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17-Year-Old Boy Killed in Apparent Homicide in Contra Costa County
A 17-year-old boy was killed Tuesday morning in the Contra Costa County community of North Richmond, sheriff’s officials said.
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2 Men Arrested in Connection With Halloween Shooting at Orinda Airbnb Rental Face Weapons Charges
Two more people have been arrested by the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office and federal agents in connection with the investigation into a shooting at a Halloween party in Orinda that killed five people and wounded nine more.
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Body Found in Contra Costa County's John Henry Johnson Park
A hiker discovered a man’s body in a remote part of John Henry Johnson Park south of Pittsburg on Thursday, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.
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Racist Graffiti in Bay Point Not Being Treated as Hate Crime
One family is convinced it’s a hate crime. Contra Costa County sheriff’s officials say it’s not.
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Contra Costa Sheriff's Arrest Two in Assault; Detectives Check Homicide Tie
Contra Costa County Sheriff’s deputies are trying to establish whether the death Thursday night of one man in unincorporated Bay Point and the assault of a second man a short distance away are connected, and have arrested two men as suspects in the second, non-fatal assault, a sheriff’s spokesman said.
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Suspect in Pacheco Homicide Arrested Near Concord BART
The man killed Friday in what sheriff’s investigators believe was a dispute between two acquaintances in the unincorporated Contra Costa County community of Pacheco has been identified as 29-year-old Erick Ousey of Pacheco.
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Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office Investigates Alamo Jewelry Store Burglary
The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a jewelry store burglary that occurred Monday in Alamo.
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Woman Found on Bay Point Sidewalk Pronounced Dead
A woman who was found lying on a sidewalk in Bay Point early Sunday morning has been pronounced dead, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.
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Danville Homicide Suspect Dead in Apparent Suicide in Illinois
A man suspected of fatally shooting a senior citizen in Danville on Sunday afternoon has died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in St. Charles, Illinois, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.
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Contra Costa Sheriff's Office Search for Alleged Sexual Assault Suspect
The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged rape attempt that occurred near a BART station Thursday afternoon. A woman was reportedly approached by a man at the Pittsburg/Bay Point station and when they got off the train, he exposed himself and asked her to perform a sexual act on him, officials said.
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Suspect Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting Near Martinez
A Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a 41-year-old Discovery Bay man who had fired a shot at him after a foot pursuit led to a struggle between the two in unincorporated Pacheco Wednesday morning, sheriff’s officials said.
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High-Speed Pursuit Ends With Deadly Crash in San Pablo
A suspect who led a sheriff’s deputy on a high-speed chase in the East Bay early Tuesday crashed in San Pablo and later died, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.
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School Groundskeeper Arrested in Child Molestation in Walnut Creek
A Walnut Creek man who worked as a school groundskeeper is being held on $12 million bail after being arrested on suspicion of seven counts of felony child molestation, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.
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Family of Danville Woman Killed While House-Sitting Offers $10,000 Reward
A Contra Costa County family is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect or suspects in a woman’s killing, county sheriff’s officials said.
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Pittsburg Man Charged With Two Counts of Murder in Antioch Crash That Killed Two Small Girls
A man now charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of two small children in a crash last week involving a stolen truck made his initial court appearance Monday in Martinez, Contra Costa County prosecutors said.
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600 Marijuana Plants Seized at Discovery Bay Home
Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office detectives seized about 600 marijuana plants while serving a search warrant Wednesday in Discovery Bay.
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Blackhawk Residents Offer $25K for Arrest, Conviction of Burglars
Residents of the unincorporated Contra Costa County community of Blackhawk near Danville are offering a reward of $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects connected to a string of burglaries in the community, sheriff’s officials said Monday.
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Woman's Body Found on Dirt Road in East Bay, Homicide Investigation Launched: Sheriff's Department
A homicide investigation is underway in a rural Contra Costa County community after a woman’s body was found on a dirt road, sheriff’s department officials said Wednesday.
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Arrest Made in Double Shooting in El Sobrante: Police
A 32-year-old man has been identified as the suspect arrested in connection with the shooting of two people Monday afternoon in El Sobrante,according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s office.
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Father of 9-Year-Old Stabbed to Death Says His Home Will Remain Open to Guests
The father of a 9-year-old boy stabbed to death in his Discovery Bay Home spoke publicly for the first time on Thursday, saying his home would remain open to guests.