Inquest Determines In-Custody Death Of San Ramon Man Accidental; Following Deliberate Ingestion Of Cocaine
A Contra Costa County Coroner’s Jury has determined that the in-custody death of a San Ramon man found unresponsive in a holding cell at the Martinez Detention Facility was accidental – occurring after the man swallowed a quantity of cocaine. Jurors were convened to determine a finding of death for 26-year-old Karthik Kandaswamy of San…
ConFire Investigators Make Arrest After Series Of Clayton-Area Trail Fires
CONCORD, CALIF., Oct. 4, 2019 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced the arrest of a suspect in a series of four suspicious fires along a walking trail in the City of Clayton last month. The fires took place in September in the same general area of a walking trail running…
What’d I See? Police Activity On Wiget Lane In Walnut Creek Wednesday
Thanks to an alert reader we shifted our attention to Wiget Lane and Comista Drive yesterday, Wednesday, upon hearing of a “small army” of police converging on the area. Neighbors and passersby said a man appeared to have been taken into custody and police have confirmed their presence in the neighborhood as well as the…
What’d I See? Carjacking Caper Ends On Solano Way In Concord Wednesday
Readers in the area of Solano Way near Hillside Drive noted a considerable police presence in the area Wednesday, and we Flashed what we could safely say about operations at the time but, as usual, there was more to the story: The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a carjacking with a threat of…
Are Local Drivers Playing Chicken With 18-Wheelers In Canyon?
Folks in the know who don’t mind circuitous back road routes and hairpin turns have been using Pinehurst Road in Canyon as a shortcut from Moraga to Piedmont/Montclair/Oakland for years. On Monday, we received calls from frustrated locals reporting a collision between an inbound 18-wheeler hauling chickens and a small outbound passenger car – the…
Hayward Man Killed In Friday Morning Crash On I680 In Walnut Creek
A 38-year-old Hayward man was killed early Friday after the Nissan Sentra he was driving crashed into a dump truck, rolled over and then ended up on its roof nestled against the center median of I680 near Treat Boulevard. Investigators said the crash occurred at 1:59 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I680 just north…
Climate Activists Protest Fossil Fuel Use/Emissions Outside Chevron’s San Ramon Headquarters Friday
Climate activists gathered outside Chevron’s corporate headquarters in San Ramon Friday morning following earlier, worldwide condemnation of the continued use of fossil fuels. Organizers said about 400 people were expected to participate. Organizers said the protest would last from 9 a.m. to noon.
San Ramon PD Investigating Suspicious Contact Of Female Juvenile By Older Male
From the San Ramon police department: On Thursday, September 26, 2019, at approximately 3:29 p.m. a 13-year old female juvenile was walking home from school in the area of Montevideo Elementary on Broadmoor Drive. The juvenile was approached by an unknown male, who started talking with the juvenile. The male asked for directions and complimented…
Body Of Missing San Francisco Boater Recovered Wednesday From Werner Cut
The Office of the Sheriff Coroner’s Division has identified the body found in Werner Cut, south of Orwood in Brentwood on Wednesday as 47-year-old Baxter Bradley of San Francisco. Bradley is believed to have fallen overboard in the area of Indian Slough and Werner Cut on Sunday evening. The cause of death is pending the…
What’d I See? SFPD Tactical Unit – And Others – Roll Through The 24/680 Wednesday
There are a thousand stories in our semi-naked Cities and Towns (our weather is cooling so folks should be less inclined to strip off for a while) and we like to think we know about most of them. Yesterday, Wednesday, was particularly frantic with a police pursuit/search effort in Pleasanton and that, apparently, set the…