Smoky Haze From Outlying Fires Prompts Dozens Of Inquiries From Edgy Residents Monday
Drift smoke from fires in outlying counties and a fresh 25+ acre fire on Willow Pass Road in Concord dumped large amounts of smoke into the 24/680 Monday – prompting dozens of calls from concerned citizens sure a new fire had broken out locally. This site began receiving inquiries about the possibility of a local…
Plane Crashes Into Delta Waters Near Antioch Sunday; Recovery Operation Mounted For Lone Pilot
First responders answered a call of a small plane down at the northern end of Broad Slough at approximately 5:30 p.m. Sunday, finding some wreckage and personal effects but no trace of the pilot. East County Fire units responded to the Antioch Marina where fire boats were dispatched across the Delta to Broad Slough, west…
Grass Fire Scorches An Acre South Of Moraga; Under Control
A grass fire spotted burning south of Moraga north of the Valle Vista Staging Area burned about an acre of grassland before Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection district firefighters and other responders managed to get it under control. No structures were threatened and no injuries were reported though a sizable wild lands response to the blaze attracted…
Suspected Shoplifters Get Warm Reception In Moraga, Crash In Orinda – Two In Custody
UPDATE: A second suspect was arrested at approximately 2:10 p.m. In what has become an all-too-familiar scenario in recent months, a car with two suspected shoplifters aboard fled from Moraga police this afternoon and crashed in Orinda – with police taking one person into custody and searching for another (1:31 p.m.) Glorietta Elementary School is…
Police Pursuit Ends On Emerald Drive In Danville Thursday Morning
Danville Police officers behind a car on Danville Boulevard early Thursday morning ended up pursuing the vehicle as the driver attempted to speed away, ultimately fleeing the vehicle on foot. Officers searched near Del Amigo for a short time, and ultimately located and apprehended the suspect. Danville Police Chief Allan Shields said his officers responded…
Pleasant Hill PD Looking For A Would-Be Bank Robber
Pleasant Hill PD would like some help identifying this man, seen here during an attempted bank robbery at the US Bank at a Safeway store on Contra Costa Boulevard on Friday May 31, 2019 around 10:20 am. Investigators said the suspect in this case passed a demand note, asking for an unspecified amount of cash.…
Man Dies After Officer Involved Shooting In Walnut Creek Sunday
A local man with mental health issues briefly terrorized family members and neighboring residents of a Walnut Creek neighborhood before challenging responding officers with a metal pole – shaking off hits from non-lethal beanbag rounds before he was brought down by police gunfire Sunday. The man, identified by the Contra Costa County coroner’s office as…
Teen Seriously Injured By Older Youth In Concord Knife Attack; Arrest Made
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested for a knife attack on a younger boy in a Bel Air Drive apartment Thursday, the victim airlifted to a local hospital for treatment of multiple stab wounds. The attack occurred just before 2 p.m., with investigators saying three male teenagers, two of whom are siblings, were playing video…
San Ramon Police Detain Three Suspects After Uber Driver Robbed Of Cell Phone Friday
Three people are in custody after an alleged assault on an Uber driver on Greenwood Place Friday morning. The trio is currently being interviewed by police, who are looking for the driver’s cell phone, taken during the alleged assault. Neighbors reported one of the trio beating the driver around 10:20 a.m., with the driver suffering…
Bad Luck, Poor Decisions, Good Neighbors Lead To A.M. Arrests In Orinda Thursday
A confluence of bad luck, worse timing and the intervention of good neighbors ended with time in jail for two Alameda County residents Thursday. Orinda Police Chief Mark Nagel said things started innocently enough around 8 a.m. Thursday when a car rolling on westbound Highway 24 ran out of gas and came to a stop…