Fiery Crash Closes Moraga Way Thursday
A fiery one-car crash on Moraga Way near Glorietta closed the thoroughfare Thursday, the car touching off a grass fire that briefly threatened nearby homes. Orinda Police Chief David Cooks said at approximately 1:51 p.m. local officers were dispatched to a report of a traffic collision in the area of Moraga Way and Monte Veda…
NFL Coach Remains In Critical Condition After San Ramon Bike Collision
Greg Knapp, a local resident and NFL quarterback coach, remains in critical condition at a local hospital after he was struck while riding his bicycle in San Ramon Saturday. Knapp was riding with traffic on Dougherty Road north of Monarch Road when a vehicle reportedly veered into his lane and made contact, knocking the cyclist…
Lamorinda Police Search For Suspected Burglar In Orinda Monday
Area police descended on the area of Altamount and La Cresta Way in Orinda Monday after receiving reports of a possible interrupted burglary in the neighborhood. Officers arriving on scene keyed on a suspicious car which fled the area at high speeds, using the road shoulder to evade traffic before eventually crashing in the area…
One Dead, Three Wounded In Walnut Creek Shooting Early Sunday
A 25-year-old San Pablo man became Walnut Creek’s third homicide victim so far this year after a shooting in a parking lot outside Spoontonic Lounge in the city early Sunday morning. Monday, Coroner’s officials identified the man killed outside the club as Luttfi Abbushi, 25, of San Pablo. Three other people suffered various wounds and…
Cyclist Injured In Dougherty Road Collision Saturday
Police in San Ramon are investigating a car versus bicyclist collision on northbound Dougherty Road north of Monarch Road which left the cyclist seriously injured Saturday. The incident was reported at 2:50 p.m. after the cyclist was reported down in the roadway with suspected head injuries. Police said the driver was traveling northbound in the…
San Ramon Valley Police Storm Alamo Home Thursday
If you talk with the neighbors – who have been calling us all afternoon – the police raid on a home off Livorna Road in Alamo Thursday looked like a cross between the firefight at Nakitomi Plaza and perhaps the air assault on Son Tay prison. We don’t think it was quite that aggressive but…
Walnut Creek Picks A New Police Chief
From the City of Walnut Creek: The City of Walnut Creek is announcing the selection of a new Chief of Police, Jamie Knox. Knox, who most recently has served as a Captain for the San Leandro Police Department, will begin with Walnut Creek on Monday, July 26. City Manager Dan Buckshi, in announcing the hiring…
Danville Questions ABAG’s Housing Target; Files Appeal
From the Town of Danville: On July 9, 2021, the Town of Danville submitted an appeal to its assigned “fair share” of a state-mandated housing target – currently proposed to be a minimum of 2,241 housing units. The appeal focuses on the methodology used by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to generate that housing…
Kreycik Search Winds Down; Officially Declared Missing Person Case
The Pleasanton Police Department and its allied agencies have scaled back their search for Philip Kreycik, the 37-year-old Berkeley resident who failed to return from a planned run near Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park on Saturday. After an exhaustive air and ground search boosted by the efforts of friends and fellow runners, no significant clues as…
Lamorinda Police Looking For Two Who Stole From Mail Truck Monday
Lamorinda police responded to a reported theft from a postal delivery van on Miramonte Drive in Moraga Monday. A citizen reported seeing an unfamiliar man in the vehicle at around 10:27 a.m. Police from Moraga, Orinda, and Lafayette descended on the area after a canvas of area cameras revealed that two men, one behind the…