Contra Costa County DA resigns, pleads no contest to perjury
Contra Costa County District Attorney Mark Peterson resigned today and also pleaded no contest to a single charge of perjury after being charged with using more than $66,000 in campaign funds to pay personal...
San Pablo police arrest suspect connected to bank robberies
San Pablo police have arrested a man suspected of robbing at least two banks and a payday loan business in the city recently.
At about 5:15 p.m. Thursday, San Pablo officers were called to the...
San Pablo police need help identifying bank robbery suspect
San Pablo police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man believed to be connected to two local bank robberies.
The first incident occurred June 13 at approximately 12:40 p.m. The suspect walked...
BART police seek suspect in sexual battery on train
BART police have released surveillance images of a man who is suspected of sexual battery onboard a train car this week traveling from the Richmond to North Berkeley stations.
The suspect -- described as a...
Man killed in shooting on 20th Street in Richmond
A 21-year-old man was killed in a shooting in the 100 block of 20th Street in Richmond Thursday night, police said.
Officers responded to a call about a shooting about 7 p.m., Richmond police Lt....
El Cerrito man paid Richmond-area cashiers to assist in tax scheme
An El Cerrito man who stole the names of deceased individuals and used them to fetch refunds from federal tax returns was sentenced to 54 months in prison Tuesday, authorities said.
Brandon Robinson, 35, paid...
Richmond police investigating fatal shooting at Booker T. Anderson Park
Richmond police are investigating a shooting at Booker T. Anderson on Thursday that claimed the life of 20-year-old Allie Sweitzer of Discovery Bay.
Police responded to reports of a shooting in the 900 block of...
El Sobrante standoff ends with man’s arrest
A man was arrested in El Sobrante after barricading himself in a home with a "no visitors" sign posted on the front door, and engaging in a several-hour standoff with Contra Costa County sheriff's...
Fatal I-80 crash victim identified as Vacaville man
Authorities have identified Donald Fitch, 58, of Vacaville, as the motorcyclist who was killed in a collision involving a suspected drunken driver on eastbound Interstate Highway 80 in Richmond early Saturday.
The collision occurred about...
Fatal crash on I-80 in Richmond ends in DUI arrest
A fatal crash on Interstate Highway 80 near Cutting Boulevard this morning led to the death of a motorcyclist and the arrest of a Suisun City man on DUI charges.
The collision occurred about 1:40...
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