PD Pursuit On SR24/I680 Ends With Arrest In Concord Thursday
Our news sensors started pinging Thursday when we began getting Flash texts from readers passed by a convoy of police cars on Highway 24 and I680 late Thursday night. Apparently John Law was after a suspect vehicle running hard eastbound on Highway 24 (most assuredly prior to that but that’s when our Flashers started checking…
Multi-Car Crash Closes Bore 3 Of The Caldecott Tuesday
A multi-car crash in Bore 3 of the Caldecott Tunnel resulted in at least one injury and closure of the westbound bore Tuesday morning. The crash was reported at 8:55am after a Mercedes and a Lexus tangled, bringing traffic to a halt westbound until crews could reach and treat a person complaining of head and…
Man Shot, Killed In Dublin Sports Grounds Parking Lot Saturday; In-Laws Arrested
The 40-year-old engineering director for New York Times Games was shot and killed in the Dublin Sports Grounds parking lot in Dublin Saturday, police arresting the Dublin man’s in-laws after they were located in a car not far from the scene. An officer driving near the scene of the shooting at 6700 Dublin Boulevard just…
Rollover Crash Resonates In Walnut Creek Early Saturday; Occupants Flee
Walnut Creek residents were awakened by the sound of a crash and grinding metal early Saturday morning when a car rolled and slid on its roof towards a Jeep parked at N. California Boulevard and Cypress Street at 1:09am. Witnesses investigating the source of the crash found that the involved car had upended while traveling…
One Injured In I680 Crash Thursday
One person was injured in a rear-end collision with a semi truck on southbound I680 in Alamo on Thursday, the crash tying up traffic for more than an hour as the motorist was extricated from his vehicle. The crash, reported by our Flash system users at 2:55pm, triggered a Sig Alert for southbound I680 and…
Suspected Serial Burglar Arrested – At A Meeting With His Probation Officer
A Pleasanton man suspected of participating in “dozens” of commercial burglaries throughout Contra Costa, Alameda, and Santa Clara counties was arrested when he showed up for a meeting with his probation officer. Juan Luis Valdez-Luevano, 19, was taken into custody Sept. 16 at the Alameda County Probation Office in Dublin when he arrived for a…
Return Of “Three Mules” – John Sears Turns Up In Concord
An old friend returned to the 24/680 in recent hours and it’s good to see him… and his namesake mules. Veteran readers may remember our past stories on “Three Mules” aka John Sears, a man with a unique approach to what constitutes open space and how that space should be utilized, making his way up…
Antioch Police Department Investigating Major Injury Hit-And-Run Collisions
From the Antioch Police Department: ANTIOCH, CA — The Antioch Police Department (APD) is seeking assistance from the public following two separate and unrelated hit-and-run collisions involving pedestrians on the evening of Saturday, September 12, 2026. Both victims sustained major injuries and were airlifted to local trauma centers. Incidents Overview • E. 18th Street &…
Rotten Eggs? Sulphur? Methane? Residents Ask: “What’s That Smell?”
Well, no, it’s not as bad as it must have been living next to those steel and pulp mills back in the Way Back When but, whew, the locals are barking about a complex mix of aromas wafting through the 24/680 in recent days and we’ll confess – we don’t know what it is, though…
Too Hot For This – Small Fire Breaks Out On N. Broadway Thursday
A small fire burning along a fence line between the U.S. Postal Service building and county courts building in the 2000 block of N. Broadway brought firefighters on the run Thursday after it was reported at 4 p.m. The fire appeared to have started near some dumpsters behind the buildings and spread along the fence…