Contra Costa
Three 18-year-olds Suspected of Burning Down KFC Restaurant
Photo: Miuler Reyes, Raveena Raman and Octavio Montano, Jr. PITTSBURG — Three 18-year-olds were arrested on suspicion of committing arson. They are suspected of setting a massive fire earlier this
SWAT Team Arrests Murder Suspect for Parking Lot Shooting
Photo: Taurus Miller PITTSBURG — In the early morning hours of Friday October 19th, the Pittsburg Police Department SWAT team arrested a murder suspect who was considered armed and dangerous.
Three Suspects in Custody for Bank Robbery
ALAMO CA – Three persons remain in custody for allegedly robbing a Wells Fargo bank in Alamo last week. Contra Costa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the suspects not long after
Man Arrested for Stealing a Jeep, Carrying Loaded Handgun
Photo: Burning car HERCULES — A man is behind bars after fleeing from a stolen jeep. Police arrested him for driving a stolen Jeep while carrying an unregistered semi-automatic handgun—loaded.
Man Arrested Inside Home with Numerous Illegal Firearms
Photo: Wunder’s weapons OAKLEY — Deputies arrested a man caught with numerous illegal firearms inside his home on September 14. His arrest resulted from an ongoing multi-agency collaboration in Contra
Bloody Man Found in Park Suspected of Stabbing his Mother
Photo: Mark E. Jekabson PINOLE — Authorities took a bloody man into custody one day after he stabbed an elderly woman nearly to death. The man is suspected of attempting
Man Arrested for Kidnapping a Woman, 2 More Suspects Sought
Photo: Lafayette BART Station LAFAYETTE — Police arrested a man for kidnapping a woman earlier this week. Luckily, the victim escaped and ran away, but two other suspects involved in
Suspect Arrested after Woman’s Corpse Found by Trash Dumpster
Photo: Rickie Keefer CONCORD — Someone recently discovered a woman’s corpse by a trash dumpster. One day later police arrested a suspect in her rape and murder, a previously convicted
Homeless Man Roams Wealthy Town Between Arrests for 20 Years
Photo: San Ramon Valley High School DANVILLE — A local homeless man roams around town and keeps getting arrested and released from jail—for over 20 years. Police and many residents
Suspected Mail Thieves Caught after Stolen Getaway Car Crashes
OAKLEY — Two suspected mail thieves got caught anyway, despite an aborted car chase. They crashed the stolen getaway car into a pole, and police quickly located them at the
