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Man Dead After Martinez Crash Thursday Night

A 37-year-old man died when his passenger car collided with a parked semi truck in the 800 block of Howe Rd. Thursday, according to Martinez police. Sgt. Patrick Salamid said the crash was reported at 10 p.m. The unidentified victim was unresponsive and had to be extricated from the vehicle by responding Contra Costa County…

Twisty Pursuit Along Highway 24 Ends With Arrests In Lafayette Thursday

Police in Lamorinda are backtracking and tallying up events after a wild, 100mph pursuit along Highway 24 ended with two women being arrested at gunpoint on Acalanes Road at Fiora Place Thursday. We’re not precisely sure what drew police attention to a late-model, white Chevy Impala running east on Highway 24 at about 11:20 a.m.…

Suzanne E. Webb

Former Danville resident Suzanne Elizabeth Webb, 44, of Le Mars, Iowa, died unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Suzanne was born Feb. 17, 1974, in Omaha, the daughter of Cliff and Anna M. (Reischl) Webb. She grew up in Danville and attended…

Two-Alarm Fire Burns In San Ramon Saturday Night

First responders responded quickly to the scene of a 2-Alarm fire burning in a ground-floor unit of a two-story condominium complex at 285 Reflections Drive in San Ramon Saturday night. The fire was reported by passersby who spotted smoke and flame and heard a window breaking at 8:06 p.m. Firefighters and police forced entry to…

DUI Incidents Pile Up In The 24/680 Overnight – And Elvis Crashes Hard

In a busy, somewhat wacky start to the California Highway Patrol’s pre-stated Maximum Enforcement Period officers report bagging a few folks who were stopped at a CHP checkpoint while driving half in the bag Friday night – but then things really got hard to understand. Officers made two arrests for DUI at the their checkpoint…

Consumer Scam Alert II: Fake Social Security Administration Callers Targeting Individuals

Martinez, Calif. – Today, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office is issuing a consumer protection scam alert to notify residents of fraudulent phone calls from callers pretending to be from the Social Security Administration. These scammers are claiming you need to pay a fee to unlock your Social Security number as a result of criminal…

PG&E Scam Making The Rounds – Don’t Bite!

Regular readers will know that we can’t stand scammers trying to separate good people from their money and that we write about their antics until you all say: pleeeeaase, stop! And then, they come up with another one. These grifters, probably working in a foreign land with no existing extradition protocol, are hitting us hard…

Lafayette Council Seeks Applicants, Conducting Interviews To Fill Vacant Council Seat

LAFAYETTE, CALIF., Dec. 20, 2018 — In keeping with past practice, the Lafayette City Council last night voted to seek applications and conduct interviews to fill a seat on the Council made vacant with the passing of Councilmember Mark Mitchell in November. The vote was unanimous. The Council will accept applications starting today through 5:00 p.m.…

Car Burglars Working Double Shifts – Including This Guy In San Ramon

We’re receiving multiple reports of car burglaries throughout the 24/680 in recent days, with multiple thefts taking place in specific parking lots and others in more out of the way locations – trailheads are a favorite ’cause they know you’ll be gone for a bit and away from your car. We’ve written about this and…

Walnut Creek Police Detain Two Suspects After Rossmoor Grab-And-Run Theft Wednesday

Police in Walnut Creek detained two men suspected of a grab-and-run purse-snatching from a customer at a Starbucks outlet on Tice Valley Boulevard Wednesday. Details remain scarce as the incident is still unfolding as this is written, but a plainclothes officer and uniformed colleagues apparently tracked a blue/black Mercedes believed used in the theft after…