Is That You, Banksy? Roads Closed After Martinez Crash Wednesday
It may look like the latest performance art vision of the ever-elusive Banksy but this crash was no wall art stencil as the occupants of a home in the 2000 block of Alhambra Avenue quickly learned Wednesday. The driver of this vehicle left their mark – and their car – stuck in the side of…
Election Day Arrives In Contra Costa
If our comment threads have been any indication of public sentiment over the past few years we gathered residents had something to say regarding local politics and how they wanted to be governed, and we expected this state primary to be hotly contested. Initial reports are that voter turnout has been sedate if not impassioned,…
Armed Robbery Outside Sun Valley Mall Under Investigation Saturday
A man was robbed of his watch, wallet and other personal items by an armed robber who confronted him outside Sun Valley Mall Saturday. The incident, reported at approximately 12:40 p.m., happened very quickly with an armed man stepping out of a white Nissan and demanding the victim’s personal belongings while brandishing a pistol of…
Walnut Creek Rolex Robbery Rattles Residents Thursday
A local couple was surprised by a group of armed robbers in downtown Walnut Creek Thursday, surrendering a Rolex watch, wallet and other items when the thieves confronted them on Locust Street at approximately 3:37 p.m. The three suspects, described only as three black males, were observed leaving the area in a grey sedan –…
Fatal Auto Vs Pedestrian Collision In Danville Thursday
A 32-year-old woman walking in the area of Camino Tassajara and Wood Ranch Road was struck and killed by a car at approximately 8:06 p.m. Thursday, according to police. The victim was identified by Contra Costa County coroner’s deputies as Joyce Huang of Danville. Investigators remained at the scene of the collision for several hours,…
Suspect In Alexis Gabe Disappearance Killed During Arrest Attempt In Washington State
The ex-boyfriend of Alexis Gabe, Marshall Curtis Jones, was killed yesterday (June 1, 2022) by members of the Pacific Northwest Violent Offenders Task Force as they attempted to arrest him in Washington. Jones was pronounced dead at the scene after allegedly charging at officers with a knife. The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office filed a…
Concord Man Arrested After Gunfire In Downtown Danville Sunday
A 20-year-old Concord man was arrested after allegedly firing several shots during an altercation in downtown Danville early Sunday morning. Police responded to the area of Hartz Avenue and Diablo after receiving reports of a man firing a gun outside bars in the area shortly after 1 a.m. Readers contacting this site reported hearing gunshots…
Automotive Assault On Lafayette Power Pole Darkens Big Chunk Of Lamorinda
Another craven assault on an unsuspecting power pole in Lafayette knocked out power to a healthy chunk of Lamorinda Friday. Thankfully, no humans were injured but that pole – at Crest and Middle roads – was definitely the worse for wear. The crash was reported at 2:25 p.m. and PGE crews arrived in the area…
Making Their Cases – District Attorney’s Race Highlights Divisions In Approaches
A hotly contested race between two candidates vying for the county’s top prosecutor seat has hardened existing divisions in local law enforcement and illuminated the stark contrast in approaches to some of the toughest problems facing society today. Whether incumbent Diana Becton survives a challenge by former prosecutor and colleague Mary Knox will have to…
Police Pursue Suspected Package Thieves Into Canyon Tuesday
Sleepy little Moraga got a little less sleepy again Tuesday after a car occupied by suspected package thieves roared along St. Mary’s Road and on into Canyon before it was abandoned on Pinehurst Road Tuesday. This is very fresh but we believe local police were tracking an Audi with two people aboard suspected of package…