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Teacher Moonlighting as a Tutor Arrested on Suspicion of Sex with a Minor

MARTINEZ — A high school teacher was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student. The teacher who moonlights as a private tutor

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Man Playing with Fireworks Arrested for Allegedly Causing a Major Fire

Photo: James Sossaman (Con Fire) ANTIOCH — A man is in custody in connection with a major fire at an apartment complex. Fireworks ignited a grass fire whipped by winds

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Fugitive Located in Oakland is Arrested for the Murder of a 12-Year-Old Girl

Photo: Michael Fritz  ANTIOCH — A 19-year-old fugitive has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 12-year-old girl from Antioch. The suspect was taken into custody by Antioch officers with

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Man Arrested on Suspicion of Setting 2 Fires Within 20 Minutes

ANTIOCH — A man is in custody on suspicion of setting two fires within 20 minutes of each other. The suspect was detained by a witness and subsequently arrested by

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Bond Set at $500,000 for an Errant Driver Caught with Methamphetamine

PITTSBURG — A man who crashed his car while transporting a pound of methamphetamine is being held in custody in lieu $500,000 bond. The suspect was arrested after being pursued

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Troublemaker Arrested on Suspicion of Setting Church Fires

Photo: one of the fires CONCORD – A man frequently in trouble with the law has been arrested on suspicion of setting several fires at a church. Two of the

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Man Held in Lieu of $1 Million Bond for a Brutal Murder at a Park

Photo: Mark W. Banducci  WALNUT CREEK — A man is being held in custody in lieu of $1 million bond for allegedly committing a murder in Civic Park. The suspect

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Man Arrested after an Automated License Plate Reader Detects a Stolen Car

Photo: scene where car was left BRENTWOOD — A man was arrested by Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputies after abandoning a stolen car and hiding in an orchard. The stolen

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Helicopter, Berkeley PD Bike Force Officers Catch APD Pursuit Suspect

 Photo: the chase begins Originally published as an Antioch Police Department Facebook post –  “On Friday, 4/30/21 at around 2:52 pm, APD Dispatch received a 9-1-1 call reporting an aggravated

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Black man assaults elderly Middle-eastern man

Photo: Nicholas Andre Kimmons in a 2020 Facebook photo EL CERRITO – A call came in to El Cerrito Police on the afternoon of April 29 that an assault had