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Local Police Impound Cars, Cite Drivers In Effort To Curb Sideshow Activity
Area police adopted a more aggressive posture against street racers who have taken over neighborhood and city streets in recent nights, impounding cars and arresting or citing drivers. Exact numbers remain hard to come by, with apparent enforcement efforts taking place in Concord, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek – cities hit hard by the effects…
Read MoreLafayette Community Group Purchases Park Theater; Partners With CinemaSF
A campaign to purchase, remodel and re-launch Lafayette’s small but streamlined Park Theater as a re-visioned model of suburban re-use took a significant step forward this weekend with the announcement that the deco-ish cinema has been purchased by a community trust. Close of escrow was celebrated by the community-based Park Theater Trust (TPTT) with the…
Read MoreThey’re Baaaacckk – Mass Sideshow, Approximately 70 Cars, Descend On Walnut Creek Saturday
A large number of cars, apparently operating in concert and in a manner intended to split and confuse police, descended on Walnut Creek again early Saturday morning – conjuring memories of the chaotic Nov. 20 blitz robbery on the local Nordstrom store. There were no reports of theft during Saturday’s incident. That store and almost…
Read MoreBay Area Health Officers Urge Boosters To Protect Against Omicron Variant
Public health agencies across the Bay Area urge everyone eligible to get vaccinated and, if eligible, get a booster shot right away to protect against the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. Widely available via appointment or drop-in sites, boosters maintain the power of vaccines to strongly protect against severe illness and death from COVID-19. Everyone should…
Read MoreNeighbor Captures Picture Of Alleged Mail Pirates Working Unincorporated Lafayette
Neighbor “Ed” forwards this screen grab from a neighborhood security system, captured around 6:30 p.m. the evening of December 13 in the Reliez Valley Highlands area of unincorporated Lafayette. Ed says an aggressive car burglary, mail theft occurred in the area that night, with neighbors finding numerous pieces of mail discarded in the area, neighbors…
Read MoreAfternoon-Long Pursuit Through Central Contra Costa Ends In Pleasant Hill Thursday
A masked man who reportedly attracted the attention of the law by spitting at a crew of tree-cutters and hurling abuse at others in Lafayette teased a pursuing convoy of law enforcement officers into a lurching, slow-speed chase that lasted most of the afternoon and ended when his truck was spike-stripped in Pleasant Hill Thursday.…
Read MoreWalnut Creek PD Arrests Fourth Suspect In Nordstrom Blitz Robbery
Walnut Creek police announced the arrest of a fourth suspect on charges stemming from the November 20 mass theft at the Walnut Creek Nordstrom store. In a release issued Wednesday, investigators said they arrested Jordan San Felipe, 21, of Antioch on Tuesday, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s office reviewing the case and charging San…
Read MoreOfficer-Involved Shooting In North Richmond Wednesday
A man carrying what was subsequently learned to be a replica firearm was shot and killed by police at Fred Jackson Way and Market Avenue in North Richmond Wednesday, witnesses reporting the man “acting strangely” and handling the replica as if it were a real weapon. Neighbors called police about the man after he was…
Read MoreHunt For Stolen Truck Ends With Crash In Canyon Tuesday
The driver of a stolen pickup truck sought by Moraga police Tuesday suddenly fled into Canyon, colliding with two other cars and pinching off access to the leafy community for several hours. The vehicle, reported to be a Toyota Tacoma, was not being actively pursued by police – alerted to its presence in the area…
Read More“We’ll All Be Waxing Up Our Rock Skis, Headin’ Out Real Soon…
“Morning Plankers, Here’s your Ski Mt. Diablo snow report for Tuesday, December 14… “Generous overnight snowfall making for epic early-morning runs. Beware of rocks and tarantulas and occasional mountain biker… lift lines are short and there’s cocoa in the lodge… “… for the latest in East Bay ski reports and snow conditions, remember to check…
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