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Crisis intervention officer convinces knife attack, kidnapping suspect to surrender
A crisis intervention officer helped talk down a woman suspected of a knife attack and kidnapping in Pleasant Hill Wednesday.Read More
One person injured in fire at Pleasant Hill senior apartments
One person was hospitalized with smoke inhalation and burn injuries after a fire at a senior living facility in Pleasant Hill.Read More
Blaze destroys two Pleasant Hill homes, one firefighter suffers burn injuries
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District on Monday afternoon knocked down fires at two homes in the 100 block of Lorenzo Drive in Pleasant Hill. Unfortunately, one firefighter...Read More
Police arrest two teens who allegedly started grass fire with projectile mortar
Pleasant Hill police arrested two juveniles suspected of using illegal fireworks that started a grass fire Wednesday near Diablo Valley College. Two 16-year-olds allegedly threw a tennis ball-sized explosive...Read More
Collision shuts down roads near major Pleasant Hill intersection
Pleasant Hill police are at the scene of a crash Monday morning near Contra Costa Boulevard at Chilpancingo Parkway. Some roads are closed and police advised motorists to avoid...Read More
Police arrest four teens after Antioch carjacking, seize replica gun
Four teenagers were arrested and a replica firearm was seized following a carjacking Saturday night in Antioch and a police pursuit that ended in Pleasant Hill, police said. Antioch...Read More
Officials identify 39-year-old Concord fatal shooting victim
A man fatally shot Monday afternoon in Concord has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner’s office as 39-year-old Michael Olsen. Olsen, a Concord resident, was found after...Read More
Police seek hit-and-run driver in Friday night Pleasant Hill collision
Police are searching for an SUV involved in a hit-and-run crash Friday night in Pleasant Hill. The collision happened shortly before 11 p.m., when a Ford Explorer headed northbound...Read More
Police arrest alleged prowler suspected of burglarizing several garages
A suspect confronted by residents who discovered him in their backyard was arrested early Sunday morning, Pleasant Hill police said. Police responded to the Gregory Gardens neighborhood, determined a...Read More
Judge hands down 25-year prison sentence in child pornography case
A 30-year-old Pleasant Hill man convicted of producing child pornography was sentenced Tuesday in Oakland to 25 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Daniel Joseph Feliciano...Read More
Investigators determine arson involved in Iron Horse Trail fires
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews contained multiple fires reported Monday afternoon along the Iron Horse Regional Trail between the cities of Pleasant Hill and Concord. Crews responded...Read More
BART train strikes, kills person on tracks near Pleasant Hill station
BART has resumed full service in both directions between Walnut Creek and Concord after a person died at the Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre station Tuesday morning. Officials with the...Read More
Four residents, nine staff from Pleasant Hill senior living facility test positive for Covid-19
Four residents of a Pleasant Hill senior living facility have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, Contra Costa County Public Health officers said Tuesday, and three of them remain...Read More
Car collides with telephone pole in early morning crash
Both directions of Monument Boulevard in Pleasant Hill were closed for a few hours following a solo-vehicle crash into a telephone pole early Sunday morning, according to police. The...Read More
Mount Diablo Unified, Oakland Unified school districts announce campus closures
In an automated call to parents Friday morning, Mount Diablo Unified School District Superintendent Robert Martinez said that all schools will be closed to student instruction as of Tuesday....Read More
District investigates Diablo Valley College women’s basketball coach
The head coach of the women’s basketball program at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill has been placed on paid administrative leave pending a district investigation into a “personnel...Read More
Federal grand jury indicts Pleasant Hill man on child pornography charges
A federal grand jury in Oakland has indicted a 29-year-old Pleasant Hill man on charges of producing and possessing child pornography, officials announced Friday. United States Attorney David L....Read More
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 School in Lafayette when she was a teacher there in the 1990s,...Read More
Person on tracks stops BART service at Concord, Pleasant Hill
BART officials said the police are trying to remove a person from the tracks near Concord Wednesday evening, a problem causing a service outage between Concord and Pleasant Hill....Read More