From the Office of the District Attorney:
Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office filed charges on June 25th against two men who cut a utility line that severed 911 service for residents in Pinole, Hercules, and San...
Garbage truck catches fire and burns to the rims on I680 north at Monument Boulevard in Pleasant Hill - pitching area traffic into chaos.
Freeway shut down northbound and limited in the opposing direction. The backup is extensive and people...
Three businesses damaged by fire in the 2300 block of Concord Boulevard in Concord this morning. Fire, apparently starting in a nail salon, spread to a nearby reptile store and a donut shop. Blaze reported at 3:10 a.m. No...
A woman believed to have been followed onto southbound I680 after a shopping trip to Walnut Creek was robbed by two men who smashed her car window on the El Cerro freeway offramp while she was stopped at the...
A postal carrier was attacked and robbed at Hillside Avenue and Parkside Drive in Walnut Creek on Friday, two men taking the worker's postal keys and a cell phone.
The theft was reported at 3:57 p.m. with police looking...
From Contra Costa Health:
Children and adolescents having psychiatric emergencies will have their own standalone 24/7 behavioral health crisis stabilization space in Contra Costa County starting Monday, June 24.
The new Contra Costa Youth Stabilization Unit in Martinez will serve...
Martinez, California – Applications are being accepted for the 2024 Fall Community Academy at the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.
The free, 10-week learning experience will be at the District Attorney’s Community Room in downtown Martinez from 6:00-8:30 pm...
To The Editor;
As children of European immigrants who regarded America as a beacon of hope and light, my husband and I have grown increasingly concerned with the current state of politics in our chosen homeland.
For months we have...
Lamorinda police flooded the area of Pleasant Hill Road and Old Tunnel Road after a crash involving a car wanted in connection with an earlier assault against a police officer in Concord.
The Crash occurred at 4:49p.m. with a...
All in all, a pleasant if somewhat strained week in the 24/680 with life playing out as expected for the most part - with a few exceptions:
"O Canada, What'd We Do To You?"
Our line of work has left us...
