Crime & Safety
Former Pinole Cop Sentencing Set for Next Week
Neighbors protected an elderly Pleasanton woman from a scheme to get her estate.
Jean Phyllis Jones, 84, passed away recently leaving her Victorian home and estate totaling $1.5 million to the City of Pleasanton.
Meanwhile, a former Pinole Police commander, Matthew Messier, who tried to swindle her out of her estate, will be sentenced on Jan. 21.
Jones’ neighbors alerted Pleasanton Police to Messier’s suspicious actions.
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Messier’s wife was originally sought in the case, but authorities determined that she was not involved.
--Photo via Pleasanton Police
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