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No One Hurt: A Man with a Sawed-Off Shotgun Arrested at Home Depot

Photo: Dryden’s confiscated gun MARTINEZ — Police confiscated a sawed-off shotgun and arrested a man inside a Home Depot store on August 29th. Customers and staff had to be evacuated

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Pizza Hut Robbery Suspects Caught after Driving without Headlights

Photo: Marvin Osegueda-Savaria and Jorge Alvarado-Mata PINOLE — Driving away from the scene of a robbery at night with no headlights was a dead giveaway. Two men and a juvenile

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Transient Shot and Arrested on Suspicion of Assaulting Off-Duty Policeman

Photo: Thomas V. Whalen EL CERRITO — A transient was hospitalized and arrested on suspicion of assaulting an off-duty police officer last weekend. The incident which resulted in the suspect

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Investigation of Illegal Handgun Sale Leads to Arrest of Suspected Drug Dealer

Photo: confiscated from Runkle RODEO — Authorities investigating an illegal handgun sale arrested a suspected drug dealer inside his home. His arrest resulted from an inquiry involving multiple law enforcement

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Man Arrested for Setting Brush Fire in Parkland near Populated Area

Photo: Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve ANTIOCH — Authorities arrested a man believed to be responsible for setting a brush fire in parkland on the outskirts of a populated area.

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4 Teens in Custody Suspected of Committing Home Invasion Robbery

Photo: 2000 block of Goldpine Way ANTIOCH— Four teenagers, including a 16-year-old minor have been arrested on suspicion of committing a home invasion robbery. The teens allegedly entered and robbed

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Video Recording Leads to Fast Arrest of Suspected Bicycle Thief

Photo: recovered bicycle DANVILLE — While nuisance criminals like bicycle thieves are ordinarily not high priorities, technology continues to improve law enforcement capabilities. Such is the case with a video

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Father and Son in Jail, Accused of Sexually Abusing Multiple Children

ANTIOCH — A father and son are in custody in separate Contra Costa County jails on charges of sexually abusing multiple children. Both men were arrested earlier this month. In

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Security Guard Suspected of Being in Cahoots in Armed Robbery

Photo: Vincent Timmons and Gary Dillahunty CONCORD — A former security guard and another man suspected of being in cahoots have been arrested for an armed robbery. They allegedly robbed

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Two Men Arrested for Pimping, One Woman Convicted for Pimping

Photo: Mychal D. Nelson RICHMOND — A special law enforcement unit dubbed Bravo is targeting human trafficking crimes. So far this month, two men were arrested on suspicion of pimping