Lafayette Councilmember Cameron Burks Submits Letter of Resignation, Citing Family Reasons
At the City Council meeting on June 28, 2021, Councilmember Cameron Burks announced that he will resign his position on the Council effective June 29, 2021 due to family reasons. In his letter of resignation submitted that evening, Burks said in part: “In recent days, I have come to the difficult decision to step down…
Two Wounded In Concord Shooting Early Wednesday
Two people were shot and wounded in a Meadow Lane apartment in Concord Wednesday after a gunman opened fire on them with a pistol. The pair were reported shot at around 12:47 a.m. in an apartment building in the 1100 block Meadow. Both were taken to area hospitals with serious gunshot wounds. Their assailant reportedly…
Tuesday Morning Wrapup: Things That Go Boom In The Night
Anyone with our Flash Alert system enabled got early word of a pyrotechnic detonation in downtown Walnut Creek that burst windows and frayed nerves Monday evening. Our first Flash went out a minute after 10 p.m. when a pyrotechnic of some type detonated near a skin care business at Mt. Diablo and Mt. Pisgah –…
Sheriff’s Office/Behavioral Health Services Form Mental Health Evaluation Team
From the Office of the Sheriff: The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and Contra Costa BehavioralHealth Services have partnered to form a Mental Health Evaluation Team (MHET) to provide follow-up health and welfare checks, evaluations, short term case management and services to individuals who have had a recentpsychiatric emergency. Contra Costa Deputy Sheriff…
Police Contact San Ramon Resident After Animals Turn Up Wounded, Dead
The neighborhoods filling in around San Ramon’s popular Bridges Golf Course are dotted with areas named after local residents for which the area is known – Coyote Crossing Park, Coyote Creek school, and Falcon Bridge. Local wildlife, one might think, are both welcome and treasured. But it appears at least one human has been targeting…
Police Interrupt Reported Assault On Pleasant Hill Road In Lafayette Sunday
A relatively quiet Sunday morning in the 24/680 was interrupted by some phone calls from readers concerned about a scene developing on Pleasant Hill Road just after the westbound 24 offramp (almost to the Shell station.) Turned out a man was seen beating on someone in a car (seen at far left with the trunk…
Martinez Man Surrenders In Connection With Walnut Creek Homicide; Two Others In Custody
An 18-year-old Martinez man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a Concord delivery driver found dead in his car in Walnut Creek last Thursday turned himself in to police on Saturday, authorities said. Dylan Baker was booked into Martinez Detention Facility on suspicion of the murder of Stacy Corley, a 25-year-old DoorDash driver…
Door-To-Door Masseur Rings The Wrong Bells In Concord; Arrest Made
A man going door-to-door offering massages in the area of Clayton Road and La Vista Avenue in the Canterbury Village neighborhood of Concord attracted the wrong kind of attention and was eventually arrested, according to police. Concord police did not specify the charges or give the man’s name, citing their ongoing investigation. However, they asked…
Undercover Operation Leads To Fireworks Arrests Ahead Of July Fourth Holiday
From Con Fire: CONCORD, CALIF., June 22, 2021 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced its fire investigators, working undercover, have made multiple fireworks related arrests in June resulting in large quantities of dangerous fireworks being removed from community streets. In their continued efforts to take dangerous fireworks off our streets,…
Homes Burn In Two-Alarm Fire In Pleasant Hill Monday
Two Lorenzo Court homes suffered extensive damage after fire broke out – possibly in a garage – at about 3:15 p.m. Monday, the fire eventually going to two alarms before it could be brought under control. One firefighter is believed to have been treated for minor burn injuries but the occupants were believed to have…