Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Have you seen this car?
Dublin Police are asking for your help to find the black Mercedes that may have struck and killed a bicyclist late Tuesday night. According to a Dublin Police press release: During the examination of the vehicle parts left at the accident scene investigators discovered, through the part’s serial numbers, that the vehicle Dublin Police Services is searching for is a black 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS 500/550 or 2012 CLS63. Joann Abraham, who lives nearby, said she heard a “terrible screeching” just before the police arrived on Dougherty Road. “The whole place lit up,” she commented about the emergency vehicles responding to the scene. If you have information about this accident, call Dublin Police Sergeant Yesenia Sanchez or the Traffic Division…
The bicyclist was struck and killed, possibly by a Mercedes, on Dougherty Road near San Ramon late Tuesday night.
A male bicyclist was found dead in the street Tuesday night, the apparent victim of a hit and run, according to Dublin Police. At 11:30 p.m., Dublin Police Services received a call of a person down in the roadway in the area of Dougherty Road at Fall Creek near Camp Parks, Lieutenant Herb Walters said. When officers arrived they found a 55- to 60-year-old man in the street. “Fire and paramedics responded and determined that the man was dead,” Walters said. “Later it was determined that the man had been victim of a hit and run accident.” Walters said they found vehicle parts at the scene and that investigators believe the car that hit the man is a 2010-2011 black Mercedes Benz with possible front end damage. The victim hasn't been …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Sycamore Valley Road is considered by Danville residents to be among one of the area's more dangerous streets. You can post other locations you're concerned about by clicking the blue "add" button on the map below.
The woman who was struck by a car while crossing a Danville street Tuesday morning has been released from the hospital, the Contra Costa Times has reported. Police were notified at 10:33 a.m. that the pedestrian had been hit in a crosswalk by a small SUV near Interstate Highway 680 and Sycamore Valley Road, Sgt. Nate McCormack said. McCormack said it was a minor collision and the woman suffered minor injuries. The pedestrian was taken to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Walnut Creek. McCormack added that the collision was under investigation but that the driver of the SUV was cooperative with police. The driver was not arrested. Danville Police is looking for anyone who might have witnessed the incident to contact Danville police. …
Numerous hit and run collisions, burglaries and welfare checks are in this week's crime blotter.
The following is a collection of weekly police activity prepared by the San Ramon Police Department. The document contains only items of note. The log contains incidents that occurred from May 4 to May 9. Friday, May 4 Hit and run collisions, residential burglary, collision and a runaway juvenile 9:04 a.m.--Hit and run collision reported in the 7500 block of Interlachen Avenue. 10:19 a.m.--Report taken of a residential burglary in the 100 block of Amberstone Lane. 3:09 p.m.--Collision reported in the area of Crow Canyon and San Ramon Valley Boulevard. 4:13 p.m.--Runaway juvenile reported in the 3000 block of Kittery Avenue. 5:49 p.m.--Hit and run collision reported in the area of Alcosta Boulevard and Belle Meade Drive. Saturday, May 5 …
Monday, May 14, 2012
April was distracted drivers month and the California Highway Patrol issues a few citations in the Bay Area.
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Monday, May 14
Cell phone calls, texts and other distractions on the road earned nearly 6,000 Bay Area motorists citations from the California Highway Patrol last month, the CHP announced Friday. The 5,900 citations to drivers throughout the region came during the CHP's "It's Not Worth It" campaign to remind the public of the dangers distracted driving poses as part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, according to CHP officials. "We were overwhelmed with the support here in the Bay Area," CHP Chief Teresa Becher said in a statement. "Our allied law enforcement agencies as well as many other public and private entities in the community stepped forward to make a difference. Some made a pledge, others posted the message on electronic signs or in…
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The family of four inside the house escaped unharmed.
A house fire that originated in the trash bins at a residence in the intersection of Holborn Way and Windemere Parkway spread to the house Saturday afternoon, the Contra Costa Times reports. The family of four — two adults and two children — escaped the home unharmed and the one-alarm fire was contained within about 15 minutes of San Ramon Valley Fire District firefighters responding. The blaze severely damaged the electrical system in the home, rendering it uninhabitable, a fire official told the Times. You can read the full Contra Costa Times report here.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Amy Freeman Burton's mother, and Ainsley Freeman's grandmother, said she learned of the deaths by watching the morning news.
Hart Middle School canceled STAR testing today, worried that students would be too distraught over the death of 13-year-old Ainsley Freeman to concentrate. The girl was shot in her Stacey Court home around 6 p.m. Monday along with her mother, Amy Freeman Burton, 37. Police aren't saying anything yet about the circumstances of the shooting, including whether it was a murder-suicide or a double slaying. They likely won't know whether injuries were self-inflicted until the autopsy is complete. Freeman Burton died inside the home and her daughter, still breathing when police and paramedics arrived, was pronounced dead later at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley. Police say 28-year-old Christopher Burton — Amy's husband and Ainsley's stepdad…
An arson, two stolen cars and numerous arrests are in this week's crime blotter.
The following is a collection of weekly police activity prepared by the San Ramon Police Department. The document contains only items of note. The log contains incidents that occurred from April 27 to May 3. Friday, April 27 Battery, hit and run collision, collision, an arrest during a warrant service and a residential burglary 2:27 a.m.--Battery reported in the 6000 block of Norris Canyon Road. 12:18 p.m.--Hit and run collision reported in the 4400 block of Norris Canyon Road. 4:54 p.m.--Collision reported in the 2500 block of Piccadilly Circle. 5:54 p.m.--Arrest made during a warrant service in the 2100 block of Camino Ramon. 7:05 p.m.--Report taken of a residential burglary in the 200 block of Latera Court. Saturday, April 28 Arrest …
Police say Amy Freeman Burton's husband found her and daughter Ainsly shot inside their Stacey Court home Monday evening.
A Pleasanton woman and her 13-year-old daughter, rumored to be a Hart Middle School student, were shot and killed inside their Stacey Court home on Monday evening, police said. Officers arrived at the home around 6 p.m. and found 37-year-old Amy Freeman Burton dead inside the home from a gunshot wound, Police Lt. Jeff Bretzing said at a press briefing in front of the home around 11:45 p.m. Monday night. Her daughter, Ainsly Freeman, had also been shot but was alive. She was taken to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley where she later died, Bretzing said. Bretzing said he could not comment on the shooting other than to say Freeman Burton's husband made the grisly discovery and called 911. He is not a suspect and is not in custody, but is a…
Autopsies will show whether both guns were involved in the deaths of Amy Freeman Burton and her daughter, 13-year-old Ainsley Freeman.
Autopsies are scheduled Wednesday morning for 37-year-old Amy Freeman Burton and her 13-year-old daugther, Ainsley Freeman, and Pleasanton police expect them to reveal "new and important facts." The two were shot to death Monday night inside their Pleasanton home. During a search of the home, police recovered two handguns, according to a press release by Lt. Jeff Bretzing. Neither gun is registered, but Christopher Burton, Amy Freeman Burton’s husband, told investigators they obtained the guns from his brother in Arizona. It is unknown at this time if either of the guns were used in the shooting, but one was located in the general area of the two victims. The autopsy and subsequent lab tests of the weapons and ammunition will determine …
SPS - San Ramon
9:44 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Pretty sure I've seen this car traveling on Bollinger Canyon Rd. near Gale Ranch and Windemere. Will definitely keep my eyes open! more ›