Hermes Never Had Days Like This
The fleet-footed Greek carried some messages in his day, but we’d wager yesterday would have taxed even his godly abilities. In our trade, honed over decades of labor in police stations and smoke-infused pool rooms, yesterday would go down as a “Code 3 Day” – Lights and Sirens all the way. The grim crop reaped…
Armed Moraga Man Kills Himself After Assault, Neighborhood Standoff Saturday
Police responded to a home in the 300 block of Birchwood Drive Saturday after a confrontation between neighbors turned violent. One person was believed injured, beaten by a neighbor armed with a baseball bat, and a multi-agency police response flooded the normally sedate neighborhood in Moraga’s Rheem Valley Manor shortly after. The incident was reported…
“Work Truck” Thieves Hitting Lamorinda Property Owners Hard
Neighbors in Lamorinda aren’t feeling too kindly toward two men believed to be driving a metallic green work truck – and casually picking off very expensive bicycles and other items from garages and yards as they go. An Orinda family had a very expensive bicycle taken from their garage just Thursday afternoon and others are…
Blows Exchanged During Interrupted Petty Theft In Moraga Saturday
An iPhone owner tussled briefly with a petty thief over their iPhone Saturday, eventually losing the struggle but landing a counterpunch after the thief threw one of his own. The short but sharp battle took place behind the 500 block of Center Street at about 5:30 p.m. when the phone’s owner startled two men in…
Moragan Injured In Football Shoving Match Still In Coma; Suspect Arrested – Released
A popular Oakland restauranteur and Moraga resident critically injured in a parking lot shoving match outside SoFi stadium in Los Angeles the day of the NFC Championship game remains in a medically induced coma Friday, his alleged assailant arrested and later released as the investigation into the incident continues. Daniel Luna, 40, owner/chef of Mistura…
The Monday Missive
Keeping up with the cabal of insomniacs, news junkies, night-hawking videographers and other well-meaning ne’er do wells who seem to follow this blather sheet over its irregular appearances is turning into a full-time gig. Your Faithful Scribe, one foot already on the sandy beach of retirement, committed to an occasional delivery of some haphazardly hammered-together…
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…