Walnut Creek Police Investigating An Apparent Shooting On Ygnacio Valley Road Monday
Police and firefighters responded to a report of a shooting on Ygnacio Valley Road at Homestead Avenue Monday, finding at least one victim in a car at that location suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. That person, and possibly a second victim, were taken to the hospital for treatment of unspecified wounds. Police are in…
Motorist Killed In Fatal Plunge Off Mount Diablo Saturday
As we Flashed yesterday while the rescue effort was underway, a motorist was killed when her SUV rolled off the south face of Mount Diablo below Summit Road, ejecting her during its 200ft plunge down the mountainside. Coroner’s officials identified the victim Monday as Julie Watson, 72, of Danville. Park officials said Watson was apparently…
Martinez PD Chief Sappal Asks For Public Help In Identifying BLM Mural Vandals
From Martinez Police Chief Manjit Sappal: On July 4th, community members obtained a permit from the City to paint Black Lives Matter on Court Street in downtown Martinez. Once the mural was completed, an unidentified white male and white female arrived. While the male made comments to a group of onlookers his companion began painting…
Alleged Pleasant Hill Garage Burglar Arrested Sunday
Early this morning Pleasant Hill residents confronted a man in their back yard in the Gregory Gardens area. Pleasant Hill police officers determined a burglary had occurred and this man had allegedly entered different garages in the neighborhood. The man was located, positively identified, arrested and booked into county jail for various offenses. His name…
Barn-Burner Of A Night For Fires In Contra Costa County
As those of you signed up for our Flash Alerts know by now, July 3 arrived with a bang – and then several blazes – as fires, three of them caused by fireworks, claimed a barn, cars, and fence lines Friday night and on into Saturday morning. UPDATE: Neighbors have let us know that the…
Fire At Concord Construction Project Grows To 2-Alarms Thursday
Fire investigators are picking through the debris of a fire which burned through much of a 3-story apartment building Thursday – the structure at Esperanza Drive and Willow Pass Road under construction at the time. Units from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District were notified of the blaze shortly before midnight Thursday, arriving to…
Seven-Year-Old Suffers Major Injuries In Martinez Hit-And-Run
As reported here this afternoon, a 7-year-old boy riding his scooter on Vine Avenue between Leslie and Merle avenues in Martinez was struck and seriously injured by a passing white van. Police determined that the incident occurred between 3:48 and 3:56 p.m., with area surveillance cameras capturing a fleeting image of the vehicle as it…
Car Plunges Onto 18th Hole At Tilden Golf Course; Occupants Flee Scene
Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District firefighters were called to the 18th hole at the Tilden Park Golf Course Thursday after a car rolled off the adjacent roadway and fell onto the course. The incident was reported at 2:21 p.m. as witnesses reported a car crashing off Golf Course Drive and onto the golf course, three occupants…
Lafayette’s Terraces Project Moves Ahead On 5-2 Vote By Planning Commission; Appeals Anticipated
A bitterly contested, 315-unit apartment complex earmarked for a chunk of gravelly land at the nexus of Pleasant Hill Road and Deer Hill Road inched toward fruition Wednesday with a 5-2 vote of approval from the Lafayette Planning Commission. The Terraces of Lafayette, a 22-acre project described in its initial phases as “train wreck architecture”…
Fires Along Iron Horse Trail Trigger Hunt For Arsonist Monday
A series of brush fires sparked within minutes of each other along the Iron Horse Trail in Concord and Pleasant Hill Monday has been confirmed by fire officials as the work of an arsonist. A person detained at the scene of the fires was subsequently determined not to have been responsible, according to a spokesman…