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Incident at Baldwin Elementary, Thursday the 17th
Around 6:15 or so last Thursday, we noticed two Danville police sequestering four older teenagers in Baldwin Elementary School's parking lot - and putting one of them on handc... |
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on Sep 22, 2009 at 6:04 pm by Derek, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Burglar bagged by sharp-eyed neighbor
An early morning burglar was stymied last week through the actions of a vigilant neighbor. Danville Police Department Lt. Mark Williams said a 21-year-old Danville man was arr... |
Editor |
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on Sep 1, 2009 at 9:48 pm by Barbara, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Police seek armed robbers who targeted man at bank, Subway cashier
At about 6:20 a.m., police received a report of a robbery in front of a Wells Fargo bank at 699 Contra Costa Blvd. A male victim was standing in front of the bank's ATM machin... |
Editor |
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on Jan 31, 2012 at 3:36 pm by Andrew, a resident of another community |
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This week's police log
The Danville Police Department provides Danville Express with a record of its calls each week. This is a sampling, omitting the more mundane, such as routine traffic stops, se... |
Editor |
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on Jan 5, 2012 at 9:37 am by Allen, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Former cop pleads not guilty to having sex with a minor
Shawn Wallace, a 45-year-old former Walnut Creek police detective, pleaded not guilty Monday to one felony count alleging that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl in 2010. If h... |
Editor |
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on May 23, 2011 at 10:42 am by not_surprised, a resident of the Walnut Creek neighborhood |
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This week's police log
The Danville Police Department provides Danville Express with a record of its calls each week. This is a sampling, omitting the more mundane, such as routine traffic stops, se... |
Editor |
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on May 24, 2011 at 7:35 am by Vicki, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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This week's police log
The Danville Police Department provides Danville Express with a record of its calls each week. This is a sampling, omitting the more mundane, such as routine traffic stops, se... |
Editor |
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on May 3, 2012 at 1:46 pm by Mike H., a member of the Diablo Vista Middle School community |
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Iron Horse Trail: too much horse manure!!
Dear Dolores,
It is time that horse owners clean up the manure left by their animals in the same manner as dog owners. The trail is becoming an ugly odor of horse manure le... |
Hal Bailey |
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on Sep 2, 2009 at 7:58 pm by Shemp, a resident of the Blackhawk neighborhood |
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Nine months later, still no preliminary hearing for lawyer charged in hit and run death
More than nine months after his arrest, a San Ramon attorney charged in a hit and run death has yet to step inside a courtroom to face the allegations against him. Spencer Fre... |
Editor |
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 5:40 pm by C. R. Mudgeon, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Three years later: Tragic tale of greed and murder ends with son's conviction
The case has all the elements of a made-for-TV movie: greed, lust, brutality and a man whose lack of emotion made him the target of the police investigation from the start.
R... |
Editor |
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on Apr 1, 2011 at 7:29 am by Bill, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
This week's police log
The Danville Police Department provides Danville Express with a record of its calls each week. This is a sampling, omitting the more mundane, such as routine traffic stops.
R... |
Editor |
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on Mar 18, 2010 at 10:52 am by resident, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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'We will no longer accept the violence,' says Robin Givens
Robin Givens - actress, author, activist, survivor - emphatically told the luncheon crowd at the Concord Hilton: "We need to educate society: You cannot hit a woman." She reca... |
Editor |
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on Nov 14, 2009 at 11:22 pm by Gina, a member of the Montair Elementary School community |
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Scherer to stand trial for parents' deaths
Ernest Scherer III, 31, sat emotionless in an Oakland courtroom Friday as Judge Jeffrey Horner ordered the defendant to stand trial for the deaths of his parents in their Cast... |
Editor |
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on Aug 25, 2009 at 7:51 pm by Sad, a resident of the Walnut Creek neighborhood |
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This week's police log
The Danville Police Department provides Danville Express with a record of its calls each week. This is a sampling, omitting the more mundane, such as routine traffic stops.
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Editor |
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on Jul 7, 2010 at 2:26 pm by sean, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Danville PD investigating string of thefts
Police Chief Steve Simpkins said a total of seven autos were entered in the areas of Claridge Drive, Alicante Place, Aptos Place and Balceta Court between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. Th... |
Editor |
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on Mar 9, 2011 at 12:13 pm by samiam, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Car totaled at El Cerro under freeway
San Ramon Valley Firefighters responded to a vehicle accident on Tuesday, Aug. 11, on El Cerro Blvd at I-680. Crews transported patients to local hospitals. Photos by Lucas Hi... |
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on Aug 17, 2009 at 10:51 am by jo, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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This week's police log
The Danville Police Department provides Danville Express with a record of its calls each week. This is a sampling, omitting the more mundane, such as routine traffic stops, se... |
Editor |
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on Aug 5, 2011 at 11:32 am by Jessica Lipsky, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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DA's office dismisses 15 cases in CNET 'dirty DUI' scandal
As part of the fallout from a criminal case involving two Contra Costa County law enforcement officers, prosecutors have dismissed 15 pending criminal cases and declined to fi... |
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on Apr 14, 2011 at 2:49 pm by I\'m the guv, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Sign up for the Sesquicentennial Ball
Discover Danville is hosting a Sesquicentennial Ball at 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4, at Bridges Restaurant and Bar. The night will include live music, dancing and a silent auctio... |
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on Oct 10, 2009 at 8:45 am by His_wife79, a resident of the Blackhawk neighborhood |
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Crime up slightly in Danville last year according to annual report
Danville crime statistics for 2010 show a mixed bag, with rape and homicides down and an increase in armed robberies, strong-arm robberies and aggravated assaults, all types o... |
Editor |
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on Mar 21, 2011 at 3:59 pm by jrm, a member of the Vista Grande Elementary School community |
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Thousands attend funeral services for CHP Officer Youngstrom
A few thousand law enforcement officers, government officials and community members gathered in Vacaville Thursday morning to say goodbye to California Highway Patrol Officer ... |
Editor |
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on Sep 14, 2012 at 9:33 am by bz, a resident of the Blackhawk neighborhood |
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It is getting late, do you know where your funds are?
Dear Dolores,
Volumes of detailed information on supervisors' funds usage are being shared among Contra Costa neighborhoods forums. At issue in BANG stories is the usage o... |
Hal |
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on Nov 16, 2010 at 8:25 pm by My Money, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Students to share poetry out loud
More than 800 students in Contra Costa County will join students across the nation in the 2009 Poetry Out Loud competition, taking place at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 8, at the Doug... |
Editor |
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on Sep 15, 2009 at 4:06 am by azjOjZjxfhdykmraKxy, a member of the Vista Grande Elementary School community |
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September 13th is upon us, MAC?
Dear Dolores,
Commitments by district 3 to identify their district 3 volunteers that will staff an Alamo MAC is now proceeding to October 13, the promised date, without ann... |
Hal Bailey |
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on Oct 8, 2009 at 7:12 pm by Hal Bailey, a resident of another community |
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State unemployment drops to 12.3 percent in June
California's jobless rate continued to show very slight improvement in June, dropping another 0.1 percent to 12.3 percent, according to a report issued today by the state Empl... |
Editor |
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on Jul 20, 2010 at 9:19 am by billr, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |