Meanderings: Carving Out Our Personal Truths, As Things Get Curiouser And Curiouser
Where once truths were self-evident and identifiable we have found now, in these unsettled times, that people have closely held versions of the truth – the truth as they see it and, apparently, are prepared to defend to the death. It may be the American DNA, the way we’re wired, ready to clamber aboard the…
Wild Chase, Carjacking On Highway 24 In Orinda Saturday
A man believed to have been at the wheel of an allegedly stolen pickup truck led Lamorinda police on a circuitous pursuit along Highway 24 Saturday, ramming a Lafayette police car before carjacking a second vehicle and fleeing the scene of that crash. The suspect, believed to be at the wheel of a second car…
Grass Fire Burning Alongside Highway 24 Near Wilder Thursday
UPDATE: Firefighters gained the upper hand over the fire shortly before midnight, staying on-scene to guard against flare-ups. At its height smoke from the fire prompted several concerned calls about other fires in the area but nothing else was burning, we are happy to say. Firefighters have called for a full vegetation fire response to…
Suspect Arrested In El Sobrante Homicide
On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at about 4:05 pm, Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriffs from Bay Station were dispatched to a suspicious circumstance at an apartment building on the 4800 block of Appian Way in El Sobrante. Deputies arrived at the location and discovered a body that was decomposed. The Homicide Unit of the Investigation…
Woman Arrested In Connection With Concord RV Arson
Suspect Arrested June 8 in Port Chicago Highway/Highway 4 Blaze CONCORD, CALIF., JUNE 11, 2020 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) announced today the arrest of a suspect in the recreational vehicle (RV) fire that burned under Highway 4 in Concord earlier this week. The fire in question took place June 8,…
BART Shutdown In Walnut Creek/Pleasant Hill; Person Under Train
UPDATE: BART officials confirmed details of this incident and said it was fatal. Pleasant Hill Station has been reopened and service has been restored. A bus bridge has been established from the Walnut Creek BART station to Concord after a person was discovered under a train in Pleasant Hill. BART service has stopped between Walnut…
Wrong-Way Driver Kills Two On I680 In Danville Sunday; Faces DUI And Vehicular Manslaughter Charges
A 27-year-old Concord woman was arrested on suspicion of felony Driving While Intoxicated and Vehicular Manslaughter after the car she was allegedly driving the wrong way down I680 struck a northbound vehicle – killing the two people inside. Sunday’s crash in the northbound lanes of I680 near El Pintado killed Nettie Perkett, 46, and Taurean…
Fatal Crash On Northbound I680 In Danville Sunday
Two people were killed in a multiple car, multiple injury collision on northbound I680 south of El Cerro in Danville early Sunday. The crash was reported just before 4 a.m. with fire and California Highway Patrol officers locating several cars strewn along the stretch of road. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene. Reports…
Two-Alarm Grass Fire Brought To A Halt In Concord Saturday
A swift-moving grass fire consumed 136 acres of grassland and a building of unspecified type at Highway 4 and Willow Pass Road in Concord Saturday. The blaze, reported at 4:56 p.m. and reported out by 6:40 p.m. was elevated to two alarms with aerial tankers making drops to support crews on the ground. There were…
More Protests Planned In The 24/680 Wednesday
The wave of protests sweeping the county following the death of a Minneapolis man at the hands of police continues to roil Wednesday with planned demonstrations in Danville-San Ramon and other “actions” signaled for other areas. Local businesses have hardened their storefronts accordingly, as have many public offices and buildings, in advance of planned demonstrations…