Authorities on Friday FINALLY got around to releasing information about the arrest of a Walnut Creek police officer, nearly two weeks after a bizarre incident in which… Read more “In the wake of Ferguson, should we question authorities’ handling of disclosure in Walnut Creek police officer’s arrest?”
Category: Walnut Creek police
Did marijuana psychosis kill Anthony Banta, Jr.?
Last week, I attended the Contra Costa County Coroner’s inquest into the death of Anthony Banta, Jr., the hairdresser who was shot and killed by Walnut Creek… Read more “Did marijuana psychosis kill Anthony Banta, Jr.?”
Photo of bank robber released
Walnut Creek are seeking the public’s help in finding this man who robbed the Bank of the West on California Boulevard Wednesday morning. Here are details from… Read more “Photo of bank robber released”
Arrests made in stabbing at North Main Street car wash parking lot
Walnut Creek police Monday night arrested two Walnut Creek men in connection with a stabbing that occurred during a fight in the parking lot of Walnut Creek… Read more “Arrests made in stabbing at North Main Street car wash parking lot”
Walnut Creek woman’s remains identified in" I-5 strangler" cold case
Walnut Creek police announced Monday that a bone fragment found in a Napa County river bed near Lake Berryessa is that of Lou Ellen Burleigh, a 21-year-old… Read more “Walnut Creek woman’s remains identified in" I-5 strangler" cold case”
Be safe while you celebrate Cinco de Mayo
I was hearing from a Walnut Creek police officer, during a ride-along I took last Saturday morning, that certain, more alcohol-fueled Cinco de Mayo celebrations, can make… Read more “Be safe while you celebrate Cinco de Mayo”
There will be a lot of bald cops, officials, dispatchers, and kids around town now
They came, they submitted, they lost their hair. More than 50 police officers from Walnut Creek and Concord, as well as the chief of Walnut Creek police,… Read more “There will be a lot of bald cops, officials, dispatchers, and kids around town now”
Three teen boys arrested in early morning carjacking at Countrywood shopping center
Police early Saturday morning arrested three boys, ages 15 to 17 and from Concord and Martinez, on suspicion of carjacking. Walnut Creek police Sgt. Lanny Edwards says… Read more “Three teen boys arrested in early morning carjacking at Countrywood shopping center”
Police, residents band together to–they hope–put a stop to wave of Saranap area burglaries
Over the past month, dozens of homes have been broken into in and around the Saranap area. Burglars struck five houses on one street that has just… Read more “Police, residents band together to–they hope–put a stop to wave of Saranap area burglaries”
Eagle-eyed neighbor helps Walnut Creek police nab burglary suspect
the home o Walnut Creek police on Thursday found a 41-year-old Martinez man in possession of the jewelry and computers he had allegedly stolen from a Huston… Read more “Eagle-eyed neighbor helps Walnut Creek police nab burglary suspect”
Crazy in Suburbia 