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Pursuit Of Lafayette Holdup Crew Ends With Crash In Orinda Wednesday
Witnesses fleeing the Lafayette Taco Bell at 3501 Mount Diablo Boulevard informed police that a man was inside, holding up the business and that he was believed to have fled in a waiting car. That car, a Nissan Altima, was reportedly involved in several other armed robberies in Solano and Marin Counties earlier in the…
Read MoreConcord Robbery/Assault Suspects Arrested In Walnut Creek Tuesday
Tense scene in the 2400 block of N. Main Street in Walnut Creek Tuesday as officers from local jurisdictions tracked and closed in on two suspected robbers, taking two people into custody at around 3:55 p.m. The suspect vehicle was eventually stopped by several police cars in the parking lot of a Taco Bell at…
Read MoreSplashdown (Twice?) In Pleasant Hill Pond Tuesday
Oh, those kids. We hesitate in putting the onus of responsibility on anyone these days because no one seems to like it but we have to wonder: is pond jumping some new teen automotive sport we haven’t heard about, yet? We know about Assassins, and beer pong, and several other trappings of unfettered youth common…
Read More“Hello Lazy Fox… Controls Are Gone, Ship In Peril – Need Landing Instructions…”
If you’re like us you may be strapped in and watching the stellar Hanks/Spielberg effort “Masters of the Air,” currently streaming on Apple TV. This isn’t a series review so we’ll just say it’s really good. Watch it if you know anything about the air war in Europe during World War II or want to…
Read MoreMass Shooting Suspect Convicted Of Mistaken Identity Attack
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, CA – Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton today announced the conviction of Enrique Ramirez-Calmo on three counts of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder, along with gang and other special circumstances enhancements. On June 20, 2021, Ramirez-Calmo and a fellow gang member opened fire…
Read MoreRolling Bike Party Rolls Through Walnut Creek Thursday
The two-wheeled Rolling Bike Party hit the streets of Walnut Creek Thursday night, participants bringing their own music for the ride and surrounding photographer Sean McDonough for a “group picture.”
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Walnut Creek’s Backpedaling Two-Wheeled Space Cowboy
I’m a space cowboy Bet you weren’t ready for that I’m a space cowboy I’m sure you know where it’s at Yep, he’s in downtown Walnut Creek – and you can’t miss him, even with the camouflage pants. Wheeling around town backwards, helmet aglow, texting as he goes and steering with his hindquarters he navigates…
Read MoreFormer Deputy Sheriff Pleads No Contest To Weapons Offenses
From the Office of the District Attorney: Matthew Buckley Pleads No Contest to Illegal Gun Possession, Filing False Police Report, and Preparing False Documents Martinez, California – Today, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office reached a negotiated plea against 42-year-old Matthew Allen Buckley for offenses that occurred when he was a deputy with the…
Read MoreWhite Supremacist Launches Profane, Anti-Semitic Tirade During Walnut Creek Council Meeting Tuesday
Hard as it may be to imagine in 2024 a man in a “white power” t-shirt launched a profane, anti-semitic tirade during public comments at Tuesday’s meeting of the Walnut Creek City Council, ending his speech with a stiff-arm Nazi salute. The man, wearing sunglasses, a trucker’s cap and swastika-emblazoned white power t-shirt uttered a…
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