Man Accused In Walnut Creek-Area Crime Spree

WALNUT CREEK, CA — A Pittsburg man was taken into custody Wednesday following an afternoon crime spree in the Walnut Creek area, according to the Contra Costa Office of the Sheriff.

Around 1:25 p.m. Wednesday, deputies with the Valley Station responded to a report of a burglary in progress on Birch Drive in unincorporated Walnut Creek, Sheriff's Office Spokesperson Jimmy Lee said.

The victim told deputies a man ran into his garage, brandished a hammer and demanded the keys to his car. When the victim resisted, the suspect fled, Lee said.

The suspect ran to a nearby home but when was not able to enter, he ran to a parking lot in the 1400 block of Treat Boulevard and carjacked a person sitting in their car, Lee said.

The suspect, later identified as 33-year-old Sean White, drove to West Holly Street in Walnut Creek where it is alleged he stole another vehicle, a landscaper's van.

Deputies searched the area for White with the help of members of the East Bay Regional Park Police District, the Danville Police Department and the Walnut Creek Police Department. He was found walking on a trail near West Hookston Road and Contra Costa Boulevard and was taken into custody without further incident.

White was later booked into the Martinez jail on suspicion of multiple charges, including carjacking and burglaries. He remained in custody Thursday with his bail set at $345,000, jail records showed.