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Suspected Burglar Runs From Walnut Creek PD Thursday; Impacts Fence – BART Commute

A suspected burglar attempting to elude Walnut Creek police sped away from officers, crashed into fencing bordering BART property at Jones and Walden roads and had to be physically subdued before he was taken into custody, according to police. Joel Steffensen, whose age and hometown was not immediately provided, is currently in custody and receiving…

Lafayette Man Suspected In Walnut Creek Murder-Suicide

In the second such case of its kind to stun the 24-680 Corridor in recent weeks, a man is suspected of murdering a woman – in this case a former girlfriend – before turning the gun on himself. Police responded to an address in the North Homestead neighborhood in Walnut Creek at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday in answer…

Two Arrested After High-Speed Pursuit, Crash In Walnut Creek

Two men accused of leading police on a high-speed pursuit that took them through two counties and ended with a collision in downtown Walnut Creek were charged with several crimes as investigators sought a third man believed to have escaped a police cordon. Jorge Vargas, 20, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon…