Sad news from Tracy and Sacramento TV station Fox40: Sources within local law enforcement tell FOX40 News the body of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu was recovered from inside… Read more “Tracy girl’s body found in recovered luggage”
Category: Suburban Crime
Trial opens in murder of Walnut Creek man who was trying to protect his mom from intruder
It’s a sad coincidence, but last week I was driving in my neighborhood and pulled up to a stoplight behind a white GMC pickup. I couldn’t help… Read more “Trial opens in murder of Walnut Creek man who was trying to protect his mom from intruder”
Beyond the egg-throwers, more reports of out-of-control teens in suburbia this weekend
Four teens from Danville and Alamo, who refused to leave an underage drinking party, wound up in trouble with the police, the Danville Weekly reports. Apparently, the… Read more “Beyond the egg-throwers, more reports of out-of-control teens in suburbia this weekend”
Kids on spring break–or someone–throwing eggs at cars on Ygnacio Valley Road Saturday night/Sunday morning
Parents: do you know where your kids were at 4:45 on a Sunday morning? A reader e-mailed to report being pelted by eggs while driving to work… Read more “Kids on spring break–or someone–throwing eggs at cars on Ygnacio Valley Road Saturday night/Sunday morning”
Concord man killed on Walnut Creek freeway frontage road
Update: The Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office identified the man killed in Friday’s early morning crash in Walnut Creek as Brian McGhee, 36, of Concord. A man,… Read more “Concord man killed on Walnut Creek freeway frontage road”
Five teens arrested trying to break into Northgate area home in Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek police Wednesday arrested five teens, three of them juveniles, in connection with the attempted burglary of a home off Oak Grove Road, near Arbolado Park.… Read more “Five teens arrested trying to break into Northgate area home in Walnut Creek”
Guy in hoodie, sunglasses robs Palos Verdes Rite-Aid Sunday afternoon
A man, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses, robbed a pharmacist of an undisclosed amount and type of drugs from the Rite-Aid store in the Palos… Read more “Guy in hoodie, sunglasses robs Palos Verdes Rite-Aid Sunday afternoon”
8-year-old Tracy girl vanishes Friday…And why are we first hearing about it on Sunday?
Sandra Cantu of Tracy has been missing since Friday. She’s 8 years old. And why is the greater public finally learning about this on Sunday? She’s been… Read more “8-year-old Tracy girl vanishes Friday…And why are we first hearing about it on Sunday?”
WC police investigating man shot in the neck while driving on Geary Road
UPDATE: Walnut Creek police Lt Bryan Hill confirmed Friday afternoon that at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, witnesses saw a blue Saturn sedan crash into a tree in… Read more “WC police investigating man shot in the neck while driving on Geary Road”
Police looking for robbers who held up woman in her WC home
Walnut Creek police are looking for two men, one who was armed with a gun, who robbed a woman in her home off Walnut Avenue Wednesday evening.… Read more “Police looking for robbers who held up woman in her WC home”