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One Dead After Incident On I-580 In Livermore Sunday
Police dispatched to a report of passengers assaulting an Uber driver on westbound I-580 at the Isabel offramp arrived to find two people down after an apparent collision with a vehicle – one of the pair dead at the scene. The incident was reported at approximately 9:20 p.m. with Livermore police dispatched to an assault…
Read More“Ish M’okay, I’m Only Gunna Leave It Here A Minna…”
Car gets away from driver later judged to be impaired on Meadow Lane in Concord Saturday. As you can see, heavy damage to the residence. Np injury to driver or occupants – who were gone at the time, luckily. All photos: Concord PD.
Read MorePittsburg Pair Arrested After Attempted Carjacking, Kidnap In Walnut Creek Saturday
As we reported when we first got wind of it this evening, two men were arrested after an aborted kidnap/carjacking in the 2500 block of N. Main Street in Walnut Creek Saturday. The pair, William and Emmanuel Hleza, both 20, of Pittsburg, allegedly approached a man in his car in the area at 5:42 p.m.,…
Read MoreLetter: Devil Mountain Brigade Not Welcome This Fourth Of July?
Dear Editor; After 52 years, the San Ramon Valley Kiwanis has canceled the Devil Mountain Brigade from participating in the 4th of July parade. Multitudes of the townsfolk have cheered “DMB” on for years with barely a complaint from a few disgruntled onlookers. I personally have been in 17 of the last 18 parades. I…
Read MoreDrive-By Strong-Arm Robbery In San Ramon Saturday
A woman walking in a San Ramon neighborhood had an expensive ring forcibly removed from her finger by a couple who pulled up alongside her in a white SUV Saturday. The incident occurred in the area of Pembroke Way and was reported at approximately 2 p.m. It was not immediately known how much time transpired…
Read MoreA Small Victory Blows Our Way – But We’ll Take It
We’ve been around long enough to remember the icy stare of elected officials unmoved by our requests for reconsideration of then-unrestricted use of Satan’s Whistle – aka, A Leaf Blower – in our neighborhoods. We remember committed noisemakers and spewers chortling openly when we were told we could solve our issue by moving, or spending…
Read MoreMultiple Suspects Rob San Ramon Jeweler Friday
Details are conflicting at this moment but it appears a sizable crew of armed robbers struck the Heller’s Jewelers store, 6000 Bollinger Canyon Road, in San Ramon Friday. The blitz-style theft was reported at approximately 2:40 pm. It was believed a “substantial” number of watches and pieces of jewelry were taken with the dollar estimate…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Photographer Follows His Nose To Pre-Dawn Fire
Our squad of photographers all have a keen nose for a good news photo and Sean “Nosferatu” McDonough has that – and more. Like most of us here Sean never sleeps, so he’s getting shots of things happening around the 24/680 while everyone else is snug in bed. Sean’s news nose came into play Friday…
Read MoreState High Court Removes Last Barrier To Construction Of Lafayette Terraces Project
From the City of Lafayette: California Supreme Court decision ends the litigation, leaving in place earlier court rulings that the City acted properly in approving the project. LAFAYETTE, CA: After more than two years, litigation against the City of Lafayette and developer O’Brien Land Company (O’Brien) regarding the City’s approval of the 315-unit Terraces of…
Read MoreWorker At Diablo Valley Rock Killed In Yard Collision, Witnesses Say
A man in his 20s was struck and pinned under a front-end loader at Diablo Valley Rock in Martinez on Wednesday, with witnesses reporting life-saving measures taken at the scene. Fellow workers said the man died as a result of injuries. The worker’s name was not released. The incident was reported from the yard at…
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