Crime & Safety
Homeless Man's Death May Have Been Murder, Concord Police Say
Police are investigating a homicide in connection with the death of a transient man whose body was found Saturday in Concord.
CONCORD, CA -- Police are investigating a homicide in connection with the death of a transient man whose body was found Saturday morning near a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in Concord, police said Monday.
A woman flagged down an officer at about 9 a.m. Saturday after she spotted a body near Willow Pass Road and Market Street, authorities say. The officer stopped and found the body in some bushes.
The victim was identified May 8 as Loreto Reyes, 66, according to the Contra Costa County coroner's office.
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Police identified and arrested a person Sunday on suspicion of murder and booked the suspect into the county jail where they remain. The suspect's name is not being released, as the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about Reyes' death is asked to call detective Kevin Giacoletto at (925) 671-3040 or the anonymous tip line at (925) 603-5836.
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