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One In Custody After Police Pursuit Of Stolen Car In Concord Saturday
UPDATE: Pleasant Hill police officers located and arrested the male half of this chase in the 900 block of Trent Street and are having him checked out after he was bitten by a police dog. ORIGINAL STORY: Police from Concord and Pleasant Hill are searching for two suspects – a man and woman – who…
Read MorePolice Pursuit Ends In Fiery, Fatal Crash On Highway 24 In Orinda; Freeway Closed
Police have shut down the westbound lanes of Highway 24 at Camino Pablo in Orinda after a police pursuit initiated by an OPD officer ended in a grinding crash and fire shortly after 9 a.m. A written release from the Sheriff’s Office, which contracts police services to several local towns and cities, stated that at…
Read MorePolice: “Faux Badge Bandit” Shoots Himself In The Bathroom Of A Goleta Nail Salon Friday
Police in Goleta, Calif. have indicated that a man wanted for bank robbery in their city early Friday morning is the so-called “Faux Badge Bandit” and that he reportedly drove to a business not far away from his latest crime today, asked to use the rest room, and then shot himself while inside. Danville Police…
Read MoreMartinez Police Talk Man Down From Muir Trestle Friday
Martinez police sealed off a portion of Alhambra Way under the town’s fabled iron trestle bridge after a man climbed the structure and – apparently – threatened to leap off. Police said things first came to their attention at about 10:20 a.m., when their dispatch received a call of a subject jumping in and out…
Read MoreApple Broadway Plaza – A Modernist’s Dream – Set For July 28 Opening In Walnut Creek
Apple’s vision of itself apparently includes impressive expanses of glass, water, and its own electronics – a modern tabernacle of technology in downtown Walnut Creek. That the store should choose the ultra-sleek look and feel of modern architecture to showcase its product line would come as no surprise as the company moves to freshen up…
Read MoreMan Threatens To Jump From Platform At Walnut Creek BART Thursday
UPDate: Patrons reporting that the man has been brought down from the platform, walking toward an ambulance at ground level of the station (2:07 p.m.) ORIGINAL POST: A portion of the Walnut Creek BART station has been closed and further restrictions may be made as police and fire personnel move to assist a man threatening…
Read MoreMan Shot To Death In El Sobrante Wednesday
UPDATE: Homicide Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division have arrested two suspects in connection with Wednesday’s murder in El Sobrante. The suspects were identified as 22-year-old Anthony Gaines of Richmond and 57-year old Judy Barkas of El Sobrante. Both have been booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on murder and…
Read MorePolice Investigating Altercation At Pleasant Hill BART Station
UPDATE: Sheriff’s deputies arrested an individual found hiding in the brush behind 1173 Las Juntas Way in Walnut Creek at approximately 1:28 p.m. ORIGINAL STORY: Police responded to the Pleasant Hill BART station Wednesday after a reported stabbing on Platform 2 of the station. Officers from Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill are currently searching for…
Read MoreCigarette Sparks Second Alarm Fire And Rescue Effort In Rossmoor Tuesday
Fire investigators said an improperly discarded cigarette sparked a 2-alarm fire at 2808 Saklan Indian Drive in Rossmoor Tuesday, causing $140,000 damage to the most heavily impacted unit and displacing two residents. The first firefighters on the scene of the blaze were met by heavy smoke and fire, a second alarm quickly called shortly after…
Read MoreMeet BadA** Bob From Walnut Creek – Snake Hunter
Those of you who have been owned by a cat you allowed outdoors know they are often fond of bringing things back to share with you – sometimes really creepy things. Meet Bob of Walnut Creek. He lives with his human servants on a property at the base of Mt. Diablo and, apparently, the location…
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