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Video From Scene Of Double Shooting In Pleasant Hill Tuesday
Two men shot at a condominium complex on Twinbridge Circle, with one man believed to have died in a local hospital. Police sealed off the area and processed it for evidence.
Read MoreTwo Shot, One Killed In Pleasant Hill Tuesday
Two people were shot and seriously wounded outside a condominium complex in the 300 block of Twinbridge Circle in Pleasant Hill Tuesday, police converging on the area to render aid and search for suspects. Witnesses describe a blue Charger with heavily tinted windows and a loud muffler leaving the scene of the shooting, two men…
Read MoreFormer Con Fire Battalion Chief Admits To Felony Grand Theft Charge
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office secured a felony grand theft conviction against a former battalion chief with the Contra Costa Fire Protection District as part of a negotiated disposition. Louis Manzo, Jr., 58, of Danville was initially charged by the District Attorney’s Office in…
Read MoreMotorcyclist Seriously Injured In Walnut Creek Crash Sunday
A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after a multi-vehicle crash on northbound I680 at Ygnacio Valley Road Sunday. Passersby reported seeing the rider down with his motorcycle about 30′ away from him as police and fire crews arrived on the scene at approximately 4:22 p.m. He was immediately transported to John Muir Hospital for treatment of…
Read MoreFatal Crash Discovered In Martinez Sunday
A car was discovered off the road and on its side in the 2700 block of Franklin Canyon Road in Martinez Sunday, a person trapped in the wreckage and declared deceased at the scene. The scene was reported at approximately 9:30 a.m. with the vehicle, described as a Honda Pilot, found on its passenger side…
Read More“We Also Rescue Parakeets…”
Smoky fire at a condominium complex in the 800 block of Oak Grove Road in Concord brought firefighters on the run Saturday – much to the joy of this happy owner when her two birds were brought out of the smoke. And you thought firefighters just rescued widows and orphans and cats and dogs…
Read MoreShots Reportedly Fired In Concord-Walnut Creek Road Rage Incident
A driver reported that shots were fired at their car during an apparent road rage incident on Ygnacio Valley Road at Cowell in Concord overnight, police turning out to search for evidence in the area Saturday morning. Details were scarce due to the hour and early onset of the investigation but Walnut Creek police were…
Read MoreFreeway Standoff Ends After Suspects, Police Exchange Gunfire In Benicia
An alert from a police license plate reader triggered an attempted car stop along a Benicia freeway, a reported exchange of gunfire and a massive police response that lasted from Friday night into Saturday morning. Interstate 780 in Benicia was closed for nearly eight hours as police searched for an armed suspect thought to have…
Read MoreAlamo “Follow Home” Robbery Tuesday; Jewelry Taken At Gunpoint
Some scary moments for an Alamo resident Tuesday after she was apparently followed home from a local department store by three armed men and robbed in the garage of her Biltmore Drive home. The trio, reportedly armed with a variety of weapons, were last seen speeding west on Highway 24 in a car believed to…
Read MoreBurglaries, Brothel Busts, Bear Spray And Bass Cars
Busy in the 24/680 as our rain lifts and we’re treated to a patch of blue. Our alliterative streak also continues overnight as burglars reportedly took advantage of the break in the weather and broke into homes in Danville and Walnut Creek – apparently smashing through rear glass sliding doors to gain access. Another thread…
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