Orinda-Concord BART Service Disruption Wednesday; No Mention Of Fire At Lafayette Substation
BART service stopped early Wednesday morning between Concord and Orinda because of what the agency described as a “trackside” power issue for about 90 minutes, forcing hundreds of commuters onto established bus bridges to bypass the affected stations. Around 5:10 a.m., the agency announced that service had been halted on the Yellow Line between the…
e-WildOnes Try To Outrun Moraga/Lafayette PD Tuesday; One e-Arrested
Most of you know by now that our Flash System lit up last night with word of a police pursuit of sorts pushing from Moraga into Lafayette with officers behind a group of teens on electric motorcycles. Here’s a bit more of that story, from Moraga PD: At approximately 5:15 PM, a Moraga Police officer…
Deep Thoughts: King Tides; Social MEdia, And Soldier Of Fortune Fanboys
Sloshing around, re-shaping the world in our heads. We don’t know why the rest of the world doesn’t think as we do, it’s clear to us we’re one of the globe’s last great thinkers. Instead, we apply our immense cranial power to more mundane problems – like how to keep the home barista steam nozzle…
Wet And Wild 24 Hours On 24/680; MOFD Truck Struck By Hit-Run Driver
The area’s recent rainstorms turned long stretches of our local freeways into debris fields as cars spun out, overturned and, in one instance, ran into the back of a massive Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District firetruck. Crashes almost too numerous to cite were reported through Friday night into Saturday morning with frequent trouble spots emerging on…
Two Dead, One Arrested After Apparent Family Disturbance In Concord Wednesday
Two people were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds following a call of a family disturbance at a home in the 3900 block of Walnut Avenue Wednesday. A third person in the residence at the time was subsequently arrested on unspecified charges. The identities of the deceased were not released, nor was the name of…
Moragan – Or Maybe A Visitor – Lines Up Lotto Numbers To Win $401,000 Windfall
Of course, they don’t get all of that, as the tax man is waiting with his hand out, but it’s still a nice, round number to think about for now. Some lucky player (they have yet to come forward) picked five of five winning numbers in the Tuesday night draw, purchasing the ducat at the…
Stakeout Leads To Crashes, Arrests In San Ramon Monday
The San Ramon Police Department Investigations Division conducted a surveillance operation related to suspects believed to be connected to multiple vehicle burglaries and stolen vehicles in San Ramon and surrounding jurisdictions. Detectives had received information indicating the suspects were likely to return to the Kyler Court and Kyler Lane area in San Ramon, where a…
Second Night Of Earth Shakers In San Ramon – 4.0 Magnitude Temblor Recorded
San Ramon residents weary of a series of semi-serious earthquakes rattling their neighborhoods Friday buckled up again on Saturday as yet another swarm – led by a 4.0M shaker – rippled through the area for a second straight night. Emergency services invoked quake protocols and took steps to make sure their apparatus and infrastructure was…
Quakes Rolling Through San Ramon Friday – City Feeling Picked On!
A 4.0Magnitude Quake Rolled Through San Ramon and environs Friday night, followed by a swarm of milder shakers that left residents alternately giddy or wary. Emergency Services in the area invoked a quake protocol for temblors of this size, rolling out apparatus to prevent them from getting trapped under infrastructure and assessing vital services. There…
Messy Crash Closes Stretch Of Treat Boulevard In Walnut Creek Wednesday
A driver navigating Treat Boulevard in Walnut Creek this morning ran into trouble – as well as a curb, a metal sign, and a fire hydrant – in the 1200 block of Treat in front of Treat Towers and his car proved insufficient for the challenge. Unknown injuries for the driver and a passenger with…