Pittsburg police

Police in Pittsburg were involved in a shooting Saturday afternoon after a man, allegedly armed with a loaded handgun, attempted to flee from officers, authorities confirmed.

Police in Pittsburg were involved in a shooting Saturday afternoon after a man, allegedly armed with a loaded handgun, attempted to flee from officers, authorities confirmed.

Police in Antioch are crediting advancements in technology for a recent arrest in the 15-year-old homicide of a teenage boy.

It’s back to school for thousands of kids, and police in one Contra Costa County city are going the extra mile to make sure their trip is safe.

It’s back to school for thousands of kids, and police in one Contra Costa County city are going the extra mile to make sure their trip is safe. Jodi Hernandez reports.

Pittsburg police on Monday nabbed a driver going 103 mph in a 45 mph zone on a city street.

Pittsburg police on Monday nabbed a driver going 103 mph in a 45 mph zone on a city street.

A Contra Costa County family is demanding answers after a man they say shot and killed their loved one is allowed to walk free.

Salvador Morales was drunk and high when he shot a relative in the neck, kidnapped his estranged wife and child then led East Bay law enforcement on a chase that ended at his Pittsburg home where he was shot eight times by a SWAT team, investigators said Thursday morning at a coroner’s inquest in a Martinez courtroom.

Pittsburg police has released a 19-minute long bodycam video of a violent arrest that took place last weekend, following public outcry of police brutality after a cellphone video of the arrest surfaced online. A cellphone video of the Sept. 15 arrest taken from across the street showed two police officers punching a man several times in their attempt to restrain him.

Pittsburg police on Friday released shocking body camera video of a deadly officer-involved shooting earlier this year.

Pittsburg police on Friday released shocking body camera video of a deadly officer-involved shooting earlier this year. Cheryl Hurd reports.

A suspect in a statewide Amber Alert was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Pittsburg, and the 16-year-old girl from Hayward he allegedly abducted was found at the Pleasant Hill BART station, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. Roz Plater reports.

A suspect in a statewide Amber Alert was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Pittsburg, and the 16-year-old girl from Hayward he allegedly abducted was found at the Pleasant Hill BART station, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.

Pittsburg police Friday night shot to death a 43-year-old Antioch man outside a restaurant in Pittsburg who was allegedly reaching for a gun, police said.

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Pittsburg police Saturday night arrested a juvenile suspected of carjacking a vehicle from the Rockridge BART station parking lot the night before.

The family of a man who died in Pittsburg police custody last year is taking legal action against the city, the police department and the officers involved.

Pittsburg police are looking for a 19-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting another man outside a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop Wednesday.