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Orinda Neighbors Look Up “EOD” After Military Ordnance Turns Up In Local Home
Eyebrows lifted skyward in Orinda Monday when a truck carrying a military bomb disposal squad and with EOD painted on its side rolled up to take possession of a rusty old missile located in a local home. No one in an official capacity was willing to talk on the record but to our untrained eye…
Read MoreSuspects In Moraga Wells Fargo Mugging Sought In Other Bank Assault Cases Sunday
A woman robbed outside the Moraga Wells Fargo Bank Branch Sunday was the latest in a string of victims targeted by thieves driving a white BMW SUV and striking at bank branches throughout the East Bay. The unidentified bank patron told police she was confronted by a group of young, black males ages 16 to…
Read More“Saturday’s Alright For Fightin'” – Brawls, Arrests In Downtown Walnut Creek
The city’s downtown club scene turned a bit ugly Saturday after a sizable brawl broke out at 1515 Main Street, spilling over into several smaller fights and skirmishes that kept police on the run and busy into early morning. Other disturbances were reported at Main at Bonanza by a Wells Fargo with a large number…
Read MoreRaw Video From Scene Of Officer-Involved Shooting In Martinez Friday
Police opened fire on one of two cars fleeing the scene of an attempted burglary at a Martinez Cannabis dispensary early Friday morning. (See earlier story) One man was killed and another believed wounded. Two more hurt in a resulting crash. The four police officers who opened fire after one of the cars allegedly veered…
Read MoreShots Fired Following Attempted Burglary Of Martinez Cannabis Dispensary Friday; At Least Two Hit
A large portion of Sunrise Drive off of Pacheco Drive in Martinez has been closed off as police investigate what is initially believed to be the attempted burglary of a local cannabis dispensary – followed by an apparent shooting in which four officers opened fire and one suspect died of his wounds. Tahmon Kenneth Wilson,…
Read MoreFire Damages Sierra Drive Home In Walnut Creek Thursday
Fire tore through the attic of a home in the 200 block of Sierra Drive in Walnut Creek on Thursday, causing considerable damage and briefly going to 2-alarms before crews were able to bring it under control. Neighbors reported seeing smoke coming from the home at approximately 2:16 p.m. and arriving firefighters reportedly found smoke…
Read MoreShot Fired At Walnut Creek Walgreen Wednesday
A man, believed to have been intending self-harm, drove his pickup truck to the Walgreens store at 2900 N. Main Wednesday night, announced an intention to kill himself and fired at least once into the air in the parking lot at that location. A police search for the individual, described as a white male, about…
Read MorePoking Our Heads Above The Parapet
One of the many hard-earned lessons we’ve learned in this business is that people are perfectly happy urging someone else (us) to leave the safety of the trench and tackle a difficult subject they won’t. This dovetails neatly into another hard-learned lesson: that the person who leaves said trench (us) is usually the first trooper…
Read MorePittsburg Man Arraigned Following Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill Crime Spree
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez – Sean Christopher White of Pittsburg was arraigned on a 13-count complaint for a series of burglaries, a carjacking, attempted carjackings, criminal threats, vandalism, and other violations that occurred on August 9th. The 33-year-old committed these offenses in the City of Walnut Creek, unincorporated Walnut Creek, and…
Read MoreSo Long, Sunday…
The choice for tonight’s closing photo came down to one depicting a rash of retail thefts seen in the 24/680 today or something more calming and sedate. We went with sedate. With high temperatures, a lack of wind and the flash of lightning over Concord, Sunday went out like a lion and with a splash…
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