In left field, 1/18/2012 An anonymous caller tipped Orinda police about a white car sitting in an empty field. Police found a man and woman milling around the car, and luggage strewn about. The suspects fled on foot, the woman was found. Police also found a controlled substance and burglary tools. She was transported to Martinez Detention Facility and booked.
This is why DUI is illegal, 1/15/2012 Investigation of an accident on Ivy Drive resulted in the arrest of the self-admitted drunk driver. His two passengers were injured, one required surgery. The driver was medically screened before he was booked into Martinez Detention Facility and charged with 2 felony counts and 1 misdemeanor.
Right, aid...1/18/2012 Police following up on witness reports of a woman screaming and drinking wine in the Rite Aid bathroom found her on Orinda Way, clearly Drunk in Public. She was found to be in violation of her terms of probation requiring she consume no alcohol, transported and booked into Martinez Detention Facility.
Their lucky day, 1/13/2012 Two men who reportedly stole from Orinda Safeway fled the scene and led police on a merry chase in their 1986 Nissan all the way into Oakland, where OPD was instructed to terminate the pursuit.
Methinks thou dost protest too much! 1/10/2012 A protester protesting with a protest sign encountered a counter-protester when the party of the second part spray-painted the sign of the party of the first part. Original protester signed a citizen's arrest for the newbie; the counter-protester admitted vandalizing the protester's sign, and was arrested, cited and released at the scene of the protest crime.
This is why DUI is illegal, 1/15/2012 Investigation of an accident on Ivy Drive resulted in the arrest of the self-admitted drunk driver. His two passengers were injured, one required surgery. The driver was medically screened before he was booked into Martinez Detention Facility and charged with 2 felony counts and 1 misdemeanor.
Right, aid...1/18/2012 Police following up on witness reports of a woman screaming and drinking wine in the Rite Aid bathroom found her on Orinda Way, clearly Drunk in Public. She was found to be in violation of her terms of probation requiring she consume no alcohol, transported and booked into Martinez Detention Facility.
Their lucky day, 1/13/2012 Two men who reportedly stole from Orinda Safeway fled the scene and led police on a merry chase in their 1986 Nissan all the way into Oakland, where OPD was instructed to terminate the pursuit.
Methinks thou dost protest too much! 1/10/2012 A protester protesting with a protest sign encountered a counter-protester when the party of the second part spray-painted the sign of the party of the first part. Original protester signed a citizen's arrest for the newbie; the counter-protester admitted vandalizing the protester's sign, and was arrested, cited and released at the scene of the protest crime.
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