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Fatal Crash Reported On I680 In Vine Hill Tuesday
One person has died in a multi-vehicle crash on northbound I680 south of the Pacheco Boulevard offramp Tuesday. The deceased was apparently trapped in the wreckage and declared deceased at the scene. Three cars were believed to have collided on the freeway at approximately 9:33 a.m. California Highway Patrol investigators determined that a Ford F-550,…
Read MoreCar-To-Car Incident With Knife In Lafayette Ends With Arrest In Orinda Monday
An odd, violent incident between drivers on Mt. Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette stunned onlookers and ended with the arrest of a man in Orinda minutes later. As recounted by multiple callers, texters, things started at 1:18 p.m. when a woman driver objected to a neighboring motorist’s ejection of a bottle from his car onto the…
Read MoreSomeone Playing Bumper Cars In Walnut Creek Sunday
Reports of some automotive excess and the sound of crunching metal drew Walnut Creek police to Kinross and Marchbanks drives on Sunday – police finding a car abandoned in the road with extensive damage to others in the area. A search was initiated but it turned out a local youth was behind the wheel of…
Read MoreSlick Roads Make For Multiple Crashes In The 24/680 Saturday
Those of you unlucky enough to be out in it and perhaps caught in resultant traffic jams know it was bad on local roads Saturday. Our surprise rainfall made things particularly slick. A fiery crash in San Ramon marked the end of a short but speedy attempt to elude police, a car topping 110mph colliding…
Read MoreI680 Pursuit Leads To Crash, Fire, Air And Ground Search In San Ramon Saturday
A brief police pursuit of a suspected carjacking vehicle taken in Oakland started on Bollinger Canyon in San Ramon Saturday, was discontinued due to speed but came to a fiery close at around 6:25 p.m. when the suspect vehicle – running without lights – crashed into four other vehicles near the Alcosta offramp, bursting into…
Read MoreLETTERS: Not Enough Police In Dublin
Editor; The Dublin City council and Mayor have ignored Public safety. The Mayor told viewers at the November 7TH council meeting we have the right amount of officers to keep Dublin safe. This is just not true! We have a population of 72,000 and only 62 police on our force. The FBI table 71 calls…
Read MoreSan Ramon Man Arrested For Serial Wig Thefts From Dublin Shop
Police in Dublin announced the arrest of a 44-year-old San Ramon man they say is believed responsible for a series of burglaries at a high-end Dublin wig salon. Investigators arrested Robert Butler of San Ramon on Thursday night, Dublin police reported. Officers executing a search warrant of his residence allegedly found wigs, narcotics, and property…
Read MoreIt’s Friday. We Knew We’d Make It…
The weekend looms and Christmas and Holiday preparations are being made. We’re drawing up our Naughty or Nice List and, so far, things are looking pretty swell. We happen to like this time of year a lot and people seem to be behaving themselves for the most part, aside from some minor transgressions. Quite a…
Read MoreCar Fire Ties Up Traffic On Northbound I680 Thursday
Smoky on northbound I680 south of the Ygnacio Valley offramp this morning. Car fire. No injuries.
Read MoreCalTrans Crew Cleans Up Walnut Creek Encampment Site Wednesday
California Department of Transportation contractors moved in to clean up an encampment under the Olympic Boulevard offramp from southbound I680 in Walnut Creek Wednesday, carting off two truckloads of debris after giving the site’s occupants time to move out. Neighbors who have complained of cut fencing, trash, prohibited vehicular traffic and other behavior associated with…
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