen Nissan Sentra via…
Read MoreLafayette Police Arrest Two Juveniles After Downtown Collision Tuesday
Two young people were arrested Tuesday evening after running from the scene of an accident on Mt. Diablo Boulevard, their car ramming another driven by a retired lawman. Police were in the area looking for a car reported driving recklessly near Trader Joe’s around 7 p.m. when the car hit the second vehicle, a juvenile…
Read MoreLafayette Police Detain Three At Gunpoint On Mt. Diablo Boulevard Monday
Lafayette police, alerted by a hit on an Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR), homed in on a white Ford truck on Moraga Road Monday – detaining two men and a woman at gunpoint as locals cruised past – gape jawed. Officers began searching for the vehicle after the automated license plate scanner returned a positive…
Read MoreSuspected Burglar Leads Lamorinda Police On Chase Out Of Town Thursday – Later Arrested In Piedmont
Lamorinda police responding to a call of an auto burglary underway in Moraga found themselves in a speedy pursuit Thursday after the suspected car thief hit the gas and headed for the freeway. Neighbors – one of whom told this site she spoke with the suspected burglar shortly before things went haywire – called in…
Read MoreLafayette Parking Officer’s Discovery Triggers High-Speed Pursuit, Two Arrests
Two people from Antioch and Martinez were in custody Wednesday after a Lafayette parking enforcement officer equipped with an automated license plate reader identified a stolen car in the city, calling in another officer who gave chase after the car sped away at speeds estimated at 100 mph. An LPD spokesman said the incident began at…
Read MoreTwo Arrested After 100 Mph Chase From Lafayette To Walnut Creek
Two people were eventually taken into custody after a brief but high-speed chase from Lafayette to Walnut Creek Tuesday. The incident kicked off shortly around 2:30 p.m. after a Lafayette police officer fell in behind a maroon Lexus SUV on Mt. Diablo Blvd., noting that the rear window of the car had been broken out.…
Read MoreSubject Of Two-Day Police Search Uses Stolen Car To Ram Sheriff’s Car In Lafayette
Lafayette police and Contra Costa County Sheriff’s deputies following a stolen car in Burton Valley got a rude response Thursday when the driver rammed a trailing sheriff’s car in his bid to escape. The man, whose name is being withheld by this site for the time being, appeared to have eluded police for the second…
Read MoreLafayette Police Release Photos Of “Crime Car”
Police said the car at the center of Wednesday’s drama at the Lafayette Community Park appeared to have been stolen and contained property believed to have been stolen from area homes. Investigators said the car’s ignition had been punched, it’s Vehicle Identification Numbers removed and its license plates switched. Sets of keys used to access everything…
Read More