Widespread Looting, Gunfire, Shake Walnut Creek And The Rest Of The 24/680; Curfew Declared
It started ominously, as not-so-subtle chatter on small, “underground” sites and forums, all promising – threatening – an awakening for East Bay cities and towns. That chatter seemed to gain weight around 4:58 p.m. Sunday as carloads of people, most of them masked and hooded, began to arrive in Walnut Creek, walking in groups and…
Shots Fired, At Least One Person Hit, Outside Walnut Creek Liquor Store Thursday
Firefighters and police converged on a parking lot in the 1200 block of Newell Avenue Thursday after receiving reports of shots fired in the area – and a car leaving the area with damage possibly caused by gunfire. Two people may have been hit and a third, believed to be an innocent bystander wounded by…
Interrupted Body Dump In Canyon Triggers Police Pursuit; Female Victim Recovered – Alive
A chance sighting of a white cargo van with a woman’s battered and bloodied body inside triggered a multi-jurisdiction police pursuit and a shooting Thursday after the driver of the van allegedly tried to dump the woman in Canyon, south of Moraga. Investigators now believe the woman was kidnapped by a Vallejo man, identified as…
County Health Confirms 27 COVID Cases At Orinda Senior Facility Friday
Contra Costa County Health Services confirmed that an outbreak of COVID-19 at a 47-bed senior housing facility in Orinda had been discovered on Tuesday and was being tracked. At least 27 people – 24 patients and three staff members – have tested positive so far in connection with the outbreak. No deaths have been reported…
“Shelter In Place” Order Given For Contra Costa County Residents
In an unprecedented move to head off what many foresee as a gradually worsening public health crisis, the director of Contra Costa County’s Health Services Division Monday issued a far-reaching shelter in place order for the county and its residents. The directive, issued in conjunction with orders given to residents of 6 Bay Area Counties,…
Housebreaker Kicks In Door Of Danville Home Thursday
Danville police are responding to an interrupted residential burglary in the 100 block of Santa Clara Drive in the city this morning – the ski-masked culprit kicking in the front door of the residence before he was confronted by a resident. Police are looking for a male of unknown race, about 5′ 10″ tall who…
Four Detained After Apparent Home Invasion-Style Attack In Moraga Sunday
Moraga police have stopped a vehicle with four men aboard at the Chevron station on Moraga Road at Moraga Way after reports of an attempted home-invasion-style robbery reached police from a residence on Donald Drive. The incident is still unfolding as Moraga police, supported by officers from adjacent agencies, cleared a car containing the men…
Two-Alarm Fire Burning At NuStar Refinery Facility In Crockett Tuesday
The combustible contents of several storage tanks at the NuStar Energy facility in Crockett caught fire Tuesday, crumbling at least one of the tanks and threatening others. Nearby Interstate 80 was closed as people pulled to the side of the road to film the dramatic explosion and resultant fire. First responders reminded those in the…
Orinda Laptop Theft Appears To Have Gone Wrong Thursday; Parked Cars Hit By Suspect Vehicle Leaving The Scene
Callers reporting that a suspected laptop theft at the Orinda Starbucks went badly at 1 Camino Sobrante in Orinda this morning, with two suspects in a black Mercedes SUV ramming several parked cars in their haste to leave the scene. Witnesses said the suspect, a black male with curly hair, allegedly attempted to steal a…
Van Drives Into Rheem Valley CVS Saturday; Four Persons Injured
Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District personnel and Moraga police are on the scene of a vehicle into building crash in Rheem Valley, in which the driver of a van apparently rammed the CVS location at 580 Moraga Road. Police are talking with the male driver. No cause has been established, so far. Ambulances were summoned. Three…