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Two Detained After Wrong-Way Pursuit On Highway 24 In Lafayette Sunday Morning
Two men were detained after a wrong-way chase on Highway 24 early Sunday morning, police backing off but keeping their car in sight until it was stopped at Pleasant Hill and Deer Hill roads at 1 a.m. The two occupants were detained at gunpoint as police converged on the area. No injuries were reported. The…
Read MoreCounty Health Services Preparing “Alternate Care Sites” As Virus Spreads, Alhambra High In Martinez Readied For Potential Use
Joint Statement from Contra Costa Health Services and Martinez Unified School District Regarding Local COVID-19 Preparations We want to thank our community for its support and vigilance as we respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We know this is a difficult time for many and we appreciate the sacrifices being made by everyone in Contra…
Read MoreBay Area School Districts Extend Closures Through May 1
San Jose, CA – Seven Bay Area County Health Officers, in collaboration with their six County Superintendents of Schools have made a unified, regional decision to extend school closures and student dismissals from regular school attendance through May 1, 2020, to slow the spread of COVID-19 to the maximum extent possible. The safety and wellness…
Read MorePassenger Killed In Clayton Crash Tuesday; Driver Booked On Suspicion Of DUI
Police in Clayton responded to a report of a crash in the 5400 block of Clayton Road Tuesday, arriving to find that a vehicle had crashed into an unoccupied, parked work truck at that location. Officers rendered aid to the occupants of the car, finding a male passenger deceased and the female driver with minor…
Read MoreThree Contra Costa County Firefighters Test Positive For COVID-19
Three Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) and are at home under self-quarantine, a district spokesman confirmed Tuesday. Steve Hill said that 8 district employees people have been tested for COVID-19 with 3 testing positive, 3 testing negatively and 2 others awaiting results. Hill said the positive tests…
Read MoreJudge Sentences Would-Be Rapist To Nine Years In Prison For Walnut Creek Attack
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez – Yesterday, Monday, defendant Matthew Caruso of Newark pleaded guilty to two felonies of attempted kidnapping for rape, one count for each victim in the case. Judge Laurel Brady of the Contra Costa County Superior Court accepted the guilty plea and sentenced Caruso, 38, to nine years in…
Read MoreOne Dead In I680 Crash In San Ramon Tuesday
A San Ramon man was killed when his car left the road and overturned on southbound I680 north of Bollinger Canyon Tuesday. Firefighters following up on reports of a car off the road at that location located the wreckage and found the driver deceased inside at 6:51 a.m. The driver was later identified as Matthew…
Read More“Winnebago Man” Update From Pleasant Hill PD
From Pleasant Hill PD: Just before the news broke of the COVID-19 outbreak, we were called to the area of Ruth Dr near Cynthia Dr for a shooting that had just occurred. With the help of diligent neighbors, officers located the suspect vehicle from the shooting. We attempted to stop the vehicle but they did…
Read MoreCounty Taking Donations Of Protective Gear For Healthcare Providers
Contra Costa County health officials announced the opening of three donation sites for protective medical supplies in West County, Central County and East County. The Regional Center of the East Bay, which serves developmentally disabled residents of Contra Costa and Alameda counties, will also be distributing medical gloves donated by Facebook along with other medical…
Read MoreLife Under Lockdown: Solitary Survival For Some; Enforced Togetherness For Others
Day 4 of the Statewide Directive – The Housebound Dig In. “Most seemed to have heeded the order, issued by He of the Slicked-Back Hair, and fitted their shelters with all manner of ingenious devices meant to stave off infection and, perhaps worse, boredom. Board games, stacks of bound paper known to the ancient ones…
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