Three Dead, Five Wounded At Richmond Party Sunday

Three people were killed and five others wounded at an overnight shooting in Richmond Sunday. Witnesses said the shooting occurred at a traditional Guatemalan music and dance party held on Father’s Day, with possibly two gunmen opening fire on a houseful of about 100 celebrants in the 2100 block of Dunn Avenue just before 11…

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The Post-Weekend Fishwrapper

One of the few advantages of this foreshadowing of Global Incineration they’ve been telling us about is how it tends to increase the productivity of a normal workday through anxiety and sleep deprivation. Being San Franciscans, mostly, and used to being coddled in a billowy, white Marine Layer dotted with the lulling boomlets of foghorns…

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Police Close Moraga Way In Orinda After Early-Morning Crash Saturday

Lamorinda police closed Moraga Way at Coral Drive in Orinda after a wayward motorist crashed through a power pole and a traffic light at the intersection early Saturday. Police responded to the area at 1:16 a.m. to find the car and widespread damage. The car’s young driver was detained by police for investigation of DUI…

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One Killed In Walnut Creek Shooting Thursday

One person was shot and killed in Walnut Creek Thursday, police checking a white car that came to rest on a sidewalk in the area of Ygnacio Valley Road and N. California Boulevard shortly after shots were reported at 10:55 p.m. and discovering a body inside. Initial details were sparse due to the hour but…

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CON FIRE Announces Arrest After Fireworks-Related Fire In San Pablo

From Con Fire: CONCORD, CALIF., June 17, 2021 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced its fire investigators made a fireworks-related arrest Tuesday in relation to a fireworks-caused fire on an apartment balcony in the 15000 block of Crestwood Drive, SanPablo. A 16-year-old resident of San Pablo was arrested for Fire…

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Danville Deputy Enters Not Guilty Plea In 2018 Shooting Case

The Danville police officer at the center of the town’s two officer-involved shooting cases entered a not guilty plea during his arraignment Wednesday in the 2018 death of Newark resident Laudemer Arboleda. Andrew Hall’s attorney maintained during the hearing and meeting with reporters outside of court that his client took appropriate action while acting in…

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Sheriff’s Office Using New Scanner To Interdict Jailhouse Contraband

From the Office of the Sheriff: The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Custody Services Bureau has acquired the Tek84 Intercept Full Body Scanner. The Intercept will be used at intake at the Martinez Detention Facility as arrestees are processed and booked into the facility. According to Tek84, the Intercept “detects both metallic and…

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“Couch Cruisin’ With My Buds On A Tuesday Night…”

We told readers of a hmm, slightly more unusual sight than most on a Tuesday night in downtown Walnut Creek and, of course, the Internet Doubting Posse immediately demanded photographic evidence. It took a little longer than normal but reader Dan Foscalina came through like a champ. Mechanically inclined people we know say you can…

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Staying Co-Cool In CoCo County This Week

Here are County Employment & Human Services locations in Contra Costa County to cool off during high heat this week: Antioch: 4545 Delta Fair Blvd.Hercules: 151 Linus PaulingMartinez: 40 Douglas DrivePleasant Hill: 400 Ellinwood WayRichmond: 1305 Macdonald EHSD offices are open Wednesday, June 16, through Friday, June 18, from 8 am to 5 pm. See also EHSD Places to Cool (PDF) and Places to Cool in Spanish (PDF).…

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