Posts Tagged ‘Walnut Creek PD’
Parents Charged With Child Abuse In Walnut Creek e-Moto Crash; Enter Not Guilty Pleas
Parents of a teenaged boy making daily rides from their home in Benicia to his high school in Concord entered not guilty pleas via their attorneys after they were charged with child abuse following the boy’s serious crash on Treat Boulevard in Walnut Creek last year. Attorneys for Jeanna Gabellini and Steven Crews pleaded not…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Kwik Serve Clerk Shot, Wounded During Gas Station Holdup; Suspect Arrested
An employee working at the Kwik Serve Gas Station at 1387 S. California Boulevard was shot and wounded by a 16-year-old suspect attempting to steal cigarettes from the store at approximately 3:55am Sunday morning. Walnut Creek police confirmed the incident in a release issued Monday afternoon, saying the clerk sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound after…
Read MoreOut-Of-State Driver Leads Walnut Creek PD On Brief Chase Monday
A driver sporting Oregon license plates caught the attention of a passing Walnut Creek police officer Monday and then allegedly sped away when he attempted to pull her over for a traffic infraction, leading to a short chase and ultimately a crash on Atri Court. The driver allegedly sped through at least one traffic light…
Read MoreCrisis Negotiations Close Walnut Creek Overpass Early Monday
Police responded to the Treat and Buskirk overpass in Walnut Creek early Monday after a person climbed through a fence at the location and threatened to jump. Northbound I-680 and traffic across the Treat Boulevard overpass was closed briefly in both directions as California Highway Patrol and Walnut Creek police moved in to seal off…
Read MoreBracelets Go On Suspected Car Burglar After Lights Go On In Victim’s Car In Walnut Creek
Police in Walnut Creek say an alert resident sensed something amiss this morning and spotted the cabin light on in their vehicle. The light-sleeping resident dialed up police and officers contacted a man identified as Marcus Yingling, determining he was inside the car when he shouldn’t have been. Police allegedly found the victim’s purse and…
Read MoreBomb Squad Detonates Pipe Bomb, Black Powder In Martinez Tuesday
Martinez police reported that a resident living in the 2300 block of Wayne Street called to alert them of a pipe bomb on his property at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Police said the citizen moved the device to the street and called police. Members of the Walnut Creek Police Department Bomb Squad responded , determined…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Police Arrest Three-Wheeled Motorist Monday Morning
Walnut Creek police provided some fresh details for yesterday’s video of an arrest on the S. Broadway extension near Rudgear Road yesterday morning. Police are reporting that the man pictured was taken into custody for reckless driving and DUI after he was spotted driving on three wheels shortly before noon Monday. Police described the man…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Police Arrest Newark Man For Attempted Kidnapping With An Intent To Rape; Stun Gun Used
On March 26, 2019 at approximately 7:20 AM, Walnut Creek Police received a 911 call from a female victim regarding an assault that had just occurred. The victim reported that while she was walking from her residence to her vehicle, she was approached and assaulted with a stun gun by an unknown male suspect. The…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Police Detain Two Suspects After Rossmoor Grab-And-Run Theft Wednesday
Police in Walnut Creek detained two men suspected of a grab-and-run purse-snatching from a customer at a Starbucks outlet on Tice Valley Boulevard Wednesday. Details remain scarce as the incident is still unfolding as this is written, but a plainclothes officer and uniformed colleagues apparently tracked a blue/black Mercedes believed used in the theft after…
Read MoreOne 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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