The Lafayette Police Department says a 74-year-old Oakland woman was arrested after an unlawful use of tear gas on Saturday.
On Saturday, July 25, 2026, at about 10:40 AM, Lafayette PD was dispatched to a report of an argument at a grocery store located on the 3600 block of Mt. Diablo Boulevard. It was later reported that a person used bear spray on several people before fleeing in her vehicle. Witnesses provided dispatch with the suspect vehicle license plate and direction of travel.
Orinda police officers located the suspect vehicle and detained the driver on westbound Highway 24…