“Even though we believe this to be an awful accident, some crucial errors of negligence were made," the police chief said in a news release.
The suspect is accused of striking, spitting, and kicking multiple officers and trying to grab a weapon, police said.
The man also tried to grab an officer's service weapon, police said.
Four people were hospitalized after being exposed to organophosphorus, a toxic chemical used in pesticides.
Prosecutors say alleged hit-and-run in Pleasant Hill left a woman dead, triggering a high-stakes case for Concord woman pleading not guilty.
Contra Costa County Sheriff's detectives have arrested an octogenarian suspect in a double stabbing.
Executives from five Contra Costa County cities face sentences amounting to more than a quarter century in a solar fraud scheme.
Homicide detectives are investigating a deadly incident in a small corner of Contra Costa County.
First responders found a bicyclist, a 41-year-old woman, with critical injuries.
Police using California's network of Flock cameras to go after anyone suspected in illegal sideshows.
The FoodMaxx get-away incident on Feb. 20 marked the second alleged kidnapping of an on-duty police officer in two months: report.
A man found in Concord was arrested in a Bethel Island homicide after Contra Costa Sheriff’s manhunt.
A man suspected in an armed robbery was shot after pulling an Antioch officer into his getaway vehicle, police said.
Human trafficking stings rescue dozens of Bay Area victims. More operations are planned in advance of the FIFA World Cup at Levi's Stadium.
Surveillance video shows suspects grabbing high-end fragrances during a daytime theft at the Macy’s store inside the Sunvalley Mall.
The crash happened Monday afternoon on a snow-covered stretch of Highway 50, according to the East Bay Times.
Emergency crews provided immediate lifesaving measures before transporting two women to area hospitals with serious injuries.
A driver led Contra Costa deputies across multiple cities on high-speed freeway pursuit.
Human trafficking and lewd acts upon a child are among the charges a suspect arrested during a county-wide operation faces in court today.
Bay Area woman lost her life savings of nearly $200K in an AI-driven fake Facebook job scam.
An in-custody death at the Martinez Detention Facility is being investigated according to protocol.
A man suspected of shooting at a Contra Costa County Sheriff Deputy and barricading himself in an Oakley home surrendered Monday night.
A Concord man held on two murder charges involving his parents died in custody Thursday at the Martinez jail.
Ex–San Ramon cheerleading coach and teacher was sentenced to prison for sex crimes against minors.
A man is charged in the New Years Eve killing of his parents
The California Highway Patrol reported the solo-vehicle crash that closed down an interstate.
Police are still investigating the death of two killed in Concord home shooting.
Concord police footage show the arrest of a burglary suspect on Christmas Eve.
A DUI stop on Christmas Even ended in the fatal shooting of the driver who reached for a rifle, Brentwood police said.
Shoppers inside the mall during a jewelry store robbery said it was 'truly sad and terrible.'
Concord police are asking the public to help identify a suspect "facing a serious medical battle."
This is the second smash and grab at a jewelry store at the mall this year.
Crypto scammers are using love and fear to drain bank accounts, sheriff warns.
The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to a home on the 5100 block of Laurel Drive in unincorporated Concord.
Contra Costa Sheriff’s office is investigating a homicide and three people injured in unincorporated Concord.
A driver on Monument Boulevard recorded with an aerial camera tested more than twice above the legal limit, police said.
A Concord man pleaded guilty to selling fraudulent sports memorabilia — including a $100,000 bat he said Willie Mays used in 1954.
A Concord man was sentenced Thursday in the 2022 sexual assault of a Napa teen.
Police arrested a man who walked out of a Sephora store with a stroller filled with cosmetics suspected of being stolen.
Concord Police discovered the suspect in an armed assault dead in his home Sunday.