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🌱WC Rolex Thief Nabbed +Dublin Deputy Booked On Suspicion Of Homicide

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Good morning, everybody. It's me, Jeri Karges, your host of the Concord Daily — here to tell you everything you need to know about what's happening in town these days. Let's do it.

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Here are the top four stories in Concord today:

  1. Well, it's official. The Walnut Creek City Council on Tuesday unanimously endorsed Measure O, a November ballot measure seeking a 10-year, half-cent sales tax increase to fund "current and future quality of life needs." It's not a surprise, since they unanimously approved putting Measure O on the Nov. 8 ballot back on July 19. Now, it's up to the citizens of Walnut Creek to decide if the benefit is worth the cost. (Claycord.com)
  2. Walnut Creek Police continue to follow up on leads in the spate of Rolex street robberies that we've seen over the past months. And they just nabbed another one! Walnut Creek Police arrested a 40-year-old Kalelle Lamar Dawson of Pinole "and the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office has charged him with possession of stolen property and possession of a firearm by a felon in connection with a June 2 robbery of a Rolex watch at a gas station on Mt. Diablo Blvd." If you have any information, please call the WCPD anonymous tip line at 925-943-5865. (Claycord.com)
  3. The Contra Costa District Attorney's office has concluded that there is no evidence of criminal offense in the death of 30-year-old Angelo Voithugo Quinto in December of 2020. On September 2, the D.A.'s Office released a 39-page Law Enforcement Involved Fatal Incident (LEIFI) report on the incident. According to the Contra Costa Herald, "part of the LEIFI report contains a legal analysis of the evidence in the death of Quinto. That analysis determined the Antioch Police officers engaged with Quinto in a manner that was lawful and objectively reasonable under the circumstances. Moreover, the report notes that the officers utilized reasonable force during their contact with Quinto." The Contra Costa District Attorney's Office will take no further action in this case. (Contra Costa Herald)
  4. More details are emerging in the case of a Dublin Sheriff's deputy who killed a married couple in the Dublin hills on Tuesday. He then turned himself in later on Wednesday. Devin Williams Jr. was apprehended off I-5 near Coalinga after engaging in a 46-minute phone call with Dublin Police Chief Garrett Holmes. Chief Holmes was able to engage the suspect and de-escalate the situation until Williams was willing to pull over and surrender. Police have determined that Williams had some sort of relationship with the people that were killed. "He specifically went to that house and had a relationship with people at that house," Sheriff's Office Lt. Ray Kelly said. Devin Williams Jr. was booked into the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on suspicion of double homicide and potential special circumstances that could make the case death-penalty eligible. (Pleasanton Weekly/ subscription may be required)

Today in Concord:

  • Charlie's Food Trailer will be at Side Gate Brewing in Concord. (1 p.m.)
  • Noise Pollution - an AC/DC experience - will be at Retro Junkie in Walnut Creek. (7 p.m.)
  • Join your neighbors at Vinnie's Bar in Concord for a night of Jazz with Sven and a full orchestra playing your favorite ratpack standards!! With special guests The Pine Box Boys and Mama Foxxy! (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

  • Grace Arms of Antioch, a nonprofit organization, invites you to our annual community fundraiser event, a night of exquisite live entertainment, catered dinners, door prizes, and much more. The event will occur on Saturday, September 10th, at 7:00 pm at the Royal Banquet Hall in Antioch.
  • Moraga's Si Si Caffe (910 Country Club Dr.) offers free Saturday morning concerts to go with that cup of joe. The concerts have taken place for a couple of years and typically begin around 10 a.m. and last until noon. The "volunteer" musicians play for tips and the enjoyment of entertaining. For more information call (925) 377-1908.
  • Enjoy a selection of songs from different regions of Mexico as well as a piece sung in Náhuatl, an indigenous language, at Cascada de Flores at the Pleasant Hill Library on September 13.

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— Jeri Karges

About me: Jeri Karges has been living in and loving the Sacramento region for over 30 years. Her passion is finding new and unique ways to enjoy the city and surrounding areas. On weekends, you can find her pestering her friends to sample the restaurant that doesn't have silverware, or try their hand at throwing an axe. Jeri also enjoys writing about retirement planning at https://rockinretirement.subst...

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