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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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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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Authorities Search for Missing Boater Near Discovery Bay
Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputies with the marine patrol unit are searching for a boater who went missing near Discovery Bay Sunday night.
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Vigil to Be Held for Victim in Unsolved 1996 Strangulation
A vigil will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday for the victim in an unsolved 1996 strangulation case in the unincorporated town of Crockett.
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Rodeo Man Booked on $5.5M Bail in Sexual Abuse Case
A Rodeo man has been booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on $5.5 million bail on suspicion of sex offenses involving children, according to Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputies.
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Body Found Near Byron Airport in Contra Costa County
Sheriff’s deputies found the body of a transient woman Tuesday morning in a campsite she was apparently living in near the Byron Airport in unincorporated Contra Costa County.
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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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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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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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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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Murder Charges Filed Against Driver in Collision That Killed 4-Year-Old Girl
Murder charges were filed Friday in Contra Costa County Superior Court against a Pittsburg man who allegedly stole a truck that was involved in a collision that killed a 4-year-old girl, according to sheriff’s officials.
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Man Taken Into Custody Following Shooting Death of Woman Near Martinez
A 57-year-old man has been taken into custody on suspicion of being connected to a shooting in unincorporated Martinez that ended with the death of a 58-year-old woman, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department.
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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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Suspect Arrested in Discovery Bay Fatal Shooting
A 19-year-old Antioch man has been arrested in the shooting death of a Discovery Bay man last weekend, Contra Costa County Sheriff’s officials said.
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Two Male Juveniles Arrested in Sexual Assault Case: Contra Costa County Sheriff
Two male juveniles have been arrested in connection to a sexual assault investigation involving a female juvenile victim, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office.