One Dead, Electric Vehicle Burning In Walnut Creek Saturday
UPDATE: The lone fatality in this case was identified by friends and family as Alina Safi, 16, a student at Mt. Diablo High School in Concord. A 16-year-old girl was killed and five others suffered significant injuries in a grinding collision at Ygnacio Valley Road east of Oak Grove with one of three vehicles –…
Air/Ground Pursuit Winds Through Lamorinda, Ends With Oakland Crash Friday
Our Flashers know about a circuitous pursuit through Lamorinda earlier this evening, air and ground units pursuing an evasively minded Toyota back through the Caldecott and into Oakland – where the two occupants abandoned the vehicle at 57th and Vicente and fled on foot. Two juveniles were ultimately taken into custody on various charges after…
Man Beaten, Robbed Outside Rossmoor Safeway Thursday
Witnesses reported a man down and bloodied outside the Rossmoor Safeway store in the 1900 block of Tice Valley Boulevard after he was assaulted by a carload of young men wearing hoodies. The trio left their victim and escaped in an older model red sedan, Walnut Creek police quickly flooding the area to render aid…
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…
Fugitive Member Of Chilean Robbery Crew Arrested For San Ramon ATM Bombing
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FRESNO, Calif. — A member of an ATM robbery crew has been arrested and charged with bank robbery and conspiracy to commit bank robbery arising from a string of robberies from banks and ATMs throughout California, Oregon, and Washington, Acting U.S. Attorney Kimberly A. Sanchez announced. According to court documents,…
Hammer-Wielding Robbery Crew Returns To Sunvalley Mall Wednesday
A crew of men armed with hammers smashed their way into display cases at a jewelry kiosk on the upper level of Sunvalley Mall in Concord Wednesday, escaping with an undisclosed amount of goods after pepper-spraying an employee while fleeing. The theft was reported at 2:09 p.m. when employees of nearby stores reported hearing “gunshots”…