Crime & Safety

East Bay Crime Blotter: Hwy 4 Shooting, Crashes; Baskin-Robbins Robbed; CVS Hit

A look at a few of the week's police, fire and court incidents from around Walnut Creek, Concord, Martinez, Pleasant Hill and Lamorinda.

Serial Robber Sought By Police In Concord, Walnut Creek

  • “Give me all the money, and I won’t hurt you,” is what he usually said to employees at numerous stores hit.

BREAKING: Fairfield Assault Victim, 63, Dies From Injuries Sustained During Robbery

  • The Suisun City woman was hit in head with baseball bat in mall lot. Suspect, 19, struck female with hammer at ATM the day before: police.

Stolen Car Pursuit Goes Wild With Foot Chase Through Backyards, Helicopter Search; Suspect Got Away.

  • The car was reported stolen from Pleasant Hill. The chase covered Martinez to Concord.

Hwy 4 Reopens After Multi-Car Crash Tuesday Afternoon.

  • The accident was near the Pittsburg area and involved a flipped vehicle with person trapped inside.

Robber With Knife Holds Up Baskin-Robbins On Clayton Road Near Ygnacio Valley

  • Police looking for leads on the suspect described as thin, clean-shaven white man in his 20s in a camouflage hoodie.

Suspect Arrested For Hit-And-Run Death Of Elderly Walnut Creek Man

  • Obed Obeso, 32, of Richmond was identified by police as the man suspected of running a stop sign and smashing into Anthony Tonti’s car.

UPDATE On Elderly Driver Hitting CVS: Pedestrian Injured

  • The accident was this morning at the store at Treat Boulevard and Bancroft Road.

Suspected Serial Burglar From East Bay Cases Busted

  • He was driving a Honda stolen from Orinda and had a Berkeley firefighter uniform when stopped in Antioch.

Tragic: Body Found On Bolinas Beach Possibly Golden Gate Suicide Jumper From East Bay

  • The 52 year old from Stockton was twice escorted off the bridge, authorities said.

Firefighter Injured In Orinda Home Blaze

  • The fire was Tuesday on Woodcrest Road.

Hwy 4 Shooting Led To Multi-Vehicle Crash, 7 Injured

  • Three arrested for Monday’s incident.

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