Barricaded Suspect Found Dead In Concord Home Sunday
A suspect wanted for allegedly assaulting someone with a firearm barricaded himself in his home in the 2600 block of Ward Way in Concord Sunday, resisting police commands to exit the residence before ultimately taking his own life inside the residence. The unidentified individual first came to police attention at 10:44 a.m. Sunday, with someone…
Major Injury Crash On Highway 24 In Orinda Sunday
Roving lensmen capture haunting image of a crash on westbound Highway 24 east of Camino Pablo this mornin and we’re sorry to report that major injuries were incurred. The driver had to be extricated with passersby pitching in to help. The crash was reported at approximately 8 a.m. when a silver sedan collided with a…
Mother Arrested On Suspicion Of Daughter’s Murder In Martinez Tuesday
Reports of an altercation at an apartment complex in the 100 block of Fig Tree Lane in Martinez on Tuesday brought police to the scene of an apparent stabbing with a woman down in the parking lot when police arrived. Officers initiated lifesaving measures until the arrival of firefighters and the victim was transported to…
More Plywood In Lafayette – Burglars Continue To Raid Lamorinda Businesses
More reports of burglaries and attempted burglaries continue to filter in to this site as people report more glass-shattering, safe-wrangling burglaries by thieves apparently unafraid of security cameras and alarms. Latest victims of the “hard burglary” trend raising eyebrows and anger levels from Lamorinda to Walnut Creek and beyond appear to be Zoonies candies in…
Wet Roads And Overnight Police Action Gum Up The 24/680 Thursday
This rainfall – which by all reports will be with us for a while – is great for our gardens but it’s playing hell with our roadways. If you’re on one, we don’t have to tell you it’s pretty slidy out there and people are crashing into things. Eastbound Highway 24 was crawling through Orinda…
Orinda BevMo Robbed Saturday
Latest in a series of uncharacteristically violent thefts to shock Lamorinda was recorded Saturday as thieves struck at the Orinda Beverages and More store at 6 Camino Pablo in Orinda. Members of this site’s Flash Alert network reported police activity at the store at around noon, with reports the thieves left the scene in a…
Robbery Crew Blitzes Lafayette’s Panache Cafe
A crew of thieves raided the popular Panache Cafe in Lafayette at approximately 5 a.m. Thursday while the owner took refuge inside her store armed with a baseball bat, the thieves wrenching a safe off its base and making off with money and other items despite triggering a business alarm. News of the blitz-style robbery,…
Injury Crash At 24/680 Interchange Early Thursday
Six-car pileup at our namesake interchange overnight (with injury) continues our streak of crashes in the area. This one was reported at around 3 a.m.
Twenty Four Six Eighty SitRep – Halloween Edition
We’re hunkered down deep in the News Bunker, channeling our inner Better Crocker because sometimes you just have to make fresh blueberry muffies to go with the Morning Coffee Jolt. Frankly, we’re brushing up on some basic survival cooking skills as tales of job layoffs and on-the-job stress and general angst levels reach us even…
Second Rollover Crash In Walnut Creek Sends Six To Local Hospitals
A second rollover crash at Olympic and Tice Valley Boulevard in Walnut Creek sent six people to local hospitals for treatment Thursday, reported at 4:41 p.m. as the city was still working to unsnarl traffic at an earlier scene on Ygnacio Valley Road at San Carlos. We thought everyone had walked away unscathed from the…