Shooting Reported, One Person Hit, In Unincorporated Walnut Creek Saturday
Police in Walnut Creek are reportedly investigating the latest incident of gun-related violence in their city after two men apparently wearing ski masks and dressed in all black opened fire on people on Roble Road. The area technically is identified as unincorporated Walnut Creek, with the Sheriff’s Office assuming responsibility for future investigation. The incident…
Governor Newsom Signs Bill Ending Single-Family Zoning In California
On September 16, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 9, aimed at streamlining housing approval and loosening zoning restrictions in an effort to spur housing construction in California. SB9, by Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, will have a significant impact on lots with single-family zoning. SB 9 now allows for; A…
Latest Suspected Road Rage Incident Peppered With Gunshots In Caldecott Tunnel Thursday
In what is fast becoming an all-too-common occurrence in the 24/680 lately, an apparent road rage argument escalated to gunfire on Highway 24 Thursday with one car receiving what the CHP called “multiple bullet strikes.” This site issued an alert to the incident at approximately 3:30 p.m., receiving word of a “rolling argument with shots…
Shaking Off The Beat – And Listening To People We Meet
Back in the bad old days, the boys and girls with ink in their bloodstreams would depart the newsroom for a night walk around town, currying favor with doormen, nightclub owners, cab drivers, cops and semi-respectable ladies of the evening who knew where the “bodies were buried.” Some referred to them as “buzzer nights” –…
Two-Alarm Blaze Burns Through Lafayette Home Thursday
Firefighters from throughout Lamorinda turned out to battle a fiercely burning fire racing through a two-story home at 3462 Golden Gate Way in Lafayette early Thursday morning. The firefighting effort was hampered, evidently, by a large number of stored items inside the residence. The home’s lone occupant was able to leave the residence and is…
Antioch Arson Suspect Hoped To “Dry Off” When He Set Fire, Investigators Say
From Con Fire: On-Scene Collaboration with Antioch PD Results in Arrest of Walking Trail Arsonist CONCORD, CALIF., Sept. 15, 2021 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced its fire investigators, working with Antioch Police, made an arrest yesterday in an intentionally set fire along a walking trail in Antioch. William Melendez,…
Broken Water Main Causes Semi-Sinkhole In Moraga Tuesday
A broken water main burbled to the surface of Constance Place in Moraga Tuesday, sending a steady stream of water into drought-sleepy Moraga Creek and prompting a frantic effort to stanch the flow. Moragans, unwilling to utter the word sinkhole after a previous experience with one that garnered attention when it collapsed to life at…
Protocol Report Finds Police Officers Acted Lawfully During Fatal 2019 Detainment
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office concludes that Concord Police Department Officers and a Sheriff’s deputy, acted lawfully in the 2019 in-custody death of Steven Hankins. The DA’s Office released a public report about the fatal incident today. No charges will be filed against…
Police Investigating Shooting Along Highway 242 In Concord Sunday
Concord police and California Highway Patrol officers are attempting to determine the origin of gunfire that left one person wounded along Highway 242 early Sunday morning. Details remain thin, with police transferring a man with an unspecified gunshot wound located in the 1200 block of Franquette Avenue to a local hospital for treatment. A car…
Walnut Creek Man Presumed Dead After Fall On Oregon Coast
A 67-year-old Walnut Creek man is missing and presumed dead after he fell into the ocean while trying to jump across a narrow inlet known as Devils Churn on Thursday near Yachats, Oregon State Police reported. Police said Steve Allen of Walnut Creek fell back into the sea while trying to jump across Devils Churn,…