Burglars Smash Their Way Through Danville Tuesday
A number of Danville businesses were struck by commercial burglars in the wee hours Tuesday morning, thieves cracking expensive glass frontages and making off with seemingly insignificant items in a virtual reply of past break-ins. As many as 7 businesses were targeted, many appearing to concentrate on their re-opening as passersby stopped to gawk at…
Suspect Arrested On Gun/Drug Charges After Alleged Brandishing Incident At Concord BART Friday
A 38-year-old San Juan Capistrano resident was arrested on an array of weapon and drug charges following an incident aboard a BART train at Concord station Friday. Police approached Samuel Walden after he allegedly brandished a weapon during a confrontation aboard a train at 9:21pm Friday. Walden was taken into custody by BART police and…
Wind-Borne Haze Blankets 24/680 Tuesday; Nothing Burning Locally
Smoke from active fires burning to our north was apparently captured and deposited over much of the 24/680 Tuesday – triggering multiple calls from anxious residents concerned about active local fires. Orinda Flashers were first to note the smoke’s arrival, followed quickly by residents in Lafayette, Walnut Creek and Concord, all of whom reported the…
Collision With Serious Injury Under Investigation In Concord
Busy day in the 24/680 with “What’s Going On? calls coming in steadily. Sadly, investigators are working out what happened on Clayton Road at Talisman in Concord after a person they believed had been struck by a vehicle was found seriously injured in the area. The victim was transported to hospital with serious head and…
Martinez Repeat Burglar Busted For Lafayette Break-Ins – In Walnut Creek
The local landscape has been tinged by the hint of burglary lately, with high-profile cases mingling with lesser crimes – the culmination of a string of break-ins noted by Lafayette police Friday. Police said they were able to identify a suspect in three previous residential burglaries in their city, their investigation taking them to a…
Blackhawk Thievery Draws Air And Ground Police Thursday
Our Tip Lines lit up around 8pm last night (Thursday) as a small army of the sheriff’s men and women descended on an apparent truckload of would-be thieves working the area east of Macauley Road and at the main entrance to the Diablo Country Club, which was quickly blocked by police. Residents reported as many…
Injury Crash In Concord Wednesday; One Believed Dead
Witnesses reported a possible hit-and-run crash with serious injury at Port Chicago Highway and Willow Pass Road in Concord Wednesday night. Bystanders said an apparent wrong-way driver in a blue Toyota struck a red car at the intersection, seriously injuring the two occupants. Several witnesses reported seeing first responders administering life saving measures at the…
“He’s Late For His Mani-Pedi…”
Ralph Berger Photo “Man, that’s a funny looking dog…” Ralph Berger was wondering if there was any information on a giant tortoise that sauntered across Camino Pablo directly opposite the Orinda Veterinarian Clinic at a tortoise-like pace Sunday at 2:00 pm. “Traffic was stopped, cars askew, and people standing on the roadway as something was…
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…