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Stuck In Traffic On Southbound I680 In Walnut Creek Wednesday?

Yes, well, join the club after a Honda tangled with a Tesla and the Honda ended up on its side (leaner, for those in the know) with a person trapped for a bit. Don’t believe the injuries were severe but the cleanup lasted for a fair bit and traffic, as they say, was affected.

Suspected Retail Thieves Arrested In Walnut Creek Wednesday

An alleged crew of suspected retail thieves was taken into custody in downtown Walnut Creek Wednesday afternoon after police brought their shopping trip to an abrupt halt. The unnamed suspects, two men and two women, were taken into custody near the Nordstrom and Lululemon stores at approximately 3 p.m. Reports that at least two of…

Hot Cars, Drills And Spills, And Upstaging Quakes

Busy Wednesday in the 24/680 as stolen and otherwise wanted cars zip to and fro, police officers tiptoe through the neighbor’s rose bushes, some school drills go awry and an actual quake clears its throat a day ahead of a planned, statewide earthquake drill. As if we’re not all edgy enough – our phones are…

TriasMD Acquires Pinnacle Surgery Center – Brings DISC Surgery Model To Northern California

In partnership with physician owner, Dr. Amir A. Jamali, TriasMD will expand the ASC’s capabilities into complex spine. NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – October 18, 2023 – TriasMD, a musculoskeletal management company and parent of the DISC Surgery Centers, has announced its acquisition of Walnut Creek-based Pinnacle Surgery Center (“Pinnacle”). This move expands DISC’s proven data/evidence-driven…

Lafayette Attorney Charged With Role In Billion Dollar DC Solar Ponzi Fraud

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California: SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Oct. 5, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a 23‑count indictment against Ari J. Lauer, 59, of Lafayette, charging him with conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, bank fraud, and wire fraud affecting a financial institution, for his role in the…

Alleged Mail Pirates Thwarted Saturday

While you were sleeping two groups of people were hard at work: People who wanted your mail even though it wasn’t theirs, and people in blue determined to stop them. Walnut Creek police got wind of an alleged crew of mail pickers at work near Tice Valley and Olympic boulevards and moved into the area…

Armed Men Enter Alamo Home, Demand Jewelry Before Escaping Thursday

A group of as many as four armed men entered a home on Mystic Place in Alamo Thursday night, brandishing weapons and demanding jewelry from the panicked residents. Police are looking for a crew of Hispanic males, hooded and masked, believed to be driving a newer, white SUV with black dealer plates. The men reportedly…

Rock…Paper…Scissors?

… for who gets to coil the hoses? Or firefighter greeting? You be the judge…

Circuitous Oakland PD Chase Bisects Lamorinda Wednesday

An air and ground pursuit of three men wanted in connection with an assault with a deadly weapon case in Oakland whipsawed through Lamorinda – entering from the Canyon side – and briefly toured the area before heading back to Berkeley on westbound Highway 24 Wednesday. The pursuit, which at times included several police cars…