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Shots Fired Outside Sun Valley Mall Saturday
Witnesses reported hearing several shots fired, apparently from a passing car, in the parking lot of the Sun Valley Mall in Concord Saturday night. No one was believed to have been hit though arriving officers reportedly found bullet casings, live rounds and at least two cars with bullet damage in the parking lot. Witnesses reported…
Read MorePolice Activity In Danville Friday
Readers in Danville lit us up around 2 p.m. Friday after a caravan of police cars raced to a home Creekview Place in answer to what we suspect was an interrupted residential burglary in the area. We’re withholding specific addresses as the situation is currently tactical with a number of police taking up positions around…
Read MoreCountdown To June 7 Primary: Ballots On The Way
From the County Elections Division: Contra Costa County — Debi Cooper, County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters, announced today that all registered voters in Contra Costa County should have received their County Voter Information Guides and will soon receive their Official Ballots for the upcoming June 7, 2022 California Primary Election. Ballots will be mailed…
Read MoreConcord Teacher Arrested On Suspicion Of Child Molestation Charges
Letter from Adam Clark, Superintendent of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District: May 5, 2022 Dear MDUSD Parents and Staff: I am writing to inform you that Mt. Diablo Unified School District Administration was informed today (Thursday) by Concord Police that (name withheld due to early stages of investigation), a teacher who has previously taught…
Read MoreConcord Couple Charged With Murder
Murder charges have been filed against a Concord couple accused of killing the female suspect’s husband on January 31, 2022. Ismael Alvarez, 34, and 44-year-old Francesca Charlene Lopez are currently being held at the Martinez Detention Facility for the murder of Felipe Dejesus Lopez in Concord. Alvarez was scheduled to be arraigned May 3 in…
Read MorePerson In Crisis Stacks Commute Traffic At 24/680 Split Wednesday
A distraught individual perched on a freeway stanchion at the critical 24/680 Junction for several hours Wednesday, prompting police to seal off the area and creating a massive traffic jam that stretched along the freeway for miles. Officers negotiated with the individual from a distance, starting from about 2 p.m. on until the unidentified man…
Read MoreLafayette Burglary – Moraga Pursuit Tuesday
Two apparently separate incidents kept Lamorinda police busy and affected residents on edge Tuesday, with burglars intent on plying their trade and residents intent on stopping them. The first incident kicked off shortly after 1 p.m. when a suspected car burglar sped away from officers and out Moraga Way, hitting at least one car in…
Read MoreTaking Our Pulse: Abortion Rights
A leaked Supreme Court draft decision indicating the court’s apparent readiness to throw out the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide has generated a storm of controversy and protest across the country. While the court confirmed that the text, published late Monday by Politico, was authentic, court spokespeople said it did not…
Read MoreHeavy Fire Burns Structure In Orinda Monday
Firefighters battled a structure fire in the area of Normandy and Ridge lanes late Monday night. Early reports were that all occupants of a home in the area are out and safe. Initial calls started to come in around 10:45 p.m. with first reports saying a hillside behind a home in the area was burning,…
Read More24/680 Residents Using Alarm Roosters To Protect Cars And Property
Local lensman Gint Federas was out and about in Lafayette Sunday, catching the tail-end of that adrenalin ride from Moraga to Lafayette, when he noticed the latest in semi-rural alarm technology, currently in use in an apparent effort to curtail neighborhood crime. Approach the car and the cocksure, feathered alarm system creates enough of a…
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