Snippets: Waiting For The New Year
And here we are, poised on the brink of a freshly stamped New Year. Another 365 days to make something happen, to recover, or to forget 2018 and hits taken in previous years. Being optimists at heart despite our many bruises and welts, we’re looking forward to the New Year, not only the cocktails and…
Man Dead After Martinez Crash Thursday Night
A 37-year-old man died when his passenger car collided with a parked semi truck in the 800 block of Howe Rd. Thursday, according to Martinez police. Sgt. Patrick Salamid said the crash was reported at 10 p.m. The unidentified victim was unresponsive and had to be extricated from the vehicle by responding Contra Costa County…
Twisty Pursuit Along Highway 24 Ends With Arrests In Lafayette Thursday
Police in Lamorinda are backtracking and tallying up events after a wild, 100mph pursuit along Highway 24 ended with two women being arrested at gunpoint on Acalanes Road at Fiora Place Thursday. We’re not precisely sure what drew police attention to a late-model, white Chevy Impala running east on Highway 24 at about 11:20 a.m.…
Two-Alarm Fire Burns In San Ramon Saturday Night
First responders responded quickly to the scene of a 2-Alarm fire burning in a ground-floor unit of a two-story condominium complex at 285 Reflections Drive in San Ramon Saturday night. The fire was reported by passersby who spotted smoke and flame and heard a window breaking at 8:06 p.m. Firefighters and police forced entry to…
DUI Incidents Pile Up In The 24/680 Overnight – And Elvis Crashes Hard
In a busy, somewhat wacky start to the California Highway Patrol’s pre-stated Maximum Enforcement Period officers report bagging a few folks who were stopped at a CHP checkpoint while driving half in the bag Friday night – but then things really got hard to understand. Officers made two arrests for DUI at the their checkpoint…
PG&E Scam Making The Rounds – Don’t Bite!
Regular readers will know that we can’t stand scammers trying to separate good people from their money and that we write about their antics until you all say: pleeeeaase, stop! And then, they come up with another one. These grifters, probably working in a foreign land with no existing extradition protocol, are hitting us hard…
Lafayette Council Seeks Applicants, Conducting Interviews To Fill Vacant Council Seat
LAFAYETTE, CALIF., Dec. 20, 2018 — In keeping with past practice, the Lafayette City Council last night voted to seek applications and conduct interviews to fill a seat on the Council made vacant with the passing of Councilmember Mark Mitchell in November. The vote was unanimous. The Council will accept applications starting today through 5:00 p.m.…
Walnut Creek Police Detain Two Suspects After Rossmoor Grab-And-Run Theft Wednesday
Police in Walnut Creek detained two men suspected of a grab-and-run purse-snatching from a customer at a Starbucks outlet on Tice Valley Boulevard Wednesday. Details remain scarce as the incident is still unfolding as this is written, but a plainclothes officer and uniformed colleagues apparently tracked a blue/black Mercedes believed used in the theft after…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In El Sobrante Tuesday Night
An 80-year-old man apparently walking outside of a designated crosswalk across Hilltop Drive was struck by a car and killed shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers responding to a report of a collision on Hilltop Drive near El Centro Road located the victim on the ground in the eastbound…
Whoops. Corrections Department Employee Admits To Accidental Discharge At Sun Valley Mall
Concord police say a man who fired his pistol at Sun Valley Mall Sunday was picking up the weapon after dropping it on the ground near the mall’s Cinnabon outlet – and came forward to identify himself as a Department of Corrections employee after police asked for public help in identifying him. The incident, which…