Circuitous Pursuit Ends With A Bang And A Whimper In Lafayette Tuesday

The driver of a car believed used in an Oakland carjacking led pursuing officers on a twisty chase from El Sobrante and across two counties Tuesday, perhaps confusing police when he opted to double back on his trail on at least two occasions before crashing in Lafayette. Two men were eventually taken into custody after…

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Three Incumbents Appointed To Lafayette City Council

From the City of Lafayette: The Lafayette City Council appointed Susan Candell, Teresa Gerringer and Wei-Tai Kwok to each serve an additional term on the Lafayette City Council after no other candidates filed to run for the offices. The City Council met on August 25 after only the three people filed to run in the…

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Walnut Creek Man Charged With Installing Hidden Camera At Starbucks

From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charges a Walnut Creek man with 83 felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from the installation of hidden cameras at a Starbucks in downtown Walnut Creek. A criminal complaint was filed with the Superior Court of California, Contra Costa…

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Con Fire Announces Reopening Of Fire Station 4 In Walnut Creek

From Con Fire: CONCORD, CALIF., August 29, 2022 – The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced the reopening of Fire Station 4 in Walnut Creek after nine years of closure due to Great Recession financial pressure. Fire Station 4 serves the southern portions of unincorporated Walnut Creek and surrounding areas. Its…

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Highway Purée, Surfacing Optimism… And Gen. Graham’s TikTok Legion

We’ve made it to Monday, but not before getting a good head start on a giant road pizza on I80 and nearly Flambeing (Steve McQueen/Bullitt-style) a carload of folks running from the Antioch Five-0 at a Pittsburg Chevron station this a.m. Treated to a rare, quiet weekend we spent it addressing some back-end tech enhancements…

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Danville Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography

From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – A resident of Danville has been charged with one felony count of possession of child pornography. On August 25, 2022, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against 33-year-old Andrew Oliver Kallick. Police arrested Kallick in Danville on August 9, 2022, during the…

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Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriff Arrested In Illegal Firearms Case

From the Office of the Sheriff: On Thursday, August 25, 2022, detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division arrested Matthew Buckley, a Deputy Sheriff and 15-year veteran of the department. This comes after an investigation into illegal firearms. As part of the investigation, a search warrant was served at a…

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“In The Year 2035, We’re Giving Up The Cars We Drive”

Editor; The day many of us hoped was coming is here. Given the choice of breathing or continuing to drive our big bad gas guzzlers it appears our leaders have chosen breathing over living in a smoggy city. I for one approve of that choice. I’m sure we’ll hear the usual arguments today, tomorrow, over…

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Ashley Dias Plaque Dedication Set For Sept. 2

From the City of Lafayette: A memorial plaque honoring the late Ashley Dias will be dedicated on Friday, September 2 at 7:00 p.m. at Lafayette Plaza (corner of Plaza Way and Golden Gate Way in downtown Lafayette). The cast brass plaque honors Ashley Dias who died after being struck by a vehicle while performing his…

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