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Fires Along Iron Horse Trail Trigger Hunt For Arsonist Monday
A series of brush fires sparked within minutes of each other along the Iron Horse Trail in Concord and Pleasant Hill Monday has been confirmed by fire officials as the work of an arsonist. A person detained at the scene of the fires was subsequently determined not to have been responsible, according to a spokesman…
Read MoreContra Costa To Postpone COVID-19 Reopening Timeline
Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) will delay the opening of businesses and activities previously planned for July 1 until the COVID-19 outbreak in Contra Costa is better contained. The county is closely monitoring recent data showing COVID-19 activity increasing in the community, as it is statewide and throughout the country.On Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom recommended…
Read MoreRacist Fliers Turn Up In Martinez; PD Investigating
Martinez police are investigating the origin of racist fliers bearing the symbol of a purported White Supremacist group and threatening supporters of Black Lives Matter. The leaflets were discovered Saturday at about 9:45 p.m. on a sidewalk near downtown. Police called the fliers, riddled with spelling errors, “Deplorable, filled with hate, and have no place…
Read MoreChicken Coop Heater Suspected Cause Of Moraga House Fire Sunday
Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection district firefighters battled fire at a home in the 200 block of Deerfield Drive in Moraga Sunday – believed sparked by a short-circuiting chicken coop heater. The blaze, which appeared to have started in the area of the adjacent coop, spread to the roof and attic of a home at 275 Deerfield,…
Read MoreSearch Continues For Missing Boater
From the Office of the Sheriff: A marine search is continuing today in the Delta for a missing boater. On Friday, June 26, 2020 at about 8:25 pm, the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Marine Patrol Unit was dispatched to a report of a missing boater on Indian Slough in Discovery Bay. It…
Read MoreLife In The Age Of The Great Disconnect
Curiouser and Curiouser. It’s really the only way to sum up what’s happening to us as humanity splinters and surges toward bombast or mediocrity and their own reinforced truths. Keeping ourselves safely out of the mosh pit of opinion baiting, race hating, and tail-gating going on out there at the moment we can only say…
Read MoreCounty Health Re-Evaluating Reopening Schedule After Forty-Two Percent Spike In Hospitalizations
Friday, June 26, 2020 Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) is evaluating whether the county should continue its current reopening timeline, due to recent data showing COVID-19 activity is increasing in the community. CCHS is closely monitoring key data indicators that show how the virus is spreading in the county and will announce a decision about…
Read MoreContra Costa DA Bans Use Of Carotid Holds By Her Investigators
Martinez, Calif. – Today, Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton issued a new policy for peace officers within the DA’s Office to ban the use of the carotid hold technique. The DA’s Office employs peace officers as senior inspectors within the Investigative Unit. The ban is effective as of June 23, 2020. “The use…
Read MoreRescue Effort Atop Mount Diablo After Lone Bicycle Crash Thursday
UPDATE 11:55 a.m: Saddened to learn that the cyclist died in this incident. Unclear if crash or prior medical incident contributed to death. Park rangers and crews of firefighters responded to a call for help at the summit of Mount Diablo State Park Thursday after a lone bicyclist suffered critical injuries in a crash there.…
Read MoreTwo-Alarm Fire Damages Pleasant Hill Homes Thursday
Fire broke out in the 100 block of Maxine Drive early Thursday, damaging homes and prompting evacuations. The blaze was first reported at approximately 12:50 a.m. with the first police and firefighters on the scene calling for support as the flames spread into adjacent vegetation and neighboring homes. A second-alarm was called at about 1…
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