“Unusually Aggressive” Coyote Responsible For Lamorinda Attacks Caught, Euthanized
From State Department of Fish and Wildlife: A multi-agency team of wildlife management professionals and local law enforcement caught and euthanized the coyote that attacked five people in the Moraga/Lafayette area of Contra Costa County, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced. This unusually aggressive coyote attacked a small child on Jul 9,…
Officer-Involved Shooting Reported In Danville Thursday
This morning at about 11:48 a.m., police dispatch received several calls from motorists regarding a person who was throwing rocks off the Sycamore Valley Road overpass onto Highway 680. A Danville Police Officer arrived at the scene and contacted the subject in question in the area of Sycamore Valley Road and Camino Ramon. The officer…
Wilder Offramp From Westbound Highway 24 Closed By Fatal Crash Thursday
The Wilder Road offramp in Orinda was closed after a fatal crash reported at 4:54 a.m. Thursday. Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District crews called to the area by a report of a multi-vehicle crash found an overturned pickup truck with the occupant trapped inside. Traffic was re-routed around the scene as crews worked to free the…
Danville Standoff Ends Without Injury Wednesday; Subject In Custody
A Shelter In Place order was put into effect Wednesday after a man with encroaching personal issues took to his vehicle in the area of Paraiso and Everett in Danville – and declined police requests that he exit the vehicle. The resulting standoff, which started shortly after 3 p.m. and ended at 7 p.m., drew…
Martinez/Pleasant Hill Officers Arrest Two Suspected Robbers – 15 And 17 Years Old – Wednesday
From the Martinez Police Department: At 11:07am, officers from the Martinez Police Department were dispatched to a robbery in progress in the pharmacy of the CVS store at 6668 Alhambra Ave., Martinez. The suspects were described as two males wearing face masks and hoodies. As officers were responding, the suspects were able to gain access…
Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Caps Busy Day In Alamo-Danville-San Ramon Tuesday
The latest in a series of residential fires reported in Alamo-Danville-San Ramon Tuesday grew to 2-Alarms shortly after it was spotted burning through the upstairs bedroom of a home in the 100 block of Alamo Square Drive. Occupants reported the blaze shortly after 7:20 p.m. and fled the residence at that time. Crews were able…
Fire Damages San Ramon Home Tuesday
Fire consumed the garage of a two-story residence in the 2500 block of Toltec Circle early Tuesday morning, spreading into the residence before firefighters could bring the blaze under control. The fire was reported shortly before 2 a.m. with arriving fire crews met by heavy smoke and flame from the garage. Residents fled the home…
Suspect Arrested After Alleged Assault On Orinda PD Officer
Ed. Note: This story replaces an earlier posting which reported that a vehicle used in a recent Orinda robbery had been identified and stopped in Oakland after a police pursuit. The vehicle in question was wanted for a recent shoplifting incident, not a robbery, in which an Orinda police officer was nearly hit as the…
Armed Robbery In Orinda Sunday
Police are searching for two subjects a Don Gabriel Way resident said entered the rear door of his home at approximately 2:40 p.m. Sunday, brandished a gun, and left with electronics and other items. Air and ground units were searching area streets for sign of the pair or a vehicle possibly used in the robbery.…
Saint Mary’s College Removes Bronze By Nazi-Era Sculptor After Students Protest
A well-known German sculptor favored by the Nazis during World War II has been denounced by students at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga who discovered one of his bronzes on campus – and who launched a petition drive to have the work removed. Fritz von Graevenitz’s “Falcon Boy,” a slim-figured bronze of a youth –…