County Health Re-Evaluating Reopening Schedule After Forty-Two Percent Spike In Hospitalizations
Friday, June 26, 2020 Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) is evaluating whether the county should continue its current reopening timeline, due to recent data showing COVID-19 activity is increasing in the community. CCHS is closely monitoring key data indicators that show how the virus is spreading in the county and will announce a decision about…
Contra Costa DA Bans Use Of Carotid Holds By Her Investigators
Martinez, Calif. – Today, Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton issued a new policy for peace officers within the DA’s Office to ban the use of the carotid hold technique. The DA’s Office employs peace officers as senior inspectors within the Investigative Unit. The ban is effective as of June 23, 2020. “The use…
Robert Fritzky, Former Moraga Community Foundation Treasurer, Charged With Fraud
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office: More than $250,000 in Unauthorized Withdrawals From the Foundation’s Bank Accounts OAKLAND – Francis Robert Fritzky, the former treasurer of the Moraga Community Foundation was charged yesterday with wire fraud and filing a false tax return, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in…
Contra Costa County Continues To Open Businesses And Activities
From Contra Costa Health Services: Contra Costa Health Services is taking another step toward alignment with the State of California’s guidance on opening businesses and activities at a pace that protects public health and safety. At the same time, CCHS continues to recommend that residents stay home as much as possible and take steps to…
“Hearts Around Hartz” Summer Art Exhibit Goes Downtown
From the Town of Danville: This summer the Town of Danville’s got heart! Following up on last year’s very popular ‘Dogs of Danville’ public art exhibit, the Town is presenting ‘Hearts Around Hartz,’ a fantastic new exhibit featuring 17 uniquely adorned heart sculptures placed all around downtown. The new public art exhibition will run through…
San Ramon’s Chief Stevens Bans Carotid Restraints, Requires Officer Intervention In Sweeping Revision Of Use-Of-Force Tactics
San Ramon Police Chief Craig Stevens issued a point-by-point response to an eight point initiative calling for the immediate revision of police use-of-force tactics in a community letter released Friday night: This past week, I have received many emails from members of our community. Some included words of support towards our police department, while others…
Scammers Impersonating Local Police To Secure “Fines” Over The Phone
Phone scammers intent on grabbing your hard-earned money and willing to do or say just about anything to do it are impersonating local police during phone sessions designed to separate us from our cash. We have documented the antics of – mostly international – phone scammers here in the past, even showing the inner workings…
And Now, A Word For Our Flashers…
We have this nifty little alert system set up and it has proven quite popular. Many of you know we call it The Flash – for those nerve jangling alerts we used to get on our newsroom wire machines way back when. We’ve always advised interested parties to sign up for this gizmo – which…
Curfew Imposed In Contra Costa County; Supes Pass Declaration Of Local Emergency
(Martinez, CA) – The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has unanimously passed a proclamation of local emergency in response to civil disturbances after peaceful protests in the county following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. The Board also adopted an order imposing a curfew in Contra Costa County due to civil unrest to begin Tuesday,…
Search Continues For Missing Delta Boater
From the Office of the Sheriff: A search for a missing boater is continuing this morning, Friday, by the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Marine Patrol Unit. On Thursday, May 28, 2020, at about 10:30 in the morning, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing boater who had gone into the…