Last Week in Danville and Alamo: Church Embezzlement Arrests, Inventor Hits Prime Time and Law Enforcement Scandal Expands

Did you get a chance to visit Danville Patch last week? If you missed your daily reading, here are a few highlights.

The death of Osama bin Laden brought closure and cautious optimism to the Tri-Valley, and the remembrance of local residents lost in the 9/11 attacks. Several soldiers from the area also were killed or wounded in the wars that followed. Read more about local reactions.

Three people were charged in connection with embezzling from St. Isidore Church; $580,000 missing. A nine-month police investigation led to the arrests of two of the Danville parish's employees and one parish volunteer. Read more about the case.

Contra Costa County supervisors discussed plans Tuesday to redraw their districts based on the 2010 census data. Among the possible changes were a new supervisor for the San Ramon Valley, one or two supervisors instead of three covering Walnut Creek and a district that could stretch from Hercules to Antioch. Read more about the meeting.

Fund-raising flamingos were stolen from Danville and San Ramon lawns. Read more about how the San Ramon Relay for Life Wild for Life team has been raising money to benefit the American Cancer Society by placing pink flamingos on local lawns. Team members hope they will be returned soon. Read the rest of the story.

We told you about the latest restaurant and retail news in the Tri-Valley. Read about Incontro coming to Danville, where you soon can get gourmet chocolate and the spot for eating pizza on a Vespa. Read the latest Sprouts & Shutters here.

A San Ramon police officer was arrested, widening a Contra Costa County law enforcement scandal. An investigator said patrol officer Louis Lombardi took part in a CNET scandal involving drugs and weapons. .

Danville police made an arrest Thursday in connection with a home burglary on Everett Place that temporarily locked down three schools. Police received a report from neighbors of a suspicious couple running in the neighborhood with a rifle case and duffel bag, leading to a search of the neighborhood. Read the rest of the story.

Danville's Jason Lucash and his business partner, Mike Szymczak, met with an ace panel of multi-millionaire business celebrities to match wits and pitch their invention. They pitched their line of portable speakers on the hit reality television show, The Shark Tank. Read the rest of the story.