Police Investigating Related Carjackings In Antioch, Concord Sunday
A man sought for an earlier carjacking incident in Antioch Sunday apparently dropped his first car in favor of another in Concord – taking the vehicle at gunpoint. Police are looking for a white male, 25-30 years last seen wearing a hat, possibly with a red bill, and shorts. His last car taken – near…
Pedestrian Killed In Martinez Thursday
The California Highway Patrol is reporting that a vehicle versus pedestrian collision at Pacheco Boulevard and Morello Avenue resulted in fatal injuries for the pedestrian Thursday. Witnesses reported the crash at 5:18 p.m. Officers determined that a 28-year-old Martinez woman had been struck by a Chevrolet truck at Pacheco Boulevard and Wygal Drive. The victim…
San Ramon Police Announce Culmination Of Fentanyl Investigation Thursday; Six Arrested
San Ramon police announced the culmination of an investigation into drug trafficking in the city and wider Bay Area, saying 6 people had been arrested and a large quantity of drugs – including fentanyl – seized. Without giving specifics, police said the case originated in San Ramon in 2018 after a San Ramon officer assigned…
Walnut Creek Woman Dies Of Fentanyl OD; Feds, Local Police Promise Crackdown On Counterfeit Pill Market
Counterfeit pills looking like Oxycodone but laced with lethal fentanyl have been blamed for the death of a Walnut Creek woman, resulting in charges against a local man and a promise of increased enforcement by local and federal officials. The unidentified woman was found dead June 17, her father reportedly finding pills with “M30” stamped…
Morning Pursuit – Morning Crash Keeps Things Busy In The 24/680 Wednesday
It was what we would call a “YeeHaw Morning” in the 24/680 this a.m. – with a pursuit coming to a stop and ending with a dog bite in Walnut Creek and a teetering truck crash on westbound Highway 24 in Lafayette to cap things off. We’re certain there have been other incidents (oh, there…
“Yes, Virginia – Santa Does Live In Danville…”
Letters dropped by Dec 10 will receive response by Dec 24 Looking for a place to drop-off those Christmas wish lists? Look no further than Santa’s Mailbox, now open at the Danville Community Center and Danville Library. Children can write a letter to Santa and drop it off from November 30, 2020 – December 10,…
Pittsburg Man Struck, Killed On SR242 Sunday Night
An investigation into a fatal late night accident on northbound SR242 in Concord is underway Monday after a man was ejected from one car and thrown into the path of another. Officers determined that a 1994 Honda Civic veered off the highway and into a concrete center divider at 11:33pm. The driver lost control of…
Rapper Alexander Mark “Lil Yase” Antonyyo, Jr. Victim Of Dublin Homicide
Police on Sunday confirmed the victim of a shooting near the East Dublin BART station was a San Francisco-born rapper last seen shortly before midnight at a recording session in Marin County. Alexander Mark “Lil Yase” Antonyyo’s movements from the time friends say he told them he’d be “right back” to the Marin County session…
Dublin Shooting Victim Dies Saturday; Police Investigating
Dublin police were looking for answers after a 26-year-old man was taken to Valley Care Medical Center in Pleasanton with multiple gunshot wounds early Saturday morning. Police said the victim arrived at the hospital at about 1 a.m. Investigators were able to determine the shooting happened near the East Dublin BART station and eventually located…
Making It Through A Different Kind Of Thanksgiving
This holiday was an unusual one on a lot of fronts for us. We were missing some key people whose absence was acutely felt; the now-expected COVID restrictions were in place; what dinner table conversation there was steered clear of politics – televised sporting events flickered in the background with strange, cardboard cutouts of quarantined…