Hope everyone has a very merry Christmas!
The recently opened Caroline’s Salon in La Fiesta Square in downtown Lafayette is sporting new signage, check it out.
From the Walnut Creek PD:
The holiday season is a busy one for law enforcement and Walnut Creek is no different. While WCPD prides itself on our service to the community and there are countless examples of great police work being done, three cases (in the past three days) are highlighted here because of the excellent proactive work by the officers involved.
On Friday 12/13/13, Officers were sent to a large retail store in downtown WC on a report of a fraud in progress. The officer who responded recognized the suspect GAWAD as the same suspect responsible for a fraud at the same store two weeks prior. In the earlier case, GAWAD fled prior to officer’s arrival, but an arrest warrant was obtained for him. On this date, it was determined that GAWAD was attempting to purchase items with stolen checks and he was arrested for burglary and the active arrest warrant. GAWAD also had a large quantity of methamphetamine on his person. VIGIL was assisting GAWAD and in the subsequent investigation, he was found to have a large quantity of methamphetamine indicative of possession for sales, as well as other evidentiary items indicating he was selling drugs. Both subjects were booked at the Martinez Detention Facility (MDF) for the listed charges.
On Saturday 12/14/13, an off duty WCPD officer was shopping at a store in downtown WC when he recognized SCANLAN and knew SCANLAN had an active arrest warrant. The officer called WCPD and then watched as SCANLAN, SPILLANE and GUERRERO began shopping inside the store. Officers arrived on scene and detained the three subjects. The three had several items on them that had been reported stolen approximately one hour prior from a vehicle in downtown WC. One of these items was a credit card which had already been used at several locations in the past hour. In addition, the three had several pieces of false identification, stolen property traced back to a burglary in Concord as well as possession of methamphetamine. All three subjects were booked at MDF for the listed charges.
On Monday 12/16/13 at approximately 0200 hours, WCPD officers stopped a vehicle for a hazardous traffic violation. The license plates on the vehicle belonged on a different vehicle and the subsequent investigation revealed the car (as well as the plates) had recently been stolen out of Concord and not yet reported. The three occupants (MIRACLE, JACOBSON and SAHUGAN) were also in possession of burglary tools, possession of methamphetamine, and stolen property that was traced back to a residential burglary two days prior in Clayton. MIRACLE, JACOBSON and SAHUGAN were booked at MDF for the listed charges.
From the Walnut Creek PD:
On 11/29/13 at 1707 hours, the Bank of America located in the Rossmoor shopping center reported a robbery had just occurred. The suspect passed a note to the teller demanding money. Once the money was given, the suspect fled the bank on foot. A witness reported seeing someone matching the suspect description run to a nearby vehicle. The vehicle is described as a white, possibly Honda with tinted windows and tinted rear reflectors. No weapons were seen or simulated.
Anyone who may have witnessed the robbery or knows the suspect is asked to call the Walnut Creek Police Department at (925) 943-5844.
Suspect: White male adult, mid-20’s, approximately 6’ tall, thin-medium build, light brown goatee, wearing a long sleeved striped shirt with a dark collar and a camoflauge baseball cap.
Back in April I noted that Elegant Living Furniture opened in Broadway Plaza and they are now closing as the Broadway Plaza redevelopment begins in the next few months.
From the Lafayette PD:
Bank Robbery at 3515 Mt. Diablo Blvd., police are conducting a K-9 track in the area.
School’s in area on lock down.
Suspect is a White Male Adult in his 20’s wearing a Baseball cap and sunglasses, navy button down long sleve shirt. Call 9-1-1 if you see anything out of the ordinary. We will update when further information is available.
This year the Broadway Plaza Santa House is located in a real storefront which is a step up from the converted space in the parking garage of past years. This is one benefit of stores closing down for the impending Broadway Plaza demolition.
From the Walnut Creek PD:
On 11/2/13 at about 5:55PM, the above described suspect entered Tutti Frutti Yogurt in the Palos Verdes Shopping Mall. The suspect displayed a handgun and demanded cash. The employee cooperated and was not injured. The suspect made off with a small amount of cash and fled on foot toward Geary Road. A K-9 attempted to track the suspect but he was not apprehended.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Walnut Creek Police Department.
Suspect(s): White male adult, 20’s, 5’-9”, medium build. Suspect was wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, dark tennis shoes, a gray baseball cap with a black bill, and sunglasses. He was armed with a handgun.
From the Walnut Creek PD:
On 10/31/13 at 2115 hours an elderly female victim was walking to her car, parked in the lower level of Macy’s Women’s parking garage, in the Broadway Plaza. A male suspect approached the victim and grabbed her purse, knocking her to the ground in the process, causing the victim to sustain minor injuries. The suspect was able to take the purse and jump into a gray 4 door sedan, driven by another male subject. The vehicle exited the structure SB onto Newell Ave.
Described only as possibly a white male adult in his 20’s wearing a white beanie.
If anyone has any information regarding this crime please contact Walnut Creek Police Detective Bill Jeha, at (925) 256-3518.
