“Panic At The Car Wash… And Then At The Yard Sale… Not Sure About The Disco…”
You can’t let your guard down anywhere anymore, even at the car wash. The owner of a formerly nice Mercedes EQE was having their vehicle detailed at Autopia on N. Main in Walnut Creek when some slippery customer slipped into his vehicle and drove off with it. Yes… from the car wash. The car’s owner,…
Sign Of The Times?
This is in Lafayette… Looks like we’re off to find that station in Iowa where gas is a mere $1.89 per gallon.
Fire Damages Home In Walnut Creek Wednesday
Fire burned through the roof and attic spaces of a single-story residence on Pleasant Valley Drive in Walnut Creek on Wednesday, causing substantial damage before it could be brought under control. The blaze was reported at 12:58 pm with the first crews on scene reporting heavy smoke and fire showing through the roof. The home’s…
DUI Driver Suspected In Wrong-Way Collision In Danville Tuesday
A suspected drunk driver is believed to have caused a multi-vehicle crash in Danville Tuesday after driving the wrong way on northbound I680. Four cars were reportedly involved in the crash, with two sustaining the most serious damage. California Highway Patrol officers closed the northbound lanes of the freeway shortly after the crash was reported…
Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting Thursday In Walnut Creek
A 46-year-old Walnut Creek man was shot and killed by police near the intersection of Buena Vista and Alvarado avenues in Walnut Creek after neighbors reported seeing a man in dark clothing prowling the area with a flashlight. Neighbors reported hearing shouted police commands and at least two shots fired in the area around midnight…
Martinez Man ID’d As Bethel Island Murder Victim
The Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office has identified a man shot and killed in Bethel Island Monday as Edward Garofalo IV, a 38-year-old resident of Martinez. Garofalo was found down with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso in the 3200 block of Dutch Slough Road, at 8:49 p.m. He was declared deceased at the scene…
Motorcyclist Dies In I680 North Crash In Pleasant Hill Friday
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on northbound I680 just south of SR242 on Friday, California Highway Patrol officers closing the key commuter lanes to facilitate their investigation into the fatal crash. Commuters scrambled to get off the freeway shortly after the four northbound lanes were closed at 6:19p.m. but not before several cars…
Two Dead In Pleasanton Shooting
On Wednesday, February 18, at approximately 10:05 a.m., the Pleasanton Police Department responded to reports of gunshots coming from a residence in the 3100 block of Joanne Circle. Upon arrival, officers made entry into the residence and located two apparent adults with multiple gunshot wounds. Both subjects were pronounced deceased at the scene by LPFD.…
Lafayette School Locks Down During Search For Robbery Suspects Tuesday
Police from multiple jurisdictions descended on downtown Lafayette Tuesday following an attempted robbery in town and an earlier crime in Alamo. Lafayette Elementary School was placed on lockdown as parents scurried to pickup children and dozens of police searched for two suspects they believed responsible for the crimes. At about 1:01 PM, Contra Costa Sheriff’s…
“Oddly Quiet… With Just a Hint of Thunder Runners and Aviation Fuel”
We took to the streets of CocoaCounty last night (formerly known as Friday Night) and were greeted by small groups of revelers, empty bar seats and the faint, bleating protests of a citizenry battered and beaten by current times, the exorbitant cost of a martini and Dino fuel. (We made up that last bit, in…