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Three Men Wounded In Tuesday Night Shooting At Downtown Concord Parking Garage; Arrests Made
Authorities were notified of an apparent shooting at the New Muni parking garage in downtown Concord Tuesday after three men walked into a local hospital with gunshot wounds of varying severity. Victims, one with a wound to his lower extremities and another with an apparent grazing wound, walked into John Muir Concord health center at…
Read MoreSan Ramon Police Chief Denton Carlson Announces Retirement
San Ramon Police Chief Denton Carlson has announced his retirement, ending a career in law enforcement that spans more than 27 years, including more than two decades of service to the City of San Ramon. Chief Carlson will retire in December 2025, having served as the City’s fifth Chief of Police since his appointment in…
Read MoreDA Announces Settlement With C&H Sugar Company For Air Emission Violations
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton announced today (Tuesday, Sept. 16) a settlement with C&H Sugar Company Inc. for odor violations in 2022. The emissions violations by C&H Sugar occurred on various dates between September 8th and October 14th, 2022, at a wastewater treatment…
Read MoreThe Rising Curmudgeon: Crime Seens; Paperless Shilling; Tip’Er More
Contrary to our perceived public-facing scowl we’ve been in a pretty good mood lately. The News Thing is humming along. So is the coffee maker. Our lines of communication are open and thrumming. People seem to like us. Life is good – except for the Alabama Debt Collectors, occasional Mental Midgetry, and General Fumb Duckery…
Read MoreTeen Killed In Fall While Watching Crockett Sideshow
California Highway Patrol investigators say a 16-year-old boy died when he fell 75 feet from the Pomona Street on-ramp to I-80 westbound while maneuvering for a better view of an ongoing Crockett sideshow. Officers were called to that location at approximately 3:26a.m. on Saturday after receiving calls of a large sideshow involving more than 100…
Read MoreTop Chef, Former Walnut Creek Restaurant Owner – Arrested After Three Same-Day Bank Robberies
A Bay Area chef known for his groundbreaking Italian cuisine and a much-publicized bank robbery arrest in Orinda in 2018 has been re-arrested in San Francisco after allegedly robbing three San Francisco banks in a single day. Valentino Luchin, 62, former executive chef at San Francisco’s Rose Pistola in North Beach and former owner of…
Read MoreSign Of The Times…
Helluva week around these parts and further abroad. Like many of you, we’re hanging on and waiting for the compass to re-align. This seemed to sum things up nicely.
Read MoreMartinez Man Charged With Attempted Enticement And Coercion Of A Minor
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California OAKLAND – A criminal complaint was unsealed today charging Joel Lawrence Benitzhar with the federal crime of attempted enticement and coercion of a minor victim to engage in illegal sexual conduct. Benitzhar was arrested yesterday (Thursday, Sept. 11) and made his initial appearance in federal district…
Read MoreRide Hard, Ride Long – Today’s Two-Wheelers Sporting Facial Hair, Glowy Rims…
Bicycles – meant as a healthy alternative to dino-fuel spewing cars (pfew, yech) have attracted a devoted following and a lot of attention lately as subsets (i.e. recumbents, tri-wheelers, e-bikes) develop and devotees roll with styles all their own. Our photographers routinely spot these various groups as they pedal or hum around town, bikes decked…
Read MoreFelony Car Stop Attracts Attention In Danville Wednesday
Lotsa LEOs (police) at Crow Canyon and Camino Tassajara in Danville on Wednesday after police spotted a car they wanted for a recent armed robbery. A police helicopter hovered overhead briefly in support of several ground units taking part in the coordinated felony stop (guns out and up). The activity attracted some attention and more…
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