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Suspect in Custody for Armed Robbery Faces 13 Charges

Photo: Brett Abril PLEASANT HILL — One unlucky man faces 13 charges in connection with an armedrobbery of a business, where employees recognized him from prior thefts. The same suspect

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Suspected Arsonists Arrested for Setting Fires at Businesses in Clayton and Pittsburg

Photo: cooper’s arson CONCORD — Investigations conducted by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) culminated in two arrests in January. It appears that fires occurring at businesses

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Suspects in San Francisco Bay Area Jewelry Thefts Arrested by San Ramon Officers

  SAN RAMON — A recently arrested couple is suspected of robbing jewelry from elderly victims throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. The pair was detected by an automated license

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Teenager held for $2 Million Bond Allegedly Murdering Family Member

BRENTWOOD — A teenager is being held in custody in lieu of $2 million bond, pending a court hearing on January 26. Earlier this month the suspect allegedly murdered a

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Hit and Run Driver Suspect Arrested after Pedestrian Dies

SAN PABLO — Authorities identified and arrested a hit and run suspect one day after a pedestrian was killed. The accident occurred on January 7 near the intersection of Giant

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OFFICER INVOLVED CRITICAL INCIDENT

Originally published as an Antioch Police Department Facebook post –  “On 12/10/2021 at approximately 1:11 PM, Antioch Police Department Dispatch began receiving numerous 911 calls of multiple gunshots being fired

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Two drivers arrested in street race

Photo: scenes from the street race Originally published as a Concord Police Department Facebook post –  “This past Saturday, the Pittsburg Police Department notified the Concord Police Department of a

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Contra Costa County inmate identified as primary suspect in 1996 cold case murder

Above: File photo of Danny Lamont Hamilton | Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office has announced charges of murder against a current inmate after he

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Increased Downtown Patrols Net Another Suspect in Organized Store Robberies

WALNUT CREEK — Increased patrols are being conducted downtown in response to organized store robberies—and another suspect was arrested during one such patrol. The woman arrested has prior arrests for

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Suspect in Custody on Suspicion of Setting Fires Inside Walnut Creek Library

  WALNUT CREEK — A man suspected of setting fires inside the Walnut Creek Library and elsewhere downtown is in custody. Police and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District