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Lafayette Home Damaged By Fire Thursday
An apparent car fire at a residence in the 3600 block of Nordstrom Lane in the Happy Valley neighborhood spread to the home early Thursday morning, damaging the structure. The blaze, reported at 12:42 a.m., drew a sizable response from Lamorinda fire departments. Police officers searched the residence to warn occupants of the blaze as…
Read MoreLafayette Wants Input On Ways To Make Its Streets Safer
From the City of Lafayette: The City of Lafayette is seeking community input on transportation safety in order to develop a Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP). The LRSP is one step towards the City’s goal of eliminating deaths and serious injuries on our streets while increasing safe, healthy and equitable mobility for all. We want…
Read MoreDouble Shooting In Concord Sunday
Two people were shot and seriously wounded after gunfire broke out in the 1600 block of Haller Court Sunday. The shooting was reported at approximately 10 p.m. Police and fire department personnel are at the scene and police are apparently canvassing for witnesses and evidence. Neighbors contacting this site said they heard a flurry of…
Read MoreConcord Man Gets 22-Years For Throwing Rock That Killed Antioch Woman
A Contra Costa County Superior Court judge sentenced Concord resident Mark Navone to a 22-year prison sentence after he pled guilty to numerous counts of throwing objects at vehicles on Highway 4 – resulting in the death of one person and the blinding of another. Navone was arrested after a California Highway Patrol (CHP) investigation…
Read MoreNeither Snow, Nor Sleet, Nor Winding Country Road…
Messy crash of a contract postal service delivery vehicle on Morgan Territory Road near Leon Drive Friday with the valiant mailperson extricating herself from the wreckage and walking about a mile in order to summon help. The unidentified delivery driver, apparently a favorite with her customers in the Clayton area, is believed to have hit…
Read MoreConcord’s Imperial Palace Burns – Again
A shuttered Concord restaurant burst into flames – again – early Friday morning. The blaze erupted around 4 a.m. at the building in the area of Willow Pass Road and Fry Way, triggering a heavy response from firefighters. Roving lensman Craig Cannon said the old Imperial Restaurant started burning about 4a.m. and was still burning…
Read MoreSemi-Great Expectations; Weaponized Bots; And Ring Camera Cops
Something’s afoot. There’s an unsettled tension in the air. Trust us, we’re good at sussing out these things. Being inquisitive types by nature we started asking around, getting answers we expected and some we did not: Midterms, Ukraine, Slick Saudi oil deals, rising costs and lowered expectations – political gymnastics surpassing even the wildest conceivable…
Read MoreBrentwood Man Faces Felony Manslaughter Charges In Walnut Creek Hit-And-Run
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office filed a two-count felony complaint against a Brentwood man involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Walnut Creek. Arck Marquez Ramirez, 29, is being charged with Gross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated — which is a violation…
Read More“They’ll Never Spot Us… This Is Lo-Vis Canary Yellow.”
We’ve been getting reports of a “Banana Yellow Dodge Challenger” with “phased” racing stripes spotted leaving the scene of recent thefts/holdups. Thanks to some good work by the San Pablo police department the car was stopped, two occupants arrested and we were able to learn what “phased” racing stripes look like after an armed robbery…
Read MoreHealth Advisory Lifted In Crockett
From Contra Costa Health: Contra Costa Health (CCH) has lifted a health advisory in Crockett after air readings taken during the past two days no longer detected hydrogen sulfide in the air coming from the Crockett Wastewater Treatment Plant. The health department will continue to monitor the situation even though we are lifting the advisory.…
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