Highway Patrol Seeks Witnesses To Fatal Pedestrian Collision In El Sobrante
California Highway Patrol investigators are seeking information from anyone who may have witnessed a fatal collision involving a pedestrian on San Pablo Dam Road in El Sobrante Thursday. Officers determined that a Toyota Corolla driven by a 23-year-old San Pablo man had struck a 76-year-old Berkeley man on eastbound San Pablo Dam Road east of…
One Dead In Solo Brentwood Crash Friday
A man died after his car apparently veered off eastbound Highway 4 at Lone Tree in Brentwood early Friday, the car apparently rolling several times before coming to rest. The crash was reported at 3:03 a.m. with rescue personnel locating the driver and pronouncing him deceased at the scene. The adult male drive has not…
One Dead, One Critical After Wednesday Night Shooting In El Sobrante
From the Office of the Sheriff: On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at about 8:41 p.m, Bay Station Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 4500 block of Appian Way in El Sobrante. Upon arrival deputies located two victims with gunshot wounds, and provided lifesaving measures until…
ScreenShots: “Flirting”
In keeping with our current affinity for single-word movie titles we offer a longtime favorite – with a bit of a tease. The tease is that it’s difficult to find “Flirting” streaming anywhere, though not impossible. We were lucky enough to find it on YouTube about six months ago, instantly reminded of how sharp the…
UPDATE: Two-Year-Old Exposed To Fentanyl Recovering; Mother Arrested
As we reported on Friday night, a Concord police officer was in the right place at the right time on Salvio Street as a 2-year-old child lapsed into unconsciousness after apparently getting “ahold of some fentanyl” from its mother. The officer, identified by friends as Aaron Khamosh, immediately began life-saving measures on the child –…
Car Believed Involved In Running Gun Battle Found Abandoned In Lafayette Saturday
Lamorinda police are converging (4:20 p.m.) on the area of Shreve Lane and Pleasant Hill Road after a bullet-riddled car believed involved in a running gunfight with a second vehicle was found abandoned in the area. Police responding to reports of the damaged Infiniti running east on Highway 24 from the Caldecott Tunnel located the…
Car Thief Grabs A Car In Lafayette; Races For The Caldecott Thursday
A brazen thief stole a Ford Taurus from a home in the 3300 block of McGraw Lane in Lafayette Thursday morning, sprinting toward the Caldecott with Lamorinda police in pursuit. At this hour (8:12 a.m.) we believe the thief may have been successful in his bid to make it though the tunnel despite police efforts…
Dublin Unified Trustee Catherine Kuo Killed In Traffic Mishap Wednesday
Dublin Unified School District Trustee Catherine Kuo was killed Wednesday after she was struck from behind and pinned between two cars while standing outside Fallon Middle School. Police report that the accident occurred at approximately 11:45 a.m., as Kuo was standing behind a car outside the school at 3601 Kohnen Way, when she was struck…
County Passes Ordinance Extending Protections For Commercial Tenants
Protections Extended to Commercial Tenants through June 30, 2021 (Martinez, CA) – At a Board meeting on March 23, 2021, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed Urgency Ordinance No. 2021-11 to continue the temporary prohibition on evictions of certain small-business commercial tenants financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This protection now continues through…
Transient Arrested On Suspicion Of Setting Revenge Fires At Martinez Business
From Contra Costa County Fire Protection District: Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced the arrest of an accused arsonist in connection with several fires set at a business in Martinez the evening of March 10, 2021. Fabian Vera, 36, a transient, was arrested in Bay Point on March 16 following an…