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Minor Injuries In Van Vs. Bicyclist Crash In Walnut Creek Friday
A scary moment ended with a satisfactory outcome after a minivan made contact with a bicyclist and a brick post on Tice Valley Boulevard at Castle Hill Ranch in Walnut Creek Friday. Ambulances were summoned for both the cyclist and the driver of the minivan after the vehicle’s airbags deployed but injuries for both parties…
Read MorePurse-Snatch Reported At Orinda BART Friday
One person was detained and another was being sought (1:17pm) after two youths robbed a woman of her purse at Orinda BART on Friday. The incident was reported shortly after 1 p.m. with two youths, described as black males, approaching the woman and taking her purse before running off. Orinda PD stopped and detained one…
Read MoreAnother Night On The Beat In Walnut Creek – “Takedown”
Officers were called to support store personnel at the Ross store in downtown Walnut Creek on Thursday night after a man was allegedly seen removing security tags from items and then leaving with those items without paying. Police followed the man out of the store and attempted to get him to stop and talk with…
Read MoreStick-Up Crew Takes Purse, Watch At Gunpoint In Walnut Creek Wednesday
A car with four individuals aboard robbed a couple at Botelho and Locust in Walnut Creek on Wednesday, one of the occupants producing a pistol and demanding a watch and purse from their victims. No one was believed to have been injured during the incident, which occurred at 9:28 p.m. The four robbers, described as…
Read MoreHorrific Crash On Eastbound Highway 24 In Orinda Wednesday
A wrong-way driver attempting to elude sheriff’s deputies during a chase that took them into Lafayette and back onto eastbound Highway 24, crashed headlong into another vehicle traveling in the eastbound direction – killing at least two. The driver, subsequently identified as Jesus Valdez, 35, of Oakland, was arrested for allegedly possessing a stolen vehicle,…
Read MoreSuspected Car Thief Leads Police On Foot, Car Chase Through Lamorinda Wednesday
A man suspected of car theft led police air and ground units on a pursuit through Lafayette on Wednesday before abandoning the car, briefly fleeing on foot only to return to the car and speeding off onto eastbound Highway 24. The driver, subsequently identified as Jesus Valdez, 35, of Oakland, drove into oncoming traffic in…
Read MoreStuck In Traffic On Southbound I680 In Walnut Creek Wednesday?
Yes, well, join the club after a Honda tangled with a Tesla and the Honda ended up on its side (leaner, for those in the know) with a person trapped for a bit. Don’t believe the injuries were severe but the cleanup lasted for a fair bit and traffic, as they say, was affected.
Read MoreSuspected Retail Thieves Arrested In Walnut Creek Wednesday
An alleged crew of suspected retail thieves was taken into custody in downtown Walnut Creek Wednesday afternoon after police brought their shopping trip to an abrupt halt. The unnamed suspects, two men and two women, were taken into custody near the Nordstrom and Lululemon stores at approximately 3 p.m. Reports that at least two of…
Read MoreHot Cars, Drills And Spills, And Upstaging Quakes
Busy Wednesday in the 24/680 as stolen and otherwise wanted cars zip to and fro, police officers tiptoe through the neighbor’s rose bushes, some school drills go awry and an actual quake clears its throat a day ahead of a planned, statewide earthquake drill. As if we’re not all edgy enough – our phones are…
Read MoreTriasMD Acquires Pinnacle Surgery Center – Brings DISC Surgery Model To Northern California
In partnership with physician owner, Dr. Amir A. Jamali, TriasMD will expand the ASC’s capabilities into complex spine. NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – October 18, 2023 – TriasMD, a musculoskeletal management company and parent of the DISC Surgery Centers, has announced its acquisition of Walnut Creek-based Pinnacle Surgery Center (“Pinnacle”). This move expands DISC’s proven data/evidence-driven…
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