Two arrests were made and a third suspect was outstanding in the recent robbery of two people in downtown Walnut Creek.
A judge ruled Joseph David Emerson, 44, of Pleasant Hill, could be released from jail after he pleaded not guilty to reduced charges.
Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson, 44, of Pleasant Hill, is accused of trying to down Flight 2059 while riding in the cockpit off-duty.
Steven John Novelli, 55, entered a plea agreement and was sentenced to prison. He was also ordered to stay away from the Starbucks.
A 25-year-old man was shot at by a man wielding a bow and arrow before Midnight Saturday, police say.
Walnut Creek police detectives and a sheriff's SWAT team traveled to Fairfield where they arrested 27-year-old Malcolm Hale.
Following years of litigation, jurors found William Reed, 80, guilty of stealing his clients' money from a fire settlement with PG&E.
Robberies don't appear to be related, police say.
The residents were not home but fortunately, a witness called and reported the fire.
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The victim was selling items and arranged to meet a buyer who turned up with a gun, police said.
Police recovered $10K in merchandise believed stolen from Lululemon stores in Santa Rosa and Napa.
Police were investigating the incident and seeking at least two suspects who were wearing masks and hooded sweatshirts.
Lt. Ryan Hibbs has been promoted to serve on Walnut Creek police Chief Jamie Knox's executive team as a police captain.
The thieves crashed a Land Rover through the store window to gain access to the Broadway Plaza storefront, police said.
Jarvis Ferguson, 40, who pleaded not guilty to a 15-count complaint in the burglaries, was re-arrested on a warrant for drug charges.
Officers interrupted two masked women outside a Walgreens and found the merchandise from a Walnut Creek Walgreens in their car, police said.
The DA's Office charged Romajane Hill with four felonies, including possession of a machine gun and possession of a large-capacity magazine.
Sean Christopher White, 33, is charged with carjacking, burglary, car theft, indecent exposure and other offenses in the Aug. 9 crime spree.
A 33-year-old man was booked into Contra Costa County jail on suspicion of carjacking, burglary and other crimes.
Police allege the man committed multiple rapes in recent years, and investigators believe more victims could be out there.
Police announced the arrest of a man in connection with seven burglaries that took place July 16-July 24.
Boris Popov is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 178 pounds. He speaks Russian and very limited English, Walnut Creek police said.
A mother is attacked and robbed while getting her child out of a carseat; a highway shooting impacts traffic; armed shoplifters arrested.
Home and vegetation fires were quickly doused; spoofed calls are coming from a local police department; one man was killed in highway crash.
Contra Costa County will be included in the grant money.
A resident reported seeing someone with a flashlight under a car.
Fire districts in Contra Costa, San Francisco and Sonoma counties, along with Cal Fire, are among the agencies utilizing new. technologies.
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District rounded up its Fourth of July fireworks-related responses.
A maintenance worker who died after he was hit by a car on Ygnacio Valley Road leaves behind a wife and two children, family members said.
The victim was rushed to a hospital where he died from significant injuries, police said.
The blaze was one of 58 across Con Fire's jurisdiction Tuesday, with fireworks the suspected cause of 50 of the fires.
An employee of a business reported a window was shattered; further investigation revealed it was shot with a gun, police said.
"This is clearly a growing trend over recent years and we are kicking off an awareness campaign to advise residents of the dangers."
Walnut Creek police posted a video and image of the suspect and the public helped identify him as a Concord man.
A California Highway Patrol helicopter crew flew the 7-year-old boy to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.
More police presence has led to two of its highest monthly arrest totals since the pandemic began, according to BART's interim police chief.
Officers responded to a holdup alarm and learned the robber was still inside.
The woman shown in the pictures is sought in connection with the theft of a purse from a 91-year-old woman at a care home.
Police said the woman walked through the facility and stole a 91-year-old resident's purse from their room.