San Ramon Police Chief Denton Carlson Announces Retirement
San Ramon Police Chief Denton Carlson has announced his retirement, ending a career in law enforcement that spans more than 27 years, including more than two decades of service to the City of San Ramon. Chief Carlson will retire in December 2025, having served as the City’s fifth Chief of Police since his appointment in…
Teen Killed In Fall While Watching Crockett Sideshow
California Highway Patrol investigators say a 16-year-old boy died when he fell 75 feet from the Pomona Street on-ramp to I-80 westbound while maneuvering for a better view of an ongoing Crockett sideshow. Officers were called to that location at approximately 3:26a.m. on Saturday after receiving calls of a large sideshow involving more than 100…
Top Chef, Former Walnut Creek Restaurant Owner – Arrested After Three Same-Day Bank Robberies
A Bay Area chef known for his groundbreaking Italian cuisine and a much-publicized bank robbery arrest in Orinda in 2018 has been re-arrested in San Francisco after allegedly robbing three San Francisco banks in a single day. Valentino Luchin, 62, former executive chef at San Francisco’s Rose Pistola in North Beach and former owner of…
Sign Of The Times…
Helluva week around these parts and further abroad. Like many of you, we’re hanging on and waiting for the compass to re-align. This seemed to sum things up nicely.
Felony Car Stop Attracts Attention In Danville Wednesday
Lotsa LEOs (police) at Crow Canyon and Camino Tassajara in Danville on Wednesday after police spotted a car they wanted for a recent armed robbery. A police helicopter hovered overhead briefly in support of several ground units taking part in the coordinated felony stop (guns out and up). The activity attracted some attention and more…
Suspect Wanted For 2003 Bay Area Bombings Facing Extradition – From Wales
A Sonoma County man wanted for bombing two Bay Area businesses he accused of abusing animals and who managed to elude FBI agents in hot pursuit 21 years ago by disappearing into a San Francisco fog has been located, arrested, and is facing extradition back to the United States. Daniel Andreas San Diego, formerly of…
The Descending Blue Curtain: Silencing The Public’s Right To Know
Like most stories of its type these days this one involves a congressman, a lot of money, a proposal drafted in a way that made it sound really, really good, and buy-in from city governments eager to trim costs and meet a federal obligation. When Congressman Mark DeSaulnier announced that Walnut Creek had been awarded…
Two Severely Injured In Morning Crash At 24/680 Interchange Sunday
Two people suffered critical injuries in a single car crash on southbound I680 just north of Highway 24 in Walnut Creek early Sunday morning, the vehicle catching fire after crossing several lanes and colliding with the center divide. A woman and child were transported to local hospitals for treatment of major injuries once Samaritans and…
Motorcyclist Dies On Benicia Bridge Tuesday
A motorcyclist traveling in the southbound lanes of Interstate 680 near mid-span of the Benicia Bridge Tuesday apparently lost control and went down in the fast lane, landing in an adjacent lane where he was struck by the rear wheels of a passing semi-truck, according to the California Highway Patrol. Investigators determined that the rider,…
Man Arrested Following Alleged Sexual Battery On Iron Horse Trail Sunday
East Bay Regional Park District police, working in conjunction with Walnut Creek police, arrested a 31-year-old Alamo man following an alleged sexual battery on two trail users walking the Iron Horse Trail in Alamo Sunday. Both EBRPD police and Walnut Creek officers searched for the suspect after the assault was reported a little after 2…