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Walnut Creek Parking Lot Shootout Captured On Camera; Victim Arrested After Returning Fire
Walnut Creek police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects involved in yesterday’s shooting outside a Newell Avenue liquor store and said that an apparent robbery victim had been arrested for returning gunfire during the incident. As we reported Thursday, the shooting took place at about 6:23 p.m. in the parking lot…
Read MoreClayton Resident Charged With Arranging To Meet A Minor For Sex
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – On Thursday May 21, 2020, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charged 40-year-old Clayton resident Daniel Steven Paul with multiple violations including attempted lewd acts with a minor, unlawful communications with a minor and arranging to meet a minor for sex. In early May, investigators…
Read MorePolice Interrupt Early-Morning Pharmacy Burglary In San Ramon Friday
Burglars attempting to steal drugs from a local pharmaceutical services firm were stopped short by police early Friday – touching off a flurry of pursuits as the startled thieves fled in all directions. The theft from Premier Pharmaceutical Services Inc. on San Ramon Valley Boulevard was underway when police arrived on the scene shortly after…
Read MoreShots Fired, At Least One Person Hit, Outside Walnut Creek Liquor Store Thursday
Firefighters and police converged on a parking lot in the 1200 block of Newell Avenue Thursday after receiving reports of shots fired in the area – and a car leaving the area with damage possibly caused by gunfire. Two people may have been hit and a third, believed to be an innocent bystander wounded by…
Read MoreSIP Order Helps Quiet Local Highways – CHP Says
From the Contra Costa Office of the California Highway Patrol: While Californians observe the stay-at-home order during the Coronavirus pandemic, the state’s roadways and those who use them are seeing the impact. With traffic volume down, the number of incidents on California’s roadways, including collisions and arrests for driving under the influence (DUI), continue to…
Read MoreCounty Public Works To Begin Construction On San Pablo Dam Road
From Contra Costa County Public Works: May 19, 2020 El Sobrante, CA – The Contra Costa County Public Works Department will begin construction of the San Pablo Dam Road Traffic Safety Improvements project between the city limits of Richmond and city limits of Orinda. Construction will start Wednesday, May 27, 2020 through July 31, 2020, 8:00 am-4:00…
Read MoreSuspected Burglars At Work In Lamorinda Get Warm Welcome By Local Police Monday
As we noted last night (Monday, May 18), at least one burglary crew was at work in Lamorinda – breaking into a work truck as seen on the accompanying video – and possibly other venues around the area. A “white” car reportedly stopped on Arroyo Drive in Orinda and a passenger got out to break…
Read MorePleasanton-Based Specialty’s Café & Bakery Calls It Quits – Blames Losses Caused By COVID-19
Pleasanton-based Specialty’s Café & Bakery will close its 50 locations in three states – a prominent local victim of conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery is closing after 33 years of business. Current market conditions attributed to COVID-19 and shelter-in-place policies have decimated company revenues,” company officials wrote on the chain’s…
Read MoreBay Area Health Officers Announce Significant Progress In Fight Against Virus; Outline Steps For Reopening Certain Sectors
This statement was released Monday by Health Services officials from the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, Santa Clara and the City of Berkley: Thanks to the steadfast commitment of our residents to stay home, practice social distancing, and follow public health guidance, we have seen sustained progress on several key indicators regarding…
Read MoreDeveloper Unholsters Possibility Of Legal Action; Pushes Lafayette’s Terraces Project Forward
The threat of a lawsuit, a scary prospect for cities and towns unable to afford any prolonged legal skirmish with monied litigants, is once again being raised in leafy Lamorinda – this time by the developer behind the Terraces of Lafayette project. An attorney for developer O’Brien Homes of Menlo Park, which has been trying to…
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