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Thieves Snatch Victim’s Chains At Sunvalley Mall Tuesday

Readers noted a sizable police response to the Sunvalley Shopping Center Tuesday after a man reported two masked thieves approached him and snatched two of his necklaces. The theft occurred at approximately 3:12 p.m. near Macy’s Women’s. A brief struggle ensued before the pair fled from the mall with the necklaces. The victim sustained minor…

More Trouble In Walnut Creek Monday: Car Fire On I-680 South

It sometimes takes a day or two to untangle the details of a crash or some other traumatic event which disrupts the lives of participants – and dispels the theories of armchair crash investigators opining from their living room. We started hearing from the driver of a 2017 Ford Escape which burned down to the…

Rescue At Walnut Creek BART After Person Found Under Train Monday

A person believed to have either leapt or fell under an inbound BART train was rescued after a protracted effort at Walnut Creek BART Monday, the station halting all train traffic to facilitate the effort. Rescuers freed a male victim after “breaking” or uncoupling a string of cars to reach him. He was taken by…

Fatal Crash Involving Motorcycle Reported In Concord Friday

One person was killed in a car versus motorcycle crash on southbound SR-242 at Grant Street on Friday, California Highway Patrol officers closing the Grant Street offramp to facilitate their investigation. ] A collision between a Toyota and a motorcycle of unknown type was reported at 10am at that location with the motorcyclist down. Police…

Letter: Danville Addresses E-Bike Issue

Editor; After nearly two years of growing complaints, near-misses, and serious concerns from residents, the Danville Town Council has taken an important step toward making our parks and trails safer. On June 16th, before an overflow crowd of more than 100 residents, the Council voted unanimously to advance an ordinance addressing the use of e-bikes…

Construction Of County’s First Mental Health Rehabilitation Center Underway In Richmond

From Contra Costa Health: County Begins Construction of the First Mental Health Rehabilitation Center in Contra Costa Contra Costa County broke ground today on a new 45-bed facility in Richmond that will expand local long-term behavioral health treatment capacity for residents with serious mental illness. The project will renovate and repurpose an existing one-story county-owned…

House Fire Reported In Concord Wednesday

Crews battled and quickly knocked down a fire in a home in the 1300 block of Babel Lane in Concord on Wednesday, punching through the roof to extinguish a blaze believed burning in the living room. Two ambulances were requested shortly after the blaze was reported at 11:07am. Initial reports of a person bloodied and…

Temporary Deputy Sheriff Arrested

From the Office of the Sheriff: Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Temporary Deputy Sheriff (Per-Diem) Arrested The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff recently discovered criminal conduct involving an employee at its Property Services Unit office in Concord. Detectives launched an investigation into the conduct. During the investigation, detectives obtained a search warrant for the employee’s…

Fire Damages Concord Home Tuesday

Lensman “GoGo” Gomez on the scene of that house fire on Andrews Drive in Concord today (1800 block). Witnesses reporting the blaze kicked off to the rear of the residence and then extended into the home, burning into the attic and jeopardizing the roof. No injuries were reported. The fire was reported at 10:45 am.…

Purchase Opportunities: Walnut Creek Affordable Homeownership Program

The City of Walnut Creek has current and upcoming new below-market-rate (BMR) homeownership opportunities over the next three to four months. The City’s BMR program helps very low to moderate income qualifying households achieve homeownership by offering homes at prices well below market value. The City of Walnut Creek contracts the Bay Area Affordable Home…