Storm Drain Deterioration Closes Off Center Street Access To Rheem Center
(Photo of a notorious subsidence, sinkhole in Rheem which opened on March 13, 2016, at the intersection of Rheem Boulevard and Center Street after eight consecutive days of heavy rain and El Niño). The Center Street driveway connecting the Rheem Shopping Center to the traffic signal at Rheem Boulevard will be temporarily closed to all…
Two Dead After I680 Wrong-Way Crash In Concord Monday
A wrong-way driver traveling south in the northbound lanes of I680 in Concord slammed into another car in a devastating crash that killed two people and closed the freeway for hours early Monday. The crash was reported at approximately 2am south of Willow Pass Road with following traffic diverted onto Highway 242 in order to…
Rep. DeSaulnier’s Office Targeted In Apparent “White Powder” Mail Threat
Democratic congressman Mark DeSaulnier’s office in Walnut Creek was evacuated and sealed off for HazMat investigation Friday after a package reported containing a suspicious “white powder” was received. Other members and election officials around the country reported receiving similar packages. There has been no specific word of any associated threat received with the packages though…
Pursuit/Crash On Highway 4 In Concord Halts Traffic Saturday
A police pursuit on Highway 4 ended when the suspect vehicle steered west in the eastbound direction of the freeway – colliding with another car, prompting a brief foot chase and turning the stretch of highway west of Willow Pass into a parking lot. The crash was reported at approximately 6:10 p.m. after police air…
Two-Alarm Fire Damages Martinez Home Saturday
Neighbor’s reports of a tree on fire behind a home at 5460 Alhambra Valley Road brought out firefighters who were met by heavy fire in the attic and roof of the single-story residence upon their arrival at 4:03am. Crews initiated a search for residents and immediately called for a second alarm as fire spread along…
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…