At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 26, a white Ford truck barreled over the sidewalk and into a white Volkswagen SUV and trash containers at the Exedra plaza.
The truck was carrying realtor signs to be distributed for Sunday’s open houses. No one appeared to be injured in the collision. Bystanders saw police questioning the driver, but no further information is available at this time.
Photos by Julie Reichle
Traffic stop reveals loaded firearm; two convicted felons arrested
Two convicted felons were arrested after a traffic stop early in the morning of April 23 led to the discovery of a loaded firearm in the vehicle.
The incident happened a little after 1 a.m. in the area of Grand Avenue. According to a post on the Piedmont Police Department’s Facebook account, the vehicle was pulled over for multiple vehicle code violations, including expired registration.
The post said officers were preparing to have the vehicle towed when they found the firearm under the front passenger seat. As the police were investigating the vehicle, one of the suspects attempted to flee but was apprehended. According to the police log, a taser was deployed but did not hit the suspect. The log said the suspect said he couldn’t breathe and he was taken to Highland Hospital.
The post said the driver had a suspended driver’s license and both suspects were found to be convicted felons, prohibited from possessing firearms.
Both suspects were eventually taken to Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. They were booked on multiple felony charges, including felons in possession of a firearm, possessing a concealed firearm, resisting or delaying officers and possession of a large capacity magazine.
The vehicle was towed.
On April 24, Piedmont Police conducted a traffic stop on a silver Subaru Forester at Grand and Arroyo avenues at 1:18 a.m. According to Piedmont Police Capt. Chris Monahan, the driver was asked to do a field sobriety test. The officers on the scene determined the driver was under the influence. The suspect was taken to Santa Rita Jail where a blood test was conducted. He was booked for DUI. The vehicle was towed.
On April 19, a call was received that two vehicles were speeding towards Highland Avenue after potentially being involved in an attempted break-in of a white sedan. The vehicles were identified as a red 2020 Hyundai Electra that had been reported stolen in Richmond and a gray 2014 Hyundai Sonata registered in El Sobrante, according to Monahan.
The white sedan showed no entry, nor any loss, according to Monahan.