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Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill His Wife, Detectives Confiscate a Small Arsenal

Photo: Stock Image SAN RAMON —A distraught man phoned police, threatened to kill his wife, and barricaded himself inside their residence. The Central County SWAT team was activated to help

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Safe Stolen From Dollar Tree Store: Two Suspects Arrested

Photo: Stolen safe in back of vehicle | Courtesy of Brentwood PD BRENTWOOD —Two would-be safecrackers were thwarted by coordinated response of the Brentwood Police Department. Two suspects were arrested

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Former Accountant at Viking Pavers Arrested for $800,000 Embezzlement

Photo: Stock Image RICHMOND — An accountant who formerly worked for Viking Pavers Inc. remains in custody at the West County Detention Facility. Richmond PD arrested Angela Fae Brown, 53,

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Two Suspects Arrested for a Pleasant Hill Gunfight That Killed 2 Men

Photo: Stock Image PLEASANT HILL – Two men are dead and two men in jail resulting from a recent gunfight at Twinbridge Circle near Longbrook Way. Pleasant Hill police arrested

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Men Suspected of Organized Retail Theft Arrested at Home Depot

Photo: Stock Image BRENTWOOD —Two usual suspects have been arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft, conspiracy to commit crime, and related offenses. Officers arrested the two men at Home

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Rape and Robbery Suspect in Custody in Lieu of $1,250,000 Bond

Photo: Stock Image CONCORD — A suspect who remains in custody in lieu of $1,250,000 bond faces charges for a rape and robbery that happened earlier this month. The female

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Suspect Held in Custody in Lieu of $600,000 Bond for a Shooting Last Summer

Photo: Stock Image EL CERRITO —With help from the San Pablo police SWAT team, El Cerrito officers apprehended a suspect for a shooting last summer. A judge signed a Ramey

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Man Arrested for Murder Has a History of Run-ins with Police

Photo: Stock Image ANTIOCH — A man with a history of run-ins with police is in custody on suspicion of murder. Walnut Creek police detained Jacob L. Crooks, 29, who

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Driver Arrested for Vehicular Assaults in Alamo and Walnut Creek

Photo: Stock Image WALNUT CREEK —Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office deputies pursued and arrested a driver for allegedly committing two vehicular assaults. The trouble began at a shopping center in

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SWAT Team Recovers Firearms and Fentanyl from a Brentwood Residence

BRENTWOOD — Four firearms and fentanyl were recovered on March 26 by the Brentwood Police Department SWAT team. The raid was instigated by an arrest in February of a man