Visitors In Town – Buy ‘Em A Coffee!
An “all clear” has been sounded for the Morgan Fire in Clayton though fresh crews are funneling in for Fire Watch duties to rake through hotspots and prevent re-kindles. Conditions markedly better than they were yesterday but, still, that’s hard work so if you find yourself in a position to make it happen – stand…
“Morgan Fire” Burning In Clayton
A fast-moving fire at Morgan Territory and Marsh Creek roads in Clayton (Morgan Fire) triggered a rapid response from ground and aerial firefighting units Friday – the blaze quickly eating up about 25 acres and triggering 3-alarms. On-scene commanders had fixed the burn area at approximately 120 acres but subsequently rolled that estimate back to…
Danville Standoff Shuts Down Neighborhood, Local School Tuesday
We started fielding calls from anxious parents and neighbors at about 3:20pm Tuesday after a barricaded subject call in Danville turned into a full-on standoff with SWAT teams, an armored car, drones and lots more police in the area of Camino Ramon and San Thomas Way. Camino Ramon was closed to through traffic as negotiations…
Teen Cyclist Airlifted From Briones Regional After Hard Fall Saturday
CHP chopper crew airlifted a teen bicyclist injured in a fall in Briones this afternoon. Cyclist was unconscious when H30 lifted off en route to Childrens Hospital, Oakland.
Car Misses The Pool, Hits The Building In Concord Wednesday
Residents of the 136-unit Premier Inns at 1581 Concord Avenue scattered Wednesday after a car believed to have been fleeing police entered an interior courtyard, missed the hotel pool and smacked into a building at about 9:25pm. The unidentified driver reportedly attempted to flee from his damaged car but he was quickly detained by police.…
Armed Burglary Crew Targeting Concord Homes In Recent Weeks
A crew of burglars, at least some of them armed, have apparently been targeting homes in the Concord area in recent weeks – using garage door openers stolen from parked cars to access the victim’s garage and stealing tools and other items of value once inside. Video made of the crimes while in progress appear…
Separate Car Fires Plug Marsh Creek Road/Caldecott Tunnel Saturday
A pair of smoky but unrelated car fires sparked a sizable fire response to Marsh Creek Road in Clayton as well as an eastbound bore of the Caldecott Tunnel on Saturday, paralyzing traffic and severely damaging the involved vehicles. The first fire was reported at 11:03am after a delivery van caught fire in the 15000…
Grayson Road Closed In Pleasant Hill After Multi-Vehicle Crash Wednesday
One man was taken to the hospital in handcuffs with another transported for treatment after a sprawling multi-vehicle crash at Pleasant Hill Road and Grayson in Pleasant Hill Wednesday. At least three cars appeared to have suffered heavy damage with wreckage strewn for half a block after the crash was reported at 10:11pm. Witnesses reported…
Thieves Snatch Victim’s Chains At Sunvalley Mall Tuesday
Readers noted a sizable police response to the Sunvalley Shopping Center Tuesday after a man reported two masked thieves approached him and snatched two of his necklaces. The theft occurred at approximately 3:12 p.m. near Macy’s Women’s. A brief struggle ensued before the pair fled from the mall with the necklaces. The victim sustained minor…
More Trouble In Walnut Creek Monday: Car Fire On I-680 South
It sometimes takes a day or two to untangle the details of a crash or some other traumatic event which disrupts the lives of participants – and dispels the theories of armchair crash investigators opining from their living room. We started hearing from the driver of a 2017 Ford Escape which burned down to the…