Police are looking for a man and woman who robbed a pair of women as they walked to their car after leaving the Liquid Nightclub early Sunday… Read more “Police looking for couple who robbed women of their purses and cell phone early Sunday”
Category: Suburban Crime
Suburban Crime Round-Up: Thieves steal school’s solar panels; former WC worker gets jail time; St. Mary’s rape arrest
From my Saturday morning perusal of the Contra Costa Times: (As much as many like to say that newspapers and journalism are a dying industry, where would… Read more “Suburban Crime Round-Up: Thieves steal school’s solar panels; former WC worker gets jail time; St. Mary’s rape arrest”
Pugnacious prosecutor grandstanding? Or will the CoCo District Attorney’s really stop going after drunk drivers and other misdemeanor criminals?
Claycord.com alerted us to this report from ABC7New.com that $4.1 million in budget cuts to the Contra Costa District Attorneys’ office means that head prosecutor Bob Kochly… Read more “Pugnacious prosecutor grandstanding? Or will the CoCo District Attorney’s really stop going after drunk drivers and other misdemeanor criminals?”
Very sad story: partially mummified body of woman found in Walnut Creek condo
This week we saw a fair amount of news coverage about the decomposed body of an elderly woman found in a Piedmont home, and how the owner… Read more “Very sad story: partially mummified body of woman found in Walnut Creek condo”
Man arrested in attempted home burglary
An unemployed 20-year-old Concord man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of attempting to break into a home on Corona Place, near Treat Boulevard. Sgt. Lanny Edwards says… Read more “Man arrested in attempted home burglary”
Creepy mug shot of the year? Son suspected of murdering his parents in their Pleasanton country club home
This is Ernie Scherer, III, the 30-year-old son of Ernie Scherer Jr., 60, a former San Ramon Valley School District trustee and prominent local Republican activist, and… Read more “Creepy mug shot of the year? Son suspected of murdering his parents in their Pleasanton country club home”
One-time Lamorinda couple named by Time magazine as among top 25 individuals to blame for the U.S. recession
Following the Savings and Loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s, my mother was glad she had stashed her and my father’s money in World Savings Bank,… Read more “One-time Lamorinda couple named by Time magazine as among top 25 individuals to blame for the U.S. recession”
Second suspect charged in very unnerving daylight carjacking of 80-year-old woman from popular parking garage
Speaking of Olympia Place… My mother is 80-plus years old and a longtime Walnut Creek resident. Lately, she has begun to take in matinees by herself at… Read more “Second suspect charged in very unnerving daylight carjacking of 80-year-old woman from popular parking garage”
Concord man arrested in WC bank robbery
Walnut Creek police Wednesday arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the January 20 robbery of the Washington Mutual Bank on Oak Grove Road. Police say Brandon… Read more “Concord man arrested in WC bank robbery”
Life sentence without parole for man convicted of killing 90-year-old Lafayette woman
Elizabeth Ann Vuori lived on one of my favorite streets in Contra Costa County. This is Moraga Boulevard near downtown Lafayette. It is lined with charming old… Read more “Life sentence without parole for man convicted of killing 90-year-old Lafayette woman”
Crazy in Suburbia 