“Hey… So… What’re You Doing After The March?”
Quite a week in the 24/680 with lingering questions about a Lafayette homicide and Concord chemical spill and various and sundry other things capturing our attention. Neighborhood chatter about the aforementioned appears to be diminishing as informational gaps fill in and attention turns to the price of gasoline, burgers, and ammo – the country’s foundational…
Two Firefighters, Two Others Treated After OrganoPhosphorous Contamination Monday
A total of four people – two of them firefighters – were taken to local hospitals for treatment after exposure during an accidental spill of organo phosphorous in Concord Monday. Details of the spill and exposure were not immediately available but a significant HazMat response descended on Bisso Lane in Concord after it was reported…
Walnut Creek Home Damaged By Fire Monday; Occupant Injured
Firefighters responding to reports of a house fire on 1st Avenue in Walnut Creek this afternoon were met by heavy smoke and flames upon arrival, adjacent vegetation further limiting their access to the scene. Sadly, the occupant of the home required transportation to a local hospital. The nature of her injuries was unknown. The fire…
One Ejected, Injured In I680 Rollover Crash In Walnut Creek Saturday
A man was ejected and apparently seriously injured in a rollover crash on southbound I680 near the 24/680 split in Walnut Creek on Saturday, the crash drawing a rapid and sizable response from Samaritans and first responders after it was reported at 3:07 p.m. The cause of the crash is apparently under investigation by the…
Police Action In Antio… Uh, Walnut Creek Thursday
Late-night city street-crawlers like us noted the presence of a sizable force of police officers from Brentwood and Antioch in Walnut Creek last night and – after stopping to scratch our little heads – we wondered if it was part of some sort of collaborative enforcement effort which apparently, it was. Current and former LEO’s…
Perhaps It’s Just A Day For Bad Optics
UPDATE: Readers advise that the banner has been removed. Original Story: This sign has been draped around the Twin Towers tribute at Memory Gardens Cemetery next to Highway 4 in Concord. Curious visitors asked about it and were told the responsible group had recently acquired a piece of the cemetery and wanted to advertise their…
Benicia Pursuit Results In Crash, Lockdown, Search Wednesday
A Benicia police pursuit of a vehicle west on I780 resulted in a crash at Glen Cove Road, the ejection of a female occupant, lockdown of a nearby high school and an ongoing search for a male suspect believed to be on foot in the area. The incident was first observed at approximately 11:10 a.m.…
Pleasanton PD Investigating Armed Hot Prowl Burglaries
A flurry of residential burglaries – at least two of them while the residents were present – has sparked a police search and a redoubling of security precautions by Pleasanton residents concerned by break-ins reported late last month into early March. Pleasanton police did not say why the public wasn’t notified of the incidents until…
Three Adults, One Child Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On SR4 Monday
A head-on crash believed caused by a wrong-way driver injured three adults – two of them critically – and a 6-year-old child after a collision on eastbound SR4 between Cummings Skyway and Mc Ewen Road in Martinez Monday night. The crash was reported at approximately 11:15pm after a car was reported seen heading west in…
“Panic At The Car Wash… And Then At The Yard Sale… Not Sure About The Disco…”
You can’t let your guard down anywhere anymore, even at the car wash. The owner of a formerly nice Mercedes EQE was having their vehicle detailed at Autopia on N. Main in Walnut Creek when some slippery customer slipped into his vehicle and drove off with it. Yes… from the car wash. The car’s owner,…