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Major Incident Under Investigation In Crockett Friday
A significant portion of downtown Crockett was sealed off Friday as police investigated the murder-suicide of a local man and his 7-year-old son. On Saturday, the Sheriff’s Office released the following: On Friday, June 17, 2022, at about 8:32 PM, Bay Station Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a home on the 1200 block of Pomona…
Read MoreLetters: Dangerous Liaisons
Editor: Just in case anyone missed it today: “Trump, his allies and his supporters are a clear and present danger to this country.” – Judge J. Michael Luttig Sincerely, Michael Rutherford/San Ramon
Read MoreHomicide Suspect Arrested Following Shooting In Rodeo Tuesday
One man was killed and another injured after gunfire erupted at a home on Mariposa Street in Rodeo Tuesday. Deputies responded to the area of Mariposa between California Street and Dempsey Way at about 5:11 p.m. in answer to reports of gunshots and at least one injured person lying outside the residence. They found one…
Read MoreFire In Concord Condominium Complex Tuesday
A fire in a condominium unit at a complex in the 5000 block of Valley Crest Drive in Concord brought firefighters on the run Tuesday, prompting evacuations and forcing crews to vent the roofline after the blaze reportedly worked its way into an attic space. There were no reports of injuries and no immediate determination…
Read MorePostal Worker Pistol-Whipped, Robbed In Unincorporated Walnut Creek Monday
Area police are investigating the assault and robbery of a postal worker in the 2900 block of Camino Diablo in unincorporated Walnut Creek Monday. Two men, described only as black with one slender and wearing a hoodie, attacked the worker at approximately 12:55 p.m., beating the worker about the head with a weapon of un-described…
Read MoreBit Of Excitement On Aisle 9 At Lafayette Whole Foods Sunday
Frankly – and perhaps sadly – we weren’t going to write anything about what we have come to regard as a commonplace occurrence these days, but we’re taking a number of inquiries so here we go. Witnesses report attempting to enter the Whole Foods store at 3502 Mt. Diablo Boulevard shortly after 1 p.m., apparently…
Read MoreHyper AND Local: Dewpoints, Garbage, And The Great Prestidigitation
Fought our way up and out of the sinusy cloud that enveloped us at O Early Thirty this morning only to learn from our pals at the National Weather Service (aka N-Dubs) that 60 degree dewpoints had lent the morning its muggy sense of strangulation. It’s always good to know the science behind your discomfort,…
Read MoreCarjacking In Concord Grocery Store Parking Lot Saturday
Concord police and associated agencies are looking for a white Toyota Sienna taken from its owner at gunpoint outside the Safeway store at 4309 Clayton Road in Concord Saturday. The incident was reported at 12:39 p.m. and is still fresh. Details so far are that the car’s owner was approached by a black male in…
Read MoreHow Hot Is It? Car Catches Fire In Walnut Creek Saturday
We don’t have to tell you we’re going through a bit of a heat wave at present and that there’s no truth to the rumor that cars are spontaneously combusting as temperatures rise. Local shooter (that’s what we call photographers, not to be conflated with the other usage…) Sean McDonough was surveying the damage from…
Read MoreHighway 4 Pursuit Ends With Crash, Arrest In Walnut Creek Early Saturday
A high speed chase on Highway 4 through Franklin Canyon threaded its way south on 242 to southbound 680 with speeds in excess of 100 mph early Saturday morning, the driver eventually crashing and taking off on foot on the N. Main Street off ramp. A CHP helicopter provided overwatch as a ground search for…
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