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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…
Read MoreTriasMD 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…
Read MoreLafayette 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…
Read MoreAlleged 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…
Read MoreArmed 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…
Read MoreRock…Paper…Scissors?
… for who gets to coil the hoses? Or firefighter greeting? You be the judge…
Read MoreCircuitous 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…
Read More(More) Photos From Tuesday’s Pro-Israel March In Walnut Creek
Sights, Sounds Of Tuesdays March Through Downtown Walnut Creek
A walk in support of Israel was held in Walnut Creek, Calif. Tuesday, a crowd of about 800 taking to the streets in a coursing walk through downtown. The largely peaceful show of support was not without tension, however, as counter protestors – estimated to number around ten people – turned up to challenge marchers.…
Read MoreStiff Penalty Pending For Parents In Fatal Child Abuse Case
From the Office of the District Attorney: Couple Faces 25 Years to Life in Child Abuse Case That Caused Death of an Infant Martinez, California – Yesterday, after four days of deliberation, a jury in Contra Costa County returned guilty verdicts against the parents who abused their infant son – which caused his death. Rayray…
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