Stolen Lexus Tours Lamorinda, Walnut Creek Sunday

This car apparently attracted the attention of Flock cameras and then police as it cruised through Moraga, Lafayette and on into Walnut Creek a few moments ago (5:25pm). Police were trailing the vehicle back out Highway 24 through the Caldecott (please refrain from posting those ever-ready Tunnel comments, please) before they lost it in Oakland-Berkeley.…

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Robber Simulates Gun; Steals Purse, Phone In Walnut Creek Friday

A thief surprised a woman in the parking lot outside the Countrywood shopping center on Friday, simulating a weapon and making off with her bag and personal belongings. The suspect, described as a black male, approximately 30 years old, 6′ 3″, and wearing a blue and purple hat, Nike shoes – was last seen running…

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Busy Night In Lamorinda Wednesday

Our much ballyhooed Flash Alert System came into play again Wednesday night after a couple of high-profile incidents kicked off in Moraga and Lafayette. What turned out to be the most-photographed crash scene in our little valley was documented after a Tesla got away from its operator and plowed through the Loard’s ice cream outlet…

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Two-Alarm Blaze Displaces Two Dozen People In Pleasant Hill Tuesday

A stubborn fire believed set off by contractors working on the building eventually grew to two-alarms before it was extinguished Tuesday, displacing a number of people who suddenly found themselves looking for new homes. The fire was at the Viking Apartments at 2079 Norse Drive in Pleasant Hill. There were no reported injuries though 16…

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