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Police, Ordnance Squad Callout In Pleasant Hill Sunday
ORIGINAL POST: Details remain sparse – possibly because bomb disposal people don’t like random radio waves – but police and the Walnut Creek Bomb Squad were in the 1700 block of Contra Costa Boulevard early Sunday, perhaps to deal with more of those large pyrotechnic devices which have been rocking the area lately. Much of…
Read MoreShooting Reported At Sun Valley Mall Friday
One person was hit and seriously wounded when gunfire broke out at Sunvalley Mall in Concord Friday, frightened customers scattering and ducking for cover – many huddling inside shuttered stores until police arrived. A large number of heavily armed police were dispatched to the mall at 3:44 p.m. in response to reports of a shooting.…
Read MoreTwo Dead, One Injured In Sunol Crash Friday
Two people were killed and a third person critically injured in a crash on northbound I680 south of the Andrade Road offramp in Sunol early Friday morning. Crews found a vehicle believed to be a Tesla had left the road, firefighters determining that two adult occupants were dead inside while a third, believed to be…
Read MoreExtended Pursuit Of Stolen Truck Comes To Abrupt Halt In Orinda; Suspect Escapes On Foot
A man wanted in connection with the theft of a Chevy Silverado pickup truck led police from multiple jurisdictions on a wild chase along much of the 24/680 before his vehicle – running on metal rims after its tires were flattened by police – caught fire and burned at the Wilder offramp in Orinda. A…
Read MoreLetters: The Doctor Will See You Now
Editor; Much has been and is being said about the state of our health care system, apparently stressed by our current COVID crisis. Our ability/willingness to cope with a health emergency is being tested I am told, with health care workers, ambulance personnel and other first responders affected as many experience symptoms and are forced…
Read MorePolice Investigate Reports Of Explosions, Gunfire In The 24/680 Tuesday
In an unsettled night and apparent return to less peaceful norms 24/680 residents reported fireworks and possible gunfire on area roads and freeways Tuesday night, police finding bullet casings in Walnut Creek and evidence of large pyrotechnics use in Pleasant Hill. Photo: Police search for telltale bullet casings after reports of shots fire from a car…
Read MoreAuto Burglars Targeting Cars Even When Drivers Are Present
The thief’s game of stealing your purse or whatever else they want from your car has escalated, apparently, with cases arising where they no longer wait for you to leave your vehicle before striking. In the past, victims might return to their car from lunch or a movie to find their windows smashed and belongings…
Read MoreCounty Health Services Requiring Masks In All Public Indoor Settings – Regardless Of Vaccination Status
From County Health Services: With the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron variant circulating in Contra Costa County, Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) announced a health order today requiring masks in all public indoor places without exceptions for certain indoor settings. Previously, fully vaccinated public speakers and performers, and fully vaccinated groups of 100 or fewer people…
Read MoreLafayette Woman Dies After DUI Crash Dec. 24
A 56-year-old Lafayette resident died in a local hospital two days after her car collided with another in the area of St. Mary’s Road at Glenside Drive and Woodview the morning of Dec. 24. Residents reported hearing the collision at approximately 10:50 a.m., finding one driver – identified by Coroner’s officials as Daneen Allenkiester –…
Read MoreScreenShots: “Don’t Look Up”
We’re not big panderers in these parts, never feeling the need to cave in to an expressed public desire or messaging – but we’ll confess we softened our position a bit when it came to this week’s ScreenShots pick. There’s quite a bit of local buzz building about Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up” – both…
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