Posts by NEWS24-680
Orinda PD Searching For Two Suspected Burglars Monday
Area police are looking for two men suspected of entering a home on Bates Boulevard in Orinda at about 4:15 p.m. Monday. The suspects were interrupted by a resident and left the area on foot. It was not immediately known what, if anything, was taken. One suspect was described as wearing a yellow top and…
Read MoreTwo Die In Port Chicago Highway Crash Early Monday
Two people died as a result of injuries suffered during an early-morning crash on Port Chicago Highway early Monday morning. The crash was reported at around 1:45 a.m. when a car of undetermined type struck a light pole while traveling north on Port Chicago near High School Avenue. The front passenger, an unidentified 51-year-old woman,…
Read MoreCounty Ready To Vaccinate Children Ages 5-11 Once They’re Eligible
Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) has pre-ordered thousands of pediatric doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine as the county prepares for federal and state health officials to expand eligibility to kids ages 5-11. CCHS expects to receive about 20,000 doses of the pediatric version of the Pfizer vaccine for county and partner clinics early this week.…
Read MoreMultiple-Injury Crash In Concord Sunday
Three air ambulances and multiple ground ambulances were called to help transfer several victims from a serious injury crash on Willow Pass Road at Port Chicago Highway early Sunday morning. Contra Costa County Fire Protection District helicopters and a California Highway Patrol aircraft were kept busy shuttling 7 victims to local hospitals with various injuries,…
Read MoreCircuitous “Following” Ends With Arrest In Saranap Thursday
A twisty chase through Central Contra Costa turned into a “following” – and not a pursuit – our readers hastened to correct us, then a crash and an arrest outside Sundance Antiques in Saranap Thursday. Things got underway shortly after 6 p.m. when officers in Lafayette got behind a grey Toyota as it left the…
Read MoreSan Ramon PD Releases Info On Wednesday Night Pursuit, Crash
From San Ramon PD: On October 27, 2021, at approximately 7:42 pm, San Ramon Police Department Officers were notified a reported stolen vehicle had entered the City of San Ramon through an alert generated by our City’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras. Based on the image captured by our cameras, the associated vehicle was…
Read MoreBay Area Music Legend And Lamorinda Resident Herbie Herbert Dead At 73
Walter James “Herbie” Herbert II, a graduate of Campolindo High School and longtime resident of Lafayette and Orinda, died at his Orinda home Tuesday after a career in music that left Bay Area music fans permanently imprinted with the “San Francisco-style” of music he loved and promoted. He was 73. After high school, Herbert dusted…
Read MoreSan Ramon Pursuit Ends With Crashes, Tactical Situation Wednesday Night
A police pursuit of a reportedly stolen motorhome ended with a series of crashes and a tactical scenario played out on Bollinger Canyon Road at Market Place Wednesday evening. Residents first reported a pursuit wending it way along Bollinger Canyon Road with police cars behind a large motor home reportedly stolen out of San Francisco…
Read MorePleasant Hill Man Convicted Of Possessing Child Pornography; Attempting To Destroy Evidence
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – On Tuesday October 26, 2021, after a six-day trial, a jury in Contra Costa County found 30-year-old Pleasant Hill resident Won Kwak guilty of aggravated possession of child pornography and destroying evidence. The jury found that on November 24, 2020, Kwak knowingly possessed over 600…
Read MoreScreenShots: “Children Of Men”
Hailed for its prescience and production, reviled for what some see as a pedant, leftist tone, Children of Men remains one of our all-time favorite movies – worthy of multiple viewings in our humble opinion. A commercial and critical disaster when it was released in 2006, audience reaction sent its director into a self-imposed exile…
Read More