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Postal Worker Pistol-Whipped, Robbed In Unincorporated Walnut Creek Monday
Area police are investigating the assault and robbery of a postal worker in the 2900 block of Camino Diablo in unincorporated Walnut Creek Monday. Two men, described only as black with one slender and wearing a hoodie, attacked the worker at approximately 12:55 p.m., beating the worker about the head with a weapon of un-described…
Read MoreBit Of Excitement On Aisle 9 At Lafayette Whole Foods Sunday
Frankly – and perhaps sadly – we weren’t going to write anything about what we have come to regard as a commonplace occurrence these days, but we’re taking a number of inquiries so here we go. Witnesses report attempting to enter the Whole Foods store at 3502 Mt. Diablo Boulevard shortly after 1 p.m., apparently…
Read MoreHyper AND Local: Dewpoints, Garbage, And The Great Prestidigitation
Fought our way up and out of the sinusy cloud that enveloped us at O Early Thirty this morning only to learn from our pals at the National Weather Service (aka N-Dubs) that 60 degree dewpoints had lent the morning its muggy sense of strangulation. It’s always good to know the science behind your discomfort,…
Read MoreCarjacking In Concord Grocery Store Parking Lot Saturday
Concord police and associated agencies are looking for a white Toyota Sienna taken from its owner at gunpoint outside the Safeway store at 4309 Clayton Road in Concord Saturday. The incident was reported at 12:39 p.m. and is still fresh. Details so far are that the car’s owner was approached by a black male in…
Read MoreHow Hot Is It? Car Catches Fire In Walnut Creek Saturday
We don’t have to tell you we’re going through a bit of a heat wave at present and that there’s no truth to the rumor that cars are spontaneously combusting as temperatures rise. Local shooter (that’s what we call photographers, not to be conflated with the other usage…) Sean McDonough was surveying the damage from…
Read MoreHighway 4 Pursuit Ends With Crash, Arrest In Walnut Creek Early Saturday
A high speed chase on Highway 4 through Franklin Canyon threaded its way south on 242 to southbound 680 with speeds in excess of 100 mph early Saturday morning, the driver eventually crashing and taking off on foot on the N. Main Street off ramp. A CHP helicopter provided overwatch as a ground search for…
Read MoreFirefighter “Fist Bump” Atop Their Truck In Walnut Creek Friday
You know we’re suckers for a good news photo and we liked this one from Sean McDonough, who caught a moment atop Engine 3 as a grass fire scorched the hillside near Walnut Creek BART Friday evening. The fire was a little tough to get to and burned hardest when it reached a nearby tree…
Read MoreFormer Santa Rita Jail Inmate Admits To Supplying Fentanyl That Killed Fellow Prisoner
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California: OAKLAND – Kameron Patricia Reid pleaded guilty today in federal court to two counts of distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death of a Santa Rita Jail inmate, announced United States Attorney Stephane M. Hinds, FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan, and Drug Enforcement Administration…
Read MoreThree Suspected Burglars Arrested In Concord Friday
Our Flash subscribers texted us after Walnut Creek and Concord police appeared to be taking an interest in a home on Plumleigh Lane in Concord Friday. Other officers arrived to establish a perimeter around the residence, which we were told may be up for sale, and drones were used to search for at least two…
Read MoreDanville Seeks Summer Lifeguards Amid National Shortage
The Town of Danville’s summer camp season starts next week as it continues to seek to fill positions for lifeguards and swim instructors for its popular aquatic programs. Like other towns and cities across the Bay Area, the Town is dealing with a national lifeguard shortage. The shortage is primarily due to the industry not…
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