Five Arrested After Sex With Children Sting In Walnut Creek
Five people – including a German national – have been arrested after a multi-agency sting aimed at adults seeking sex with children unfolded in Walnut Creek. The five currently face charges including attempted lewd acts with a minor, contacting a minor to commit a sex offense, and arranging to meet a minor for sex. The…
Driver Burned When Car Crashes Into San Ramon Home Monday
An air ambulance was requested following a vehicle crash into a home in the 10000 block of Broadmoor on Monday, the car catching fire inside the residence and leaving the driver with burn injuries. The crash was reported at 9:05pm after a car rolled into the home on Broadmoor, knocking the driver unconscious and briefly…
Return Of The Bondage Files: Cone Man; Saffron Stigma; Are You Flocking With Me?
Crazy Days playing out across the nation and in the 24/680 as we Homo Sapiens work out our collective future and soldier on each in our own way. Some might say we’re making progress in many areas and losing ground in others as we continue to play Hide the Senator and Hyper Hypocrisy appears to…
Chemical Agent Deployed Outside Lafayette Trader Joe’s Saturday
Odd incident outside the Lafayette Trader Joe’s store this morning with police and fire responding to reports of multiple people doused with bear spray, perhaps from a passing car, following an argument between two people at Trader Joe’s. The initial victim count of 7 to 12 people sickened was eventually downgraded after the arrival of…
Apparent Chain Reaction Crash Ends With “Turtle” and “Yard Sale” In Lafayette Thursday
Falling back on the parlance we’ve come to use given the frequency of occurrence for crashes in our area we Flashed word of a “Full Turtle” rollover crash with definite “Yard Sale” overtones as the turtled vehicle scattered contents across a Lafayette street after a collision Thursday. The 2-car crash was reported at 12:43pm at…
Sports Bike “Thunder Runner” Lights Up Highways 242/680/and 24 Wednesday
A rider on a high performance sports bike declined the invitation of police to pull over for a chat Wednesday, leading officers on a high-speed tour of our local freeways before disappearing into the Caldecott tunnel at about 7:45pm. We don’t think he disappeared, actually, but that was where we lost sight of him.
A Floral Legacy: David J. C. Austin, 1958-2026
David J. C. Austin Chairman, David Austin Roses David J. C. Austin died at his Shropshire home, surrounded by his family, following a short struggle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a rare and incurable neurological condition. Austin died July 20, 2026, at the age of 67. David joined the venerable family business in Albrighton, Shropshire, in…
“Little” Fire In Sunol Off And Running Tuesday
Another grass fire burning, this time in Sunol, currently at several hundred acres and prompting requests for help from neighboring jurisdictions. Evacuation warnings have been issued. The Fire was first reported in the 3300 block of Little Valley Road – the location giving the fire its name. The fire is believed to have pushed past…
Blue Monday On The Iron Horse; WCPD Arrests Alleged Trail Assailant
Reports of a man assaulting Iron Horse Regional Trail users near Ygnacio Valley Road brought squads of police on the run and ended with the deployment of non-lethal munitions and the arrest of a man in his 20s witnesses accused of attacking them with rocks Monday. Witnesses began calling police for assistance from the trail…
Public Clock Du Jour…
Continuing our tour of local timepieces photo dude “GoGo” Gomez came across this stylishly architectural timekeeper – and discovered that it has a history. We’re into clocks, and architecture, and local history so if you can flesh out the back story on this public fixture – show us what you can do!