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Man With Shoe Camera Arrested For Allegedly Trying To Film Juvenile Girl In Walnut Creek Apple Store
Walnut Creek police, alerted by an alarmed father who had spotted a man trying to film his daughter be sliding a camera on top of his shoe under her dress, arrested the 66-year-old suspect a short distance away. Officers say they found the offending camera and other recording equipment in Jacque Bloxham’s car – parked…
Read MoreFatal Head-On Crash Closes Alhambra Avenue In Both Directions Friday
We are saddened to have to report that Alhambra Avenue between John Muir Road and Alhambra Valley Road in Martinez is currently (4:10 p.m.) closed in both directions due to a fatal accident investigation. Police and fire personnel were called to the area shortly after 2:30 p.m. Friday with readers writing of a grinding, head-on…
Read MoreSheriff’s Office Investigates Window Smash Burglary At Alamo Jewelry Store
On Monday, April 15, 2019, at about 1:38 AM, Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received a report of an alarm at a jewelry store on the 3200 block of Danville Boulevard in Alamo. Deputy Sheriffs arrived minutes after being dispatched to find the store’s front window broken. The suspects entered the business stealing miscellaneous goods and items. The…
Read MoreShoplifting Flurry Gets Messy In San Ramon Wednesday – Dog Bite, Foot Races With Police At Target
In what has become an almost daily event in the 24/680 of late, a crew of suspected thieves targeting Apple Computer products at the Target Store in San Ramon were brought up short by a police K9 and gun-toting police. The incident was reported (as near as we can figure) at about 5:55 p.m. when…
Read MoreMoraga Council Gets Thrifty, Passes On Passed Hat For Painted Rock
Moraga’s Town Council has passed on a request to contribute to a local effort to buy and preserve a bucolic 84-acre parcel overlooking the town and known for the paint-slathered rocks regularly christened by bands of local high schoolers. In a 3-2 decision (Korpus, Sos, Woehleke voting “nay,” Wykle and McCluer voting “aye,”), the council…
Read MoreKitchen Fire Damages Lafayette’s Postino Restaurant; Closes Mt. Diablo Boulevard
A sizable fire response is on scene or on the way to Postino restaurant on Mt. Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette this evening after a kitchen fire grew beyond staff’s ability to handle it and crept into the restaurant’s ceiling. Mt. Diablo Boulevard has been closed in both directions outside the restaurant to facilitate the firefighting…
Read MoreBAIT Car Burglary Arrest Breaks Up The Party In Walnut Creek
We’ve written about the variety of new gadgets local police departments are bringing to law enforcement in their respective jurisdictions and some of them appear to be working pretty well – including a tracker and camera-equipped bait car currently in use by Walnut Creek PD. You may have seen some of the videos generated in…
Read MoreCounty Health Rolls Out Placarding Program For Rolling Food Trucks/Carts
Food trucks and other mobile food businesses operating in Contra Costa will now post the same color-coded signs as the county’s stationary restaurants to inform the public of any recent, major health code violations. Contra Costa Environmental Health (CCEH) rolled out its placarding program today for some mobile food facilities, including those that cook or…
Read MoreHighway Patrol Car Rammed By Suspected DUI Driver Sunday – Minor Injuries For Officers, Driver Arrested
The past few months have been marked by a series of tragic incidents resulting in the deaths of highway patrol officers around the state and an incident Sunday morning conjured up fears of yet another collision brought first responders on the run. Two officers were treated for minor injuries after their cruiser was rammed from…
Read MoreNew Chapter For “The Rheem,” Theater Group Announces Sale Of Local Landmark
The on again/off again saga of Moraga’s most visible landmark entered yet another phase Friday as the group hoping to revive the peeling Neon Queen announced its sale. This site had teased the coming deal and it appears to have been realized, with the Friends of the Rheem Theatre support group posting a terse announcement…
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