Fireball Draws A Crowd On Eastbound Highway 24 Wednesday
A KIA caught fire and burned on the eastbound Highway 24 overpass to Mount Diablo Road just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, the resultant fireball drawing one of our photographers and, within minutes, a small crowd unused to seeing such things in Lafayette. The car’s occupant made it out before things got hot but the KIA…
“Hugging Bandit” Strikes Again In San Ramon; Jewelry Taken
Police in San Ramon are investigating the theft of an expensive necklace taken when a stranger approached and hugged the older victim at around 9:35a.m., unfastening the jewelry and fleeing in a waiting black sedan. The vehicle was last seen on Davona Drive heading toward Alcosta Boulevard. The victim, taken by surprise as so many…
“It’s A Boy!” – Walnut Creek Firefighters Help Resolve Roadside Labor Issue Monday
Firefighters helped make a special delivery in Walnut Creek Monday after a woman reported she was in labor, her baby was on the way and the hospital was still blocks away. It took a bit but firefighters eventually found the car and woman in question pulled over in the 500 block of Ygnacio Valley Road…
Pursuit/Crash On Highway 24 In Lafayette Ends With Arrest/Injuries
A vehicle fleeing police on westbound Highway 24 near Central Lafayette crashed into the center divide – its driver arrested at gunpoint – in a crash that brought westbound traffic to a near standstill for hours. Traffic immediately ground to a halt as firefighters and emergency responders clawed their way to the scene. The Highway…
Juvenile Suspected In Harlan House Arson Fire; Charges Expected
San Ramon police have identified three juveniles spotted fleeing the area after fire broke out at the historic Harlan House on July 16 and say they expect to bring charges against one of them, soon. The fire was reported at approximately 10:30 a.m. that day and caused extensive damage – including the collapse of the…
Pleasanton Shooting Case Has Locals Clamoring For Facts
Pleasanton residents have taken to social media to argue accounts of a recent shooting reportedly triggered by abuse of the victim’s dog. What is known is that a 71-year-old man was confronted and – after an escalating argument – was shot nine times during an altercation outside the victim’s home in the 3600 block of…
One Dead In Lafayette Crash Saturday
One person was killed when their car veered off Highway 24 and crashed in the area of 3322 Mount Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette early Saturday morning. The driver was identified by Contra Costa County coroner’s officials Monday as a 39-year-old Walnut Creek man. The car’s driver was killed when he left the eastbound lanes of…
Tuesday Tabloidism: So Long Ozz; Staying Off The Jumbotron; And Avoiding The Creeping Fervor
We’re tiptoeing between the Virga and actual rain droplets marking our Tuesday and pushing out a column while taking money off the felt on Wall Street and feeding the larder at our woodsy Bug Out Bunker – The Fourth Estate. Eventful times, dear friends, eventful times. A reader suggests we “pour one out” for The…
Two Minutes Is All It Took For Things To Go Wrong In Lafayette Sunday
Bad Two Minutes Automotively in Lafayette this evening with a serious injury crash at one end of town – Mt. Diablo and El Nido – and a van on fire at the other end – Pleasant Hill Road near the high school. The driver of the sedan in this picture was transported to a local…
“Three… Five… Ten Kids In The Foun-tain…”
A much-abused hydrant in the 1200 block of S. Main Street in Walnut Creek was assaulted by a vehicle again Friday night – triggering an impromptu “Trevi Fountain” moment with area kids who lined up for a joyful splash through the burble. Our photographer caught the moment and the class picture recording of the moment…