Tag: crime
Martinez Police blotter for April 16-31, 2019
On April 16th at 6:03 am, Corporal Schnabel took a burglary report in the 600 block of Fig Tree Lane, where an unknown suspect was rummaging through a vehicle and was chased off by one of the neighbors. Case# 19-1080. At 9:35 am, Officer Winslett took a theft report in the 700 block of Arnold […]
Martinez Police blotter for April 1-15, 2019
On April 1st, 2019, at 12:14 am, Officer Parsons arrested a woman for a warrant at 7-11 on Morello Avenue. Case# 19-941. At 3:43 am, Officer Montano arrested a man on Fig Tree Lane for DUI related offenses. Case# 19-942. At 12:12 pm, Officer Voyvodich contacted a man consuming alcohol in public at Quik Stop […]
Day care’s stolen van recovered in Martinez Walmart parking lot
MARTINEZ, Calif. – A van stolen from a Concord day care center was recovered from the Martinez Walmart shopping center parking lot, Martinez Police Chief Manjit Sappal said. Concord Police said it still is searching for suspects in the theft. The van belongs to Dianne Adair at Westwood Enrichment Center, at Westwood Elementary School. This […]
Martinez Police blotter for March 16-31, 2019
On March 16th at 5:18 am, Corporal Baillie responded to the area of North Park Court. to investigate a residential burglary. Sometime over the night an unknown suspect accessed the garage from the side door and stole items. The garage was the only area accessed. Case 19-799. At 10:21 am, Officer Wah made contact with […]
Benician in custody after claiming he had bomb on bridge
A 54-year-old Benicia man was taken into custody late Saturday night after he stopped his truck on a southbound lane of the Benicia-Martinez Bridge and claimed he had a bomb, according to the California Highway Patrol. No explosive device was found, said Public Information Officer Brandon Correia, but Interstate-680 lanes were shut down for hours. […]
Martinez Police blotter for March 1-15, 2019
At 9:30 am, Officer Voyvodich was making a security check of Amtrak. He observed a 59-year-old man from Lafayette walking near the Chamber of Commerce and noticed he was obviously highly intoxicated. The man was arrested for public intoxication and booked into MDF. Case# 19-633. At 12:15 pm, Corporal Mayberry stopped a vehicle on Monterey […]
CHP offers tips regarding highway shootings
After two highway shootings were reported on California Highway 4 in March, California Highway Patrol has issued some tips to motorists. Two occupants of a Nissan were uninjured after another sedan followed them closely on westbound Highway 4 between McEwan and Franklin Canyon roads late Saturday. The two said they were tailgated and pulled over […]
Vehicle shot on Highway 4 west of Martinez
MARTINEZ, Calif. – California Highway Patrol is investigating an apparent vehicle shooting that took place on California Highway 4 west of Martinez shortly before midnight Saturday. According to Officer Brandon Correia, someone shot at an occupied silver Nissan Maxima that had pulled over on the shoulder of Highway 4 between McEwen Road and Franklin Canyon […]
Martinez Police blotter for Feb. 16-28, 2019
On February 16th at 1:38 am, Officer Angoco responded to an apartment complex in the 800 block of Brown Street for a woman yelling loudly and throwing items at her neighbor’s door. The woman refused to come out and speak with police, but was given a warning. Approximately twenty minutes later Officer Angoco returned to […]
Martinez resident accused of attempting lewd act on child
MARTINEZ, Calif. – A Martinez man who is a former Lamorinda soccer club coach is facing several charges in connection with an attempt in January to approach an underage girl for sex, the Contra Costa County State Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. Alejandro Sanchez, 28, was arrested in January by district attorney investigators who said they […]
