Contra Costa
Police Use Social Media to Identify and Arrest Robbery Suspect
Photo: Giovanni Mendoza SAN PABLO — Information generated from social media posts enabled police investigators to identify and arrest a man suspected of committing multiple robberies throughout San Pablo and
Vehicle Burglary Suspects Choose Dead End to Jailhouse
Photo: scene where chase ended PINOLE — Two men suspected of breaking into a vehicle on February 2 cornered themselves on a dead end—making it easier for Pinole police officers
Pedestrian Critically Injured, Driver Accused in Hit and Run Accident
Photo: Correll Hackett SAN PABLO — A suspect was identified and arrested several hours after a pedestrian sustained multiple critical injuries—another unfortunate victim of a hit and run driver. Thousands
Murder Suspect Arrested after Woman Dies of Gunshot Wound
Photo: Looking down Santa Fe Avenue MARTINEZ – Contra Costa County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of what at first was deemed an accidental shooting last Saturday night. However,
Laptop Computer Robbed from Priest, 2 Suspects Arrested at Church
MORAGA – Police in East Bay suburbs of San Francisco are teaming up to confront a wave of laptop computer robberies. One recent robbery involving a priest triggered a manhunt
Suspected Arsonist Arrested for Fire Behind Shopping Center
EL CERRITO – Police picked up a suspected arsonist on November 30, following a painstaking analysis of evidence gathered from a fire scene. A suspicious person was reported to police
72-year-old Caught with Cash After Bank Robbery
Photo: Robert Waterman (fugitive.com) CONCORD – A disheveled 72-year-old man was arrested a few minutes after a bank robbery on November 27 in which he peacefully meandered away on foot
Suspected Gang Members Charged with Murdering High School Student
Kristhiam Uceda and Bryan Sermeno-Chachagua CONCORD – Police have arrested several suspected gang members believed responsible for the fatal shooting of a high school student on November 6, and a
3 Persons Arrested 3 Hours after Brentwood Bank Robbery
Donte Davis, Maquetta Sanders and Eddie Starks BRENTWOOD — Three suspects were apprehended and police recovered an unspecified amount of cash—three hours after a downtown bank robbery occurred on November
Arrests Made as Laptop Computer Robberies Rise at Coffeehouses
3225 Danville Road ALAMO – Four suspects were arrested last weekend for a computer laptop robbery in suburban Alamo—a crime that’s becoming alarmingly commonplace at coffeehouses in parts of the
