Police quash burglary rumors in earlier chase, shelter-in-place
A shelter-in-place alert for residents living near Altamount Drive and La Cresta Road in Orinda was lifted after about 20 minutes Monday afternoon, ...
Danville officer who fatally shot two men pleads not guilty to voluntary manslaughter
A Danville police officer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of voluntary manslaughter and assault with a ...
Police scramble to stop sideshows across four East Contra Costa County cities
Police responded overnight to raucous sideshows in four eastern Contra Costa County cities, where spectators threw fireworks ...
Man in stolen vehicle strikes Hercules officer in attempt to flee
Police arrested a 28-year-old Alameda man Wednesday after he allegedly hit an officer with a vehicle while ...
Fleeing suspect breaks into Antioch home after shooting dog, sliding glass door
One suspect in a police pursuit was arrested Saturday evening, but a second suspect remains at large ...
Richmond man, 30, dies after being shot inside vehicle
A 30-year-old Richmond man has been identified Thursday as the victim of a homicide in El Sobrante earlier in the day, according to ...
Group to protest for medical release of Martinez inmate
Family and supporters of Tyejaun Shepherd will hold a protest at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Martinez ...
Man suffers possible spinal cord injury in Bethel Island shooting
A man was shot in the neck Thursday afternoon on Bethel Island in unincorporated Contra Costa County, ...
Woman dies in Concord stabbing after argument turns violent
A female victim died in a stabbing in Concord early Saturday morning and the suspect was found ...
Coroner identifies 29-year-old missing boater found dead Sunday
A man found dead Sunday morning after being reported missing Friday night in Indian Slough near Discovery ...
Authorities identify 90-year-old El Sobrante woman allegedly killed by grandson
A 90-year-old woman killed in El Sobrante allegedly by her grandson on Sunday has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner’s office ...
Martinez inmate in isolation after positive Covid-19 test
Contra Costa Health Services announced Wednesday that an inmate at the Martinez Detention Facility has tested positive ...
Four teens in custody after alleged CVS pharmacy robbery attempt
Four teenagers were in custody following a robbery Friday afternoon at a Danville CVS store, Danville police ...
Woman airlifted to John Muir with gunshot wound to leg
A woman was airlifted to a trauma center after suffering a gunshot wound to a leg in ...
Pedestrian dies in collision with vehicle on Highway 4 off-ramp
A 33-year-old man was struck and killed early Sunday morning by a driver exiting eastbound state Highway ...
One person in custody after Tara Hills SWAT standoff
The Contra Costa County sheriff’s SWAT team ended a standoff Wednesday morning with a barricaded suspect who reportedly brandished and fired ...
Stolen car driver evades deputies on foot after vehicle pursuit
One person was arrested and another was being sought Sunday afternoon after Contra Costa County Sheriff’s deputies ...
Police arrest high school teacher for alleged sex crimes against students
A 54-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of having inappropriate relationships with students at Acalanes High ...
West County inmate dies after multiple seizures, hospitalization
A 61-year-old jail inmate died Thursday evening at a Martinez hospital after being hospitalized for seizures, according ...
Man flown to hospital after fall from second-story window
A 25-year-old man had to be taken by medical helicopter to a hospital after falling from a ...
Contra Costa deputies investigate pair’s death as murder-suicide
Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday are investigating what appears to be a murder-suicide following the discovery of two bodies Tuesday in a ...
ATF arrests two new suspects connected to Orinda mass shooting
Two more people have been arrested by federal agents in connection with the investigation into a shooting ...
No charges yet in Orinda shooting, suspects to be released
Contra Costa County prosecutors decided Monday against filing charges at this time against anyone in the Halloween ...
Five suspects in custody in connection with deadly Halloween Orinda shooting
Five suspects have been arrested in connection with mass shooting that claimed the lives of five people ...
Hiker discovers body in John Henry Johnson Park
A hiker discovered a man’s body in a remote part of John Henry Johnson Park south of ...
Neighbors complained to police more than an hour before Orinda party shooting
The FBI is assisting in the investigation into a shooting that killed four people and wounded at least four more.
‘Horrified’ Airbnb offers support in quadruple homicide investigation
A large Halloween party at an Airbnb rental in Orinda, where four people were fatally shot, was ...
Shooting at Halloween party leaves four dead in Orinda
Four people were killed and several were injured in a shooting Thursday night in Orinda.
Sheriff orders Crockett residents to ‘leave now’ as Vallejo fire spreads
An immediate evacuation notice has been issued for residents of the unincorporated town of Crockett due to ...
Autopsy determines man thought to be shot was instead hit by train
A man found dead near train tracks in North Richmond on Thursday morning was initially thought to ...
Police investigate fatal shooting of man found near Richmond train tracks
A San Pablo man was found dead Thursday morning in the unincorporated Contra Costa County community near North Richmond, sheriff’s officials said.
Deputies were ...
Sheriffs continue to investigate death of 56-year-old woman in Byron
The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the death of a 56-year-old woman whose ...
Search on for man in water near Discovery Bay
The Coast Guard is searching for a man who was last seen in the water near Discovery ...
Inmate dies in custody at Martinez Detention Facility
An inmate at the Martinez Detention Facility was found unresponsive in his cell late Sunday night and ...
Three hospitalized after Rodeo shooting
Three people were transported to a hospital after a shooting in the Rodeo area of unincorporated Contra ...
Sheriff, supervisor shouted down after ICE cooperation revealed
Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston clashed with immigrant rights activists during an occasionally combative update to the Board of Supervisors on the ...
