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Morning Crash On Moraga Road Knocks Out Power, Prompts Road Closures Thursday
Police shut down Moraga Road at Ascot Drive Thursday morning after a rollover crash damaged a pole, knocked out power to the area briefly and left the driver with moderate injuries. Tom Grayson, in the area at the time, said the driver of a Honda Accord lost control of the car and sped up a…
Read MoreBurglars Posing As PG&E Line Inspectors Raid Orinda Downs Home Tuesday
Orinda police are canvassing homes in Orinda Downs after a reported burglary on Van Ripper Lane Tuesday afternoon. Details remain sketchy as the crime has only recently been reported, but initial information has that a man dressed in a utility worker’s uniform approached the home while an unseen accomplice reportedly gained access to the home…
Read MoreSunday Snippets
Love this time of year. Always have. Crisp mornings, a little fog in the valleys and things moving a little slower – not much – but a little slower. Getting closer to the Ho Ho Ho. Old friends checking in to see if we’re still kicking, ticking us off their list of “Status Unknown” and…
Read MoreCourt Finds For City Of Lafayette After Group Alleges Violations Of State Constitution
From the City of Lafayette: LAFAYETTE, CALIF., December 7, 2018—Yesterday, the City of Lafayette won a trial court victory in a case filed by a small group of Lafayette residents alleging that the City Council held improper closed session meetings and violated the California Constitution. Specifically, the group of residents alleged that the City had…
Read MoreWhaddaya Know, Other Locals Unhappy With Use Of Leaf Blowers… New Anti-Blower Group Organizes In Walnut Creek
Veteran readers may have recognized our past truculence when it comes to the widespread and unceasing use of Satan’s Whistle in the 24/680 – known to the evil scientists who created them as: The Leaf Blower. Past efforts to lessen the impact of the whiny, fume-spewing monsters have been mocked or gone unnoticed by public…
Read MoreSheriff’s Office IDs Man Killed During Struggle With Deputy; Releases Photos Of His Weapon
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office are continuing to investigate an officer involved shooting per the county’s law enforcement involved fatal incident protocol. The suspect has been officially identified as 41-year-old Paul Ridgeway of Discovery Bay. The autopsy took place this morning. The cause of…
Read MorePittsburg Man Convicted Of 31 Felony Charges Relating To 2017 Arson Spree
Jurors this week found a 38-year-old Pittsburg man guilty of multiple arson charges in connection with a series of fires set in Antioch, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Pittsburg, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Brentwood and Benicia In the early months of 2017. James Bishop III was found guilty on 31 of 33 counts of arson in connection…
Read MoreOfficer-Involved Shooting Reported, Suspect Killed, On Adelaide Dr. In Martinez Wednesday
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office are currently investigating an officer involved shooting per the county’s law enforcement involved fatal incident protocol. This morning, Wednesday, at about 9:03 a.m., two Deputy Sheriffs handled a call on Adelaide Drive in Pacheco. They cleared that call at…
Read MoreFirefighters Battle 2-Alarm Structure Fire In Canyon Tuesday Morning
Firefighters were called out to a residence in the 100 block of Pinehurst Road in Canyon (south of Moraga) early Tuesday morning, arriving to find an outbuilding burning heavily and setting adjacent vegetation ablaze. The fire was reported at 12:45 a.m. with neighbors directing firefighters to a home behind the Canyon Post Office. A single-story…
Read MoreSheriff’s Detectives Arrest Two Teens For North Richmond Drug Murder
Homicide detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff have arrested two male juvenile suspects in connection with a killing that took place in North Richmond on Friday, November 30, 2018. On that day at about 6:25 p.m., Bay Station Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to the intersection of 4th St. and Silver Avenue…
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