What’d I See? Carjacked Car Recovered In Orinda Monday Night; Suspect Remains At Large
Several Orindans noted some activity by their local police department along Orinda Way around 8:40 p.m. Monday and wrote to ask what was going on. As it turned out, Lamorinda police turned out in force after officers located a car taken during an armed carjacking in Oakland earlier in the day parked along Orinda Way.…
Broken Water Main Closes Canyon Road From Country Club To Larch In Moraga Monday
Little Moraga, which apparently has a problem keeping water in places where water is meant to go, is dealing with a new water main leak at Canyon Road and Sanders. Canyon Road is closed from Country Club to Larch and the locals are getting creative in their hunt for workaround routes. Neighbors report the presence…
Motorcyclist Suffers Severe Injuries In Bancroft Road Crash Saturday; Road Closed
A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash on Bancroft Way in Walnut Creek Saturday. Police have closed the roadway at Bentley Street to facilitate their investigation into what led up to the crash, reported at about 9:25 a.m. Bancroft Road remains closed as of this writing (10:44 a.m.) with no word given as to…
Walnut Creek Man Struck, Killed After He’s Seen Running Across Interstate 680 Early Saturday
A man seen running across the northbound lanes of Interstate 680 near Treat Boulevard early Saturday morning was struck and killed by a passing vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. The deceased was identified as Thomas Jancek, 52, of Walnut Creek. Investigators said Jancek died at 1 a.m. Saturday after he was hit by…
Ruptured Gas Line Forces Road Closure Near Palos Verdes Mall In Pleasant Hill
Police have shut down the southbound lanes of Camino Verde in Pleasant Hill due to a ruptured gas line near Palos Verdes Mall. It took a PG&E crew approximately three hours to cap the leak and restore traffic flow through the area.
What’d I See? Car-To-Car Shooting In Bore 4 Of The Caldecott Sunday
In keeping with our practice of informing our readership about incidents of note in our neighborhoods we can shed some light on what several readers described as traffic gridlock and “heavy police activity” in the Caldecott Tunnel Sunday: One man was shot and another grazed by a bullet during what California Highway Patrol investigators said…
Wild Tuesday Night In San Ramon: Wrong-Way Thunder Run; Parolee, Pregnant Pursuit, Choppers, K9s
Two suspects, a reportedly pregnant female getaway driver and a parolee were arrested Tuesday night after a wrong-way pursuit and crash on I-680 in San Ramon. As our Flash subscribers and numerous Facebook posters apparently witnesses, police from several agencies eventually rounded up the pair – but not without a marathon foot chase and “bit…
Freight Train Strikes, Kills Woman Behind Westaire Neighborhood In Martinez Saturday
A woman died after she was struck by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway train while walking the rail line behind the Westaire neighborhood in Martinez Saturday, not far from the site where a local girl was struck and killed by a BNSF train in 2014. Officials said Liliana Alam, 32, of Martinez, was walking on…
Teen Found Deceased Near Popular Lafayette Walking Trail Thursday; Apparent Suicide
Police are investigating the discovery of a body found in the open space near the popular walking/biking trail on Olympic Boulevard Thursday morning. Police confirmed they received a report of a deceased person in the area of Olympic and Pleasant Hill Road, north of the East Bay Regional Parks District trail and approximately 50 yards…
Two Drown In Separate Incidents On Livermore’s Lake Del Valle This Week
Divers on Wednesday recovered the second of two men who drowned in the serene but deep waters of Lake Del Valle outside of Livermore this week – both men not wearing life preservers when they slipped below the surface. Authorities believe a body recovered Wednesday is that of a 23-year-old man who fell off a…