A woman found dead Saturday morning in the backyard of a Bay Point home is believed to be an 87-year-old woman reported missing last week.
Extra officers will be out on patrol looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, Concord PD said.
The robbers used hammers in the smash-and-grab heist at Iceberg Diamonds inside the Sunvalley Mall, police said.
The 4-month-old infant was found but police were still searching for the car thief.
Samuel Banales-Melena, 18, Jonathan Medina-Flores, 20, and 18-year-old Rogelio Medina-Flores are suspected in the three-month crime spree.
A 22-year-old Bay Area man was arrested on suspicion of shooting several people at a family birthday party on Saturday, where two died.
A car crashed into a light pole, killing the driver and the passenger, police said.
Concord police responded to a two-car collision that sent seven people to area hospitals by air and ground.
Their bodies were found last month in a car parked in Pleasanton, the Livermore Independent reported.
Deputies found the man, identified as Manuel Pineda, lying on the ground in front of a store with a gunshot wound.
Police arrested three suspects Sunday after a pursuit in connection with a carjacking incident.
Suspects in a newer model silver Kia Optima sedan are sought in connection with a series of BB-gun shootings.
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The lockdown was precautionary in nature, police said.
The residents of two homes in Bay Point were displaced early Sunday by a fire that started between the houses, fire officials said.
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The Contra Costa County Sheriff announced Friday that a Coroner's Jury had reached a finding in a death in the county in 2020.
A person in a sedan shot at three people in a black Mercedes on SR-242, the CHP said.
A prison guard was among three people charged this week in connection with a cellphone smuggling scheme.
Police instructed the public to stay away until the bag is rendered safe.
Roadways were closed for over two hours as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.
Two young people died Saturday night after they were hit by a suspected drunken driver in Knightsen.
Mutual aid teams include Contra Costa sheriff's deputies, Concord police officers and East Bay Park District police officers.
All Contra Costa County employees must be vaccinated by October 4 or face discipline up to and including termination.
The checkpoint is from 7 p.m. Friday until 3 a.m. Saturday, the Concord Police Department said.
An investigation was continuing into the shooting in an unincorporated area of Brentwood, the sheriff's office said.
"There are indications that the death may have been an accidental overdose after the ingestion of a pill," police said.
A 42-year-old Contra Costa man has been sentenced for possession of pornographic images —many depicting adults with toddlers and infants.
The three men, who are from Concord and Hercules, are due back in court on Tuesday, Aug. 17
After K9 Max located the suspect, police applied a tourniquet to the suspect's arm to control his severe bleeding.
He offered to pay $800-$5,000 to the people who threw Molotov cocktails at the homes of people on his enemy list, federal prosecutors said.
A 22-year-old man was fatally shot and two other people suffered gunshot wounds, police said.
The 84-year-old was in good health when he was found by Los Angeles police.
An estimated 15-25 people live on the island and the fire district helped three people evacuate via ferry boat.
The fatal incident happened on Kirker Pass Road, police said.
Westbound SR-4 was shut down for several hours Saturday night as the car-to-car freeway shooting was investigated.
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When crews first arrived, the risk was too great to send firefighters inside.
Residents using a community mobile app helped police confiscate more than 100 illegal fireworks this month, Concord city officials said.
Though blazes caused by fireworks were down countywide this year, crews battled a 35-acre blaze that broke out near Pittsburg Sunday.