Pittsburg

Man Killed By Wrong-Way Driver On Highway 24 In Lafayette

A 51-year-old Pittsburg man has been identified as the victim in a fatal crash caused by an alleged drunk driver on state Highway 24 in Lafayette early Friday morning, according to a Contra Costa County coroner’s deputy.

2013/05/03

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Woman Arrested In Pittsburg After Driving Away In Patrol Car

East Bay Parks Police arrested a woman after she sped off in the officer’s patrol car Sunday evening.

2013/04/29

Police sketch of man who tried to kidnap a 2-year-old girl in Pittsburg.

Police Release Sketch Of Man Who Tried To Kidnap Pittsburg Toddler

Saturday, investigators were still going door-to-door interviewing neighbors and business owners in Pittsburg. They believed the man who tried to kidnap a 2-year-old girl on Friday was still in the area.

2013/04/27

10 Arrested In Contra Costa County Parole Violation Sweep

More than 50 law enforcement officers arrested 10 people during an early-morning sweep Thursday of suspects wanted for violating their parole or probation, according to the Contra Costa County Probation Department.

2013/03/22

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Man, 3 Accomplices Charged In Murder Of Pittsburg Man

One man has been charged with murder and three others charged with being accomplices for the fatal shooting of a Pittsburg man whose body was found in a car near an East Oakland park last October.

2013/03/21

Police at the scene of an officer-involved shooting on 12th and Maple streets in Pittsburg, February 13, 2013. (CBS)

Pittsburg Police Identify Man Accused Of Shooting Officer

Police have identified a man who shot and wounded a police officer in an exchange of gunfire in Pittsburg Tuesday night.

2013/02/14

Wig-Wearing Woman Arrested After Hwy 4 Stolen Car Chase, Crash

A woman wearing a wig led police on a vehicle pursuit from Antioch to Pittsburg in a stolen vehicle before crashing on state Highway 4 early this morning, according to an Antioch police sergeant.

2013/02/13

Brian Keith Fox (left), Robert Gary Grant, and Demetria Thomas are suspects in the fatal shooting of Timothy Smith Jr. at a Pittsburg gas station on January 29, 2013. (Pittsburg Police Department)

3 Suspects Sought In Pittsburg Gas Station Murder

Police have identified three suspects wanted in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old man at a Pittsburg gas station last week, a police lieutenant said Wednesday.

2013/02/06

Mother, Young Kids Hurt In Pittsburg Hit & Run; Suspect Arrested

A man was arrested after allegedly plowing into a mother and her two young children at a crosswalk in Pittsburg on Monday evening and then fleeing the scene, police said Tuesday.

2013/02/05