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Latest Storm Smacks The 24/680 – Things Not So Bad, So Far!
We’re snug in our bunker after a morning exploratory walk in the latest rainstorm to roll over the area and we’re pleased to report that folks seem to be holding up quite well. Some spinouts, some minor flooding, but nothing too bad, yet, though we realize we have a way to go. We’d reiterate our…
Read MoreLafayette/Walnut Creek PD Close In On Four Suspects Who Bolted From Stolen Car
Police from Lafayette and Walnut Creek worked through rain and muddy fields to corral four men and women who ran from a stolen car they abandoned after a short police pursuit Sunday. An officer followed the car to Woodborough Road in Lafayette where the occupants bailed out and fled into the nearby hills. Police from…
Read MoreMartinez Unified School District Employee Convicted Of Lewd Acts On A Minor
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – On March 9th, 37-year-old Ahmed Kamal Ismaiel was convicted by a jury in Contra Costa County on three felony violations, including unlawful electronic contact with a minor and arranging to meet a minor for sex. Ismaiel was arrested on April 6, 2018, by the Contra…
Read MoreRenegade Contractor Sentenced To 7 Years, 8 Months In State Prison
An unlicensed contractor who left a trail of unfulfilled work contracts and defrauded senior citizen customers across several East Bay counties was sentenced to 7 years and 8 months in state prison in Contra Costa County Superior Court today. Adan Contreras Rivas was found guilty of multiple felonies and connected misdemeanors related to unlicensed contracting,…
Read MoreSeveral Cars, County Connection Bus Crash In Walnut Creek – Injuries Reported
Several people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash at Ygnacio Valley Road and Oakland Boulevard Thursday afternoon, with emergency workers evaluating riders aboard a County Connection bus tangled in the wreckage. At least four cars and the bus were believed involved, the crash and possibly other resultant crashes effectively closing the freeway offramp. “(It was…
Read MoreTesla Involved In Fatal Crash Into Firetruck On Autopilot – NHTSA
Investigators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say the 2014 Tesla Model S that crashed into a ConFire ladder truck at a crash site in Walnut Creek on Feb. 18 was on Autopilot at the time – marking the latest in a series of crashes involving the popular vehicles with stationary objects. The crash…
Read MoreGardeners, Fresh Food Fanciers Living Near Martinez Refinery Advised Not To Eat Their Crops
From County Health: With spring and gardening season arriving, Contra Costa Health (CCH) is advising residents near the refinery in Martinez not to eat produce grown in soil that may have been exposed to “spent catalyst” with heavy metals until further environmental testing is completed. “We are making this recommendation out of an abundance of…
Read MoreShots Fired After Pleasant Hill Phone Store Robbery Saturday
A man and woman who robbed a phone store on Contra Costa Boulevard in Pleasant Hill were fired on by a police officer after they allegedly drove the getaway car in his direction. It was not immediately known if either suspect was hit but the male half was arrested and their getaway car pocked by…
Read MoreAntioch Woman Arrested Following Alleged Threats Against Walnut Creek School
Reports of a SWAT action underway in Antioch Thursday dovetailed into the arrest of a local woman for alleged threats against a school in Walnut Creek. SWAT operators took Antioch resident Danielle Nye, 33, into custody following execution of a search and arrest warrant at her home Thursday night. Nye, who allegedly sent numerous emails…
Read MorePre-Dawn Pursuit Runs From Lafayette To Pleasant Hill Thursday; Ends In Crash
A Lafayette police officer attempted to stop the driver of a black Nissan Altima early Thursday, falling in behind the driver when she fled onto Pleasant Hill Road at high speed in an attempt to elude the officer. The short-lived pursuit ended when the Nissan’s driver crashed her vehicle into another at Morello Avenue and…
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