Highway Patrol Car Rammed By Suspected DUI Driver Sunday – Minor Injuries For Officers, Driver Arrested
The past few months have been marked by a series of tragic incidents resulting in the deaths of highway patrol officers around the state and an incident Sunday morning conjured up fears of yet another collision brought first responders on the run. Two officers were treated for minor injuries after their cruiser was rammed from…
New Chapter For “The Rheem,” Theater Group Announces Sale Of Local Landmark
The on again/off again saga of Moraga’s most visible landmark entered yet another phase Friday as the group hoping to revive the peeling Neon Queen announced its sale. This site had teased the coming deal and it appears to have been realized, with the Friends of the Rheem Theatre support group posting a terse announcement…
The Wednesday Warbler: Changes For The Rheem? And Pot-Crazed Grannies…
Pardon the mid-week interjection but the biggest news since that Giant Gopher started tunneling under Rheem Center again is that our local landmark theatre may be posting an “Under New Management” sign soon. Tongues that waggle locally say negotiations for sale of our vaunted local Neon Lady are underway – and to a recognized name…
Tree Guys And San Ramon PD Corporal Team Up To Save Cardiac Patient Tuesday
Emergency situations can make strange bedfellows of us humans and the maxim was proved today as two local tree trimmers joined forces with a San Ramon PD corporal as the clock ticked down for a cardiac arrest patient on E. Lakeshore Drive. Apparently SRPD Corporal Schneider was responding to a medical emergency call involving a…
Three Arrested In San Pablo Dam Road Incident; Pellet Gun Recovered
UPDATE: (3:15 p.m.) The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office reports that this situation has been resolved. Three people have been taken into custody and a pellet gun recovered. Incident remains under investigation. ORIGINAL POST: Several police jurisdictions responded to reports of an armed man or men at a home on San Pablo Dam Road Tuesday,…
Lafayette Mayor Cam Burks Steps Down; Will Retain City Council Seat
From the City of Lafayette: At the conclusion of last night’s Lafayette City Council meeting, Mayor Cam Burks announced that he would be stepping down as mayor, effective April 20. He will, however, remain on the Council for the rest of his term. Cam expressed his appreciation to staff for all of their work during…
The Sunday Smelter
How are those taxes coming, everyone? Getting those big tax breaks we heard was coming? Or are your accountants just muttering and rubbing their heads a lot? It’s that time of year again, of course, and there’s no getting out of it unless you’re already rich and have the right people managing your offshore account,…
San Ramon Police Arrest Concord Man After Recent Burglaries
From the San Ramon Police Department: During the morning hours of March 26, 2019, the San Ramon Police Department responded to a construction site at the Faria Preserve Development for a report of a commercial burglary. The suspect(s) broke the locks off of multiple storage containers at the site and stole power tools, home construction…
“Welcome Back, Engine 16!” – Con Fire Crew Returns To Lafayette After 6-Year Absence
After a six-plus year absence, Con Fire Engine 16 is once again serving the people of the City of Lafayette and surrounding communities. Back in service in anticipation of the opening of the new Fire Station 16 on Los Arabis Drive later this spring, Engine 16 and crew are temporarily operating out of Fire Station…
Walnut Creek Police Arrest Newark Man For Attempted Kidnapping With An Intent To Rape; Stun Gun Used
On March 26, 2019 at approximately 7:20 AM, Walnut Creek Police received a 911 call from a female victim regarding an assault that had just occurred. The victim reported that while she was walking from her residence to her vehicle, she was approached and assaulted with a stun gun by an unknown male suspect. The…