Martinez police

There will be an increased police presence at Alhambra High School in Martinez on Monday after a third-person report about a possible shooting threat at the school, according to the Martinez Unified School District.

Drivers allegedly involved in a series of sideshows last weekend in western Contra Costa County may be facing criminal charges now that the California Highway Patrol has filed complaints with the district attorney.

Drivers allegedly involved in a series of sideshows last weekend in western Contra Costa County may be facing criminal charges now that the California Highway Patrol has filed complaints with the district attorney.

One person was killed Saturday evening after being struck by a freight train in Martinez, authorities confirmed.

The Contra Costa County Chief of Emergency Medical Services was arrested Sunday on charges of possessing controlled substances, authorities said Tuesday. EMS Chief Richard Stephenson has been placed on administrative leave after he was arrested by Martinez police for the alleged violations of California Health and Safety Codes.

Three juveniles were arrested Sunday in unincorporated Contra Costa County after leading Martinez police on a 13-mile chase in a stolen car, police said on social media.

Crews were scrambling Sunday to repair a water main break in Martinez, according to Martinez police.

Martinez Police responded to a recreational vehicle fire Thursday morning. Police urged people to avoid the area of Arnold Dr. between Howe Rd. and Old Orchard as they tried to extinguish the flames.

A shocking case of road rage in the East Bay caught on a driver’s dashboard camera is raising eyebrows, and police say it could have turned deadly.

A shocking case of road rage in the East Bay caught on a driver’s dashboard camera is raising eyebrows, and police say it could have turned deadly. Jodi Hernandez reports.

The Martinez City Council on Wednesday took steps to approve a resolution expressing support for the city’s immigrant community, following weeks of growing concern about ICE raids and deportations under the Trump administration.

A woman who apparently purposefully ran down three pedestrians, including her estranged husband, in Martinez Monday morning jumped to her death from the Benicia-Martinez Bridge a short time later, according to police.

A woman who apparently purposefully ran down three pedestrians, including her estranged husband, in Martinez Monday morning jumped to her death from the Benicia-Martinez Bridge a short time later, according to police. Elyce Kirchner reports.

Authorities on Sunday evening made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a man in Walnut Creek a day earlier, according to the Walnut Creek Police Department.

A Martinez woman is behind bars Saturday after she shot and injured a man who was fighting with her fiance, police said.

A California Highway Patrol helicopter was forced to abandon a stolen vehicle search Saturday night after narrowly avoiding a mid-air collision with a drone, officers said.

Martinez police are looking for two men who allegedly robbed a Subway sandwich shop at gunpoint Monday evening.

A motorcyclist who allegedly sped away from police on state Highway 4 in Martinez Tuesday afternoon collided into multiple cars and was left with major injuries, police and California Highway Patrol officials said.

Two victims were kidnapped, robbed and shot at in Martinez on Wednesday night, police said.