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ScreenShots: “C’est Vous, Monsieur Spade?”
So we take craggy faced Sam spade out of San Francisco, move him to France after that messy Maltese deal, put him on a new case he has no more hope of completing than a drifter cadging a breakfast t-bone at John’s Grill and we’re off and running with “Monsieur Spade,” currently on NetFlix. Big…
Read MorePD Activity In Lafayette Thursday; Burglary Suspects Caught After Pursuit, Foot Chase
Lamorinda police, county sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol officers coordinated a pursuit, spike-stripping and eventual foot chases after burglary suspects believed to have been armed and dangerous abandoned their smoking car and fled into the area near Veteran’s Hall. Two suspects were arrested at approximately (7:10pm and 7:19pm) after a police perimeter went up…
Read MoreCustody Dispute Triggers Gunfire In Pleasant Hill Monday – Two Arrested
A flurry of gunfire erupted outside a popular Pleasant Hill restaurant Monday, sending witnesses scurrying for cover and at least one person to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the hand. Police were called to the area of Contra Costa Boulevard and Vivian Drive at about 11:49am Monday, witnesses describing a chaotic scene with…
Read More2-Alarm House Fire In Orinda; Vehicle Fire In Bore 1 Of Caldecott Tunnel Monday
Still in our News Jam Jams but brought up short by active fires in Orinda – with a 2-alarm residential fire burning on Las Palomas in Orinda and a vehicle fire engulfing a mini-van in Bore 1 of the Caldecott. Occupants of the home on Las Palomas were located safe and well after firefighters descended…
Read MoreTurtle On Eastbound Hwy 24 In Orinda Saturday – And A Pug On the Run
Occupants out of this car after a crash near St. Stephens – and a whole bunch of people looking for a brown Pug doggo that came out of the crash and was last seen running east along the shoulder. Happy UPDATE: Pug recovered, shaken but relatively unhurt. Human driver with lacerations. Traffic in the area…
Read MoreChristmas Countdown: The Rising Oligarchy; Prop 36 Wake-Up; Forty Mike Mike And – Retail Joy?
We humans are a strange lot, capable of complex emotions, convoluted thinking and some genuinely strange behavior whilst engaged in ritual celebrations. Take Christmas, for example, which this year seems to have the Rodney Dangerfield tagline “… please,” appended to any mention. To be clear – we love Christmas. Favorite time of year and all…
Read MoreMemorial Service Honoring Homeless Lives Lost Friday
Join Virtually or In Person to Remember and Honor Lives Lost (Walnut Creek, Calif.) – On Friday, December 20, 2024, the Contra Costa Crisis Center, in partnership with Contra Costa Health, NAMI Contra Costa, Safe Organized Spaces, Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa and Contra Costa Continuim of Care will hold a special observance in…
Read MoreContra Costa Fire Annexation Of Rodeo-Hercules Fire District Approved
CONCORD, CA – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Contra Costa Fire) and Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District (Rodeo-Hercules) are pleased to announce the Contra Costa Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) has unanimously approved the annexation of Rodeo-Hercules by Contra Costa Fire. The annexation is expected to be effective on July 1, 2025. Contra Costa Fire…
Read MoreTwisty Pursuit Down I680 Ends With Dog Bite, Handcuffs For Car Theft Suspect Wednesday
A circuitous air and ground pursuit of a suspected car thief snaked through Concord and ended in Pleasant Hill Wednesday after the alleged thief abandoned his vehicle and fled into the neighborhood. The unidentified suspect was eventually pinpointed hiding under landscaping in the area of 50 Cleaveland Road – with the Sheriff’s STARR III helicopter…
Read MorePatient Hunter
More local shutterbugs sharing their work this morning with this submission from “A. Reader” (we suspect that’s some kind of nom du plume). Anyway, we liked the work!
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