Latest “Swatting” Incident Panics Pleasant Hill School, Parents

The latest in what appears to be a nation-wide trend toward “Swatting” – or calling down a heavy police presence on an unwitting subject – briefly panicked students and parents in Pleasant Hill Monday. As we reported via our Flash Alert system at the time, police responded to Pleasant Hill Elementary School, 2097 Oak Park…

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COSTCO Parking Lot Fight Leaves One Hospitalized Sunday

One man’s apparent impatience with the time another man was taking to vacate a parking space in a store parking lot led to a fight with one man in the hospital and another leaving the scene Sunday. The altercation was apparently captured by bystanders wielding cameras at the COSTCO location on Fostoria Way. It was…

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Flash Follow-Up: Moraga Road Crash Photo

Since some of you remain cautious skeptics when it comes to the news we thought we’d provide a little photographic backup to an alert we pushed Friday night. We were able to save many of you some time and definitely some stress as police closed Moraga Road after a single car crash on our widely…

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Tazed And Confused In Walnut Creek Sunday

Too nice a day for this kind of thing but police in Walnut Creek were summoned after a “not-so-gentlemanly gent” (does that appease you critics?) was involved in some sort of incident at a certain unnamed N. California Boulevard coffeeshop Sunday. Lensman Sean McDonough was out cruising for a latte when the call for police…

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Unusual “Double Leaner” Crash In Lafayette Friday

Two cars struck each other the wrong way on St. Mary’s Road and Acampo Drive a little before 4 p.m. Friday, resulting in an unusual tandem “leaner” crash with the two cars on their sides and one person trapped in the wreckage. Crews worked to free the trapped individual and three people were assessed for…

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Local Crime: Seeking Justice, And It’s Not Always “Outsiders”

Things have been a little rough lately and we’re trying to give you all a little break with artsy photos of rainfall, pretty flowers and other worthwhile distractions but that doesn’t keep our alarm bells from going off. Our alarm bells are gentle tone alerts signifying incoming email or texts and it’s usually a good…

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Martinez Man Charged With Gun Possession In A School Zone

From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office has filed a two-count complaint against a Martinez man for possessing a firearm in a school zone. Michael Joseph Childressfrey, 23, has an arraignment date set on May 31st for offenses related to an incident that occurred on April…

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Details Of Northgate High Stabbing Come To Light Tuesday

A male freshman at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek remains in custody at juvenile hall, facing charges of attempted murder and mayhem, after he allegedly lured a female classmate to a secluded part of the campus and attacked her with a knife without warning April 25. The girl, who reportedly underwent surgery to repair…

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