It was the apology heard around the world: Contra Costa Sheriff Warren Rupf’s blunt assessment of his department’s failure to discover kidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard sooner,… Read more “Why Rupf’s apology over the Jaycee Dugard case shouldn’t be held against him if he decides to run again for sheriff”
Category: Suburban Crime
Message from Acalanes school district superintendent regarding teacher’s arrest
This was a message sent out yesterday from John Stockton, Acalanes Union High School District, regarding Thursday’s arrest of Mark Christopher Litton, an English teacher at Miramonte… Read more “Message from Acalanes school district superintendent regarding teacher’s arrest”
“Creative and inspired” Miramonte High English teacher arrested on charges of having sex with former student
Mark Christopher Litton, an English teacher at Miramonte High, was taken into custody at about 1 p.m. at Miramonte High in Orinda. He was arrested on suspicion… Read more ““Creative and inspired” Miramonte High English teacher arrested on charges of having sex with former student”
A KKK-style cross in Moraga: And who are the Neo-Nazis lurking beneath our happy suburban surface?
The FBI is investigating the discovery of a “KKK-style cross” left in the driveway of a Moraga home. The San Francisco Chronicle says the home belongs to… Read more “A KKK-style cross in Moraga: And who are the Neo-Nazis lurking beneath our happy suburban surface?”
An insanity defense for Phillip Garrido? I seriously doubt it.
Over the weekend, I came across this headline for an Associated Press story about the Jaycee Lee Dugard case: “Phillip Garrido’s mental state likely to be issue… Read more “An insanity defense for Phillip Garrido? I seriously doubt it.”
Possible attempted kidnap at Pleasant Hill middle school: Walnut Creek students also to be warned
A student at Pleasant Hill Middle School on Thursday had apparently been listening to warnings about avoiding strange guys who claims to be emissaries for one’s mother,… Read more “Possible attempted kidnap at Pleasant Hill middle school: Walnut Creek students also to be warned”
Detective following up on Saranap stabbing case, but no suspects being sought
Finally heard from Contra Costa Sheriff’s spokesman Jimmy Lee about the stabbing near Boulevard Way last Thursday. (Jimmy apologized pretty heavily for not getting back to me… Read more “Detective following up on Saranap stabbing case, but no suspects being sought”
Jaycee Dugard’s daughters didn’t know she was their mom, and more good, bad, and ugly tales of maternal ties in the Dugard case
Let’s start with the bad: Jaycee Dugard’s two daughters didn’t know she was their bio-mom: Up until their father, Phil, was taken into custody on charges of… Read more “Jaycee Dugard’s daughters didn’t know she was their mom, and more good, bad, and ugly tales of maternal ties in the Dugard case”
The Brits getting the inside images of Jaycee Lee Dugard’s "secret prison"
The British are coming, and they are all over the Jaycee Dugard story. It’s front page news in London newspapers, and a scrappy and law-bending British-born freelancer… Read more “The Brits getting the inside images of Jaycee Lee Dugard’s "secret prison"”
LAS … BTR … Huh? Taggers hit Walnut Creek shopping center, but what are they trying to say?
Maybe someone out there, proficient in Taggerspeak, can translate this mark left on a wall above the shops at ths strip mall at Newell Avenue and South… Read more “LAS … BTR … Huh? Taggers hit Walnut Creek shopping center, but what are they trying to say?”
Crazy in Suburbia 