Neighbors Report Burglary, Attempted Burglary In Walnut Creek Neighborhood Tuesday
Residents reported police activity in the Northgate neighborhood Tuesday after a trio of burglars successfully breached one home and are believed to have attempted entry on another. Local skywatchers reported the presence of a fixed-wing aircraft over Arbolado Park from approximately 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and neighbors reported the trio at work off Sutton…
Draeger’s Blackhawk Gets A New Water Feature Saturday
Patrons of the Draeger’s supermarket in Blackhawk Plaza may have thought the store had added a Bellagio-style fountain to its parking lot Saturday morning but the towering water creature born at 10:19 a.m. was actually the result of an errant delivery truck hitting a hydrant. The fire department was called out to help shut down…
Toddler Suffers Hard 2-Storey Fall In Pacheco Friday
Police and fire personnel were called out to Victor Lane in Pacheco Friday in answer to reports that a 4-year-old had been injured in a 2-storey fall onto concrete. Crews from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District arrived to help treat the child and the district’s air transport, Air2, ended up flying the toddler…
Neighbors Say Burglars At Work In Orinda Thursday
Our Flash subscribers are aware things have been a bit busier than usual in Orinda recently, with neighbors reporting police activity along Moraga Way and elsewhere Thursday. Neighbors report that a crew of burglars were also at work, crashing at least one and perhaps two homes in the Ivy Drive area and making off with…
The Monday Memo: Coffeeshop Withdrawals; Samurai Slasher; And Our Covid Winter
Powering through our communal Covid Winter and about to fire up The News Bunker’s Breville Java dispenser for a much-needed morning bump, listening to our messages and getting a sense of how things are going. If we had to sum up the prevailing mood, we’d go with: Worried and Cautiously Waiting. We know those who…
Shelves Are Full, Aisles Are Empty – Where IS Everyone?
Out and about a little tonight and wondering if something is up because there’s little sign of anyone out anywhere. Shooter (that’s what we call photographers – not the other usage) Craig Cannon walked into the neighborhood grocery store to find the shelves full and the aisles deserted. If we can just sync up this…
Where Are All Those Stolen Stretchy Pants, Sunglasses, And Handbags Turning Up?
This latest development in the current, ongoing battle against seemingly unfettered retail theft has been around for a few days but we opted to let it germinate a little, see what developed. We predicted there’d be some proactive enforcement and arrests after a series of high-profile thefts and this appears to be a good start.…
Warm Enough For You? No? Not For Us, Either…
You can always tell temperatures have dipped below normal when the photographers – hardy creatures at home in jungle conditions and other extreme weather – begin to find creative excuses for coming back in and huddling around the coffeemaker. Shooter Craig Cannon noticed the unhoused coming out of back alleys and wooded groves where they…
Police, Ordnance Squad Callout In Pleasant Hill Sunday
ORIGINAL POST: Details remain sparse – possibly because bomb disposal people don’t like random radio waves – but police and the Walnut Creek Bomb Squad were in the 1700 block of Contra Costa Boulevard early Sunday, perhaps to deal with more of those large pyrotechnic devices which have been rocking the area lately. Much of…
Local Police Impound Cars, Cite Drivers In Effort To Curb Sideshow Activity
Area police adopted a more aggressive posture against street racers who have taken over neighborhood and city streets in recent nights, impounding cars and arresting or citing drivers. Exact numbers remain hard to come by, with apparent enforcement efforts taking place in Concord, Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek – cities hit hard by the effects…