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Raw 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…
Read MoreBe Careful Out There, People…
These two cars tangled at N. California and Bonanza in Walnut Creek early Saturday morning. No injuries but they’re going to need a little work…
Read More“When The (Drift) Smoke Gets In Your Eyes…”
Notice of a controlled/proscribed burn at Painted Rock in Moraga was fairly broadly disseminated prior to the action but it appears quite a number of locals and neighbors to our east where caught completely unaware Friday. Phone calls and emails flooded this site’s contact apparatus after Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District personnel touched off the grassy…
Read MoreDowntown Walnut Creek Serial Burglar Arraigned On Felony Charges
Also Charged Separately with Drug Sales and Possession From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office filed a 15-count felony complaint on August 4th against 40-year-old Jarvis Leigh Ferguson of Daly City for a string of commercial burglaries in Walnut Creek. Ferguson was also charged on August…
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