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CHP Pursuit Ends With Foot Chase In Lafayette Wednesday
Photos from scene of arrest in Lafayette following a CHP pursuit of a car used in a felony retail theft Wednesday night. Suspect vehicle either gave out mechanically or crashed with two individuals running into the surrounding neighborhood at Deer Hill and Brown Avenue. Police moved in, captured one individual and then brought in other…
Read MorePedestrian Struck, Killed In Pacheco Tuesday
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a passing pickup truck on Marsh Drive at Sally Ride Drive in Pacheco Tuesday afternoon, the truck’s driver remaining on scene until police arrived. The collision was reported at 2:29 p.m. with witnesses saying the victim may have been getting out of a parked car at the time…
Read MoreArrests On Locust Street In Walnut Creek Monday
Photos from scene of a Walnut Creek PD stop/detention of two alleged theft suspects on Locust Street this afternoon. Police apparently were watching two female suspects and descended on them when they returned to their car. Police have yet to comment officially on the stop or arrest status of the two women.
Read MoreCrews Using Break In Weather To Restore Power To Neighborhoods
A large swath of the 24/680 remains without power Monday as crews continue their work untangling downed power lines and snapped support poles. Utility crews worked through the night to restore power to stricken neighborhoods in Walnut Creek and Danville, with progress being reported but thousands still without power.
Read MoreConfirmed: Arrest, Court Records Prove Presence Of Prolific Central Contra Costa Burglary Crew
The recent arrest of a Merced man wanted in connection with a string of recent burglaries in the San Ramon Valley and elsewhere is leading to additional information on the activities of a highly mobile, sophisticated, and brazen burglary crew unafraid of alarms or video surveillance systems. This site has only been able to hint…
Read MoreOverpass Fire Gets Some Attention Friday
Fire in the midst of a downpour? Sure, why not… after some rubbish from a known encampment caught fire and burned vigorously under the Olympic Boulevard overpass to northbound I680 Friday night. Fire crews arrived to do what mother nature could not. A lot of people wondered about that smoke cloud, apparently.
Read MoreTwo Injured In 2-Alarm Pacheco House Fire Thursday
Two people were injured, including one with serious burns, in a smoky, 2-alarm fire that spread through a home in the 1200 block of Temple Drive in Pacheco Thursday. Two other residents were displaced by the blaze. The fire was reported at 11:23 p.m. with firefighters met by heavy smoke and flame from the residence…
Read MoreBerkeley Man Identified As Pilot Killed In Concord Crash Tuesday
A 75-year-old Berkeley man was at the controls of a single engine Vans RV-6 experimental aircraft which crashed into a busy Concord intersection near Buchanan Field Tuesday. The pilot, Jacek “Jack” Romanski, died when his two seat aircraft appeared to stall following a series of practice “touch ‘n go” landings at the airfield, falling to…
Read MoreUpdate: From The Scene Of Light Plane Crash In Concord Tuesday
Update from scene of today’s fatal light plane crash near Buchanan Field in Concord.
Read MoreFatal Plane Crash Reported In Concord Tuesday
A small plane reportedly making practice landings at Buchanan Field in Concord apparently stalled and crash at Concord Avenue and Diamond Boulevard – killing the pilot. Initial indications are that only one person was aboard. The plane apparently made contact with at least two vehicles on the ground but there were no reports of injuries…
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