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CHP Officers Struck, Injured By Alleged DUI Driver
Two CHP officers injured when they were struck by an alleged DUI driver during a traffic stop on I-80 westbound, east of American Canyon Road this a.m. Both officers transported to the hospital for treatment. Driver of offending SUV suffered minor injuries, arrested for DUI.
Read MorePursuit Blazes West On Highway 24, Ends With Police Perimeter On Highway 13
A police chase on Highway 24 ended when the suspect vehicle crashed on the Highway 13 offramp in Oakland and the suspect ran from the car. Law enforcement helicopters are orbiting the area and are searching a stretch of Chabot Road adjacent to Highway 24 for sign of the suspect. No description is available at…
Read MoreOne Person Shot, Killed In Vallejo Friday
One person was shot and killed at Sonoma Boulevard near Nebraska Street at approximately 6:25 p.m. Friday, a firefighter a block away from the scene responding and rendering aid to the victim. Police responded to the firefighter’s call for assistance and arrived to find him aiding a 23-year-old victim who was located at the scene,…
Read MorePolice Chase Ends In Crash In Walnut Creek Friday
Police in Walnut Creek closed in on a driver apparently attempting to evade them before the fleeing car veered off the road and crashed in the area of Overlook and Parkside drives Friday afternoon. Local photographer Sean McDonough was on hand, as were several other locals, all of whom checked in with witness accounts and…
Read MoreMarsh Creek Escapee Arrested In Vallejo Thursday
Update on Marsh Creek Detention Facility escape: Gerardo Ramirez-Vera was arrested in a Vallejo hotel room Thursday morning. He was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility. Jorge Garcia-Escamillia remains outstanding.
Read MoreNew Omicron Booster Shots Available At County Vaccination Sites Starting Friday
From County Health Services: Contra Costa Health (CCH) will begin offering the new Omicron booster shots at its COVID vaccination sites starting Friday, Sept. 9. Vaccinated people ages 12+ are eligible to receive Pfizer’s new Omicron booster and adults ages 18+ can get Moderna’s Omicron booster. These recently authorized “bivalent” booster shots are designed to protect against both the…
Read More“Roadwork May Relieve Traffic” – And Other Ironies
Feeling particularly crabby (please note ‘double b’s’ and not ‘double p’s’) as we inch into another day of record heat and tipsy topsy storylines – many of which are developing so fast no one is able to keep up, leaving us confused and stunned and without that sense of conclusion and reassurance we all seek.…
Read MoreAlameda County Deputy Allegedly Murders Dublin Couple; Surrenders Hours Later
A California sheriff’s deputy was arrested after allegedly using his service weapon to kill a married couple in their home early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Devin Williams Jr., 24, was taken into custody less than 12 hours after the double-murder of a 58-year-old man and his 42-year-old wife, whose relationship to Williams has so far…
Read MoreSearch On For Two Marsh Creek Detention Facility Escapees
Contra Costa County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for two inmates who escaped from the Marsh Creek Detention Facility at 12000 Marsh Creek Road in Clayton Sunday. Both inmates are Hispanic males. The first inmate is 33 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 140 pounds with long black hair and brown eyes.…
Read MoreSunday Morning – Preparing For The Heat Bomb
Doing all our chores early because it’s going to get hot, we’re told. Deep in our bunker, we rolled up our snorkels and determined it was safe before moving aboveground into the garden, checking the bubblers and rills and making sure the birds had access to their fair share of water before starting the day.…
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