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Marauders At The Gate – They’re Getting Better
Sitting here with our miner’s lamps on, readying ourselves for a grid-down environment populated by latte-crazed Soccer Moms battering down our doors to get at our espresso reserves – we just weren’t in the mood to get, this. Some of you may have gotten one of these in the past and we don’t know what…
Read MorePittsburg Thunder Runner Booked In Connection With Injury-Causing Crash Sunday
On Sunday, October 6, 2019, at about 8:10 PM, a vehicle heading south on Highway 680 near North Main Street passed a Deputy Sheriff at a high rate of speed. The Deputy attempted a traffic enforcement stop on the vehicle but the car did not yield, police said, instead leading Deputies on a pursuit. The…
Read MoreWhat’d I See? Armored Car Called Out After Growers Beat Suspected Pot Raiders
This caught the attention of readers in East County Saturday night and piqued our interest as Contra Costa County Sheriff’s deputies called for assistance from their SWAT unit as well as aerial assets. The initial call was for at least one person, possibly shot and wounded in a field along 70000 Holland Tract Road in…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Transit Village Groundbreaking Monday; First-Phase Construction Of 596 New Apartments
A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for today, Monday, Oct. 7 at 11am to mark the start of construction of the Walnut Creek Transit Village. When complete, the project will consist of a 16-acre mixed-use community of 596 apartments and 26,000 square-feet of retail on the former surface parking lots at the Walnut Creek Bay Area…
Read MoreValley Fire Crews Battle Stubborn 2-Alarm Grass Fire In Danville Saturday
Reader Scot Campbell submitted this view of a smoky, stubborn fire burning in Danville Saturday. The blaze, reported at 11:44 a.m., is behind Gwen and Arthur courts and was last reported at about four acres. Firefighters have moved into position to protect homes in the area and CalFire crews were requested. No structures have been…
Read MoreDublin Police Arrest Transient After Alleged Burglary, Sexual Assault
Police in Dublin announced the arrest of a transient wanted in connection with the burglary and sexual assault of a woman living in the 7900 block of Tamarack Drive Thursday night. Investigators said they received a frantic call from the woman at around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, saying she’d been awakened by a man who’d entered…
Read MoreTwo-Alarm Blaze Damages Walnut Creek Home Saturday
Fire in a rear room of a home at 32 Mi Elana Court touched off a 2-Alarm response from Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters early Saturday. Firefighters responding to reports of smoke in the single-story home observed smoke pouring from the residence’s windows and vents and initiated a search for occupants – which…
Read MoreReal Estate Scam Collapses; San Pablo Woman Indicted On 42 Criminal Counts
Martinez, Calif. – Today (Friday), a grand jury indictment was unsealed against Mercedes Gonzales, a 25-year-old resident of San Pablo. The allegations in the indictment detail repeated criminal conduct committed by Gonzales against unsuspecting victims desiring to rent a house or room in West Contra Costa County, Sonoma County and Solano County. In total there are…
Read MoreInquest Determines In-Custody Death Of San Ramon Man Accidental; Following Deliberate Ingestion Of Cocaine
A Contra Costa County Coroner’s Jury has determined that the in-custody death of a San Ramon man found unresponsive in a holding cell at the Martinez Detention Facility was accidental – occurring after the man swallowed a quantity of cocaine. Jurors were convened to determine a finding of death for 26-year-old Karthik Kandaswamy of San…
Read MoreConFire Investigators Make Arrest After Series Of Clayton-Area Trail Fires
CONCORD, CALIF., Oct. 4, 2019 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced the arrest of a suspect in a series of four suspicious fires along a walking trail in the City of Clayton last month. The fires took place in September in the same general area of a walking trail running…
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