Crime & Safety

Carjackings; Teacher Arrest: Pleasant Hill, East Bay Police Logs

Man pulled from BART tracks; women steal three shopping carts full of groceries; and other East Bay police, fire and court news.

PLEASANT HILL, CA — The following is a week's collection of police, courtroom and fire stories from Pleasant Hill and elsewhere in Contra Costa County and the East Bay.

Men Arrested In Concord Tied To Burglary Wave: CoCo Sheriff

  • The Sheriff's Office is in the process of returning recovered property to the rightful owners.

Teacher From Pleasant Hill Arrested On Sex-Abuse Charges: Sheriff

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  • The Pleasant Hill woman is a high school teacher and her victims, the sheriff's office says, were students more than 20 years ago.

Vandal Cutting Wires To Traffic Signals Around Town: Pittsburg PD

  • The vandalism has mainly taken place late at night, according to police.

Concord Man Dies In Motorcycle Crash Near Clayton

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  • The fatal crash happened on Marsh Creek Road just east of Morgan Territory Road.

Shooting Suspect Sought By Antioch Police

  • Police say Kevion Blocker should be considered armed and dangerous.

Man Pulled From BART Track At Concord Station After Several Hours

  • BART service was down for several hours between Concord and Pleasant Hill. The man was placed on a psychiatric hold.

1 Airlifted From 3-Vehicle Contra Costa County Crash

  • The incident forced the closure of the eastbound lanes of state Highway 4 as crews worked the scene.

Man Faces Murder Charges In Dublin Home Invasion

  • Police say Adrianna Marie Navarro of Vallejo was killed while she and accomplice Rickey Tyrone White tried to rob her ex-boyfriend's house.

Lawsuit By Kate Steinle's Family Against Government Is Dismissed

  • A magistrate tossed the last lawsuit against the government by the family of Kate Steinle, who was killed in a San Francisco shooting.

Loaded Handgun Seized At Walnut Creek High School

  • The gun was found in a student's backpack at Las Lomas High School Thursday morning.

Fremont Home Invasion Robbery: Elderly Sisters Not Hurt

  • Police are searching for four suspects.

2 Fremont Carjackings: One Victim Slashed With Knife

  • Police report they've arrested 18-year-old Christopher Zapien of Lathrop and charged him in both cases.

Woman Shot In Fremont, Refuses To Help Police

  • The woman was shot in the leg at a restaurant parking lot.

Woman Drugged, Raped: Berkeley Restaurant Manager Arrested: Cops

  • Issac Amiga was charged after DNA evidence linked him to the woman, according to police and prosecutors.

4 Thieves With A Kid Along Steal From Store: Police Seek IDs

  • The four women stole three full shopping carts worth of merchandise from a Grocery Outlet supermarket in Alameda, police say.

Hercules Police Investigate Armed Robbery

  • Police say they are searching for two gunmen who stole cell phones, wallets, and car keys.

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