Nov 17, 2009 | Ledger Dispatch
Teen killed by San Pablo police after carjacking was unarmed
San Pablo police officers shot an unarmed 16-year-old carjacking suspect Saturday after he stopped running and wheeled with his hands in his waistband, authorities said Monday.
Contra Costa County beefs up North Richmond patrol
Collaboration and creative budgeting make for more police in North Richmond this summer, Contra Costa County leaders said Monday, announcing a development that also benefits neighbors of the crime-fraught enclave.
Investigators say thieves did not force entry in college district police car theft
Detectives know how car thieves broke into a locked patrol car and stole it from a fenced Contra Costa College parking lot last weekend.