Firefighters Battle House Fire On Alfred Avenue In Walnut Creek Tuesday
A fire originally reported in the garage of a two-story home in the 1000 block of Alfred Avenue spread to the interior of the home and prompted a full response from area firefighters Tuesday. The fire was reported at 4:19 p.m. with firefighters reporting heavy smoke and flame upon arrival. A department spokesman said all…
Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Arson After Recent Fires In San Ramon
From Lt. Cary Goldberg, San Ramon PD: On Sunday, 09/23/18, and Monday, 09/24/18, two separate vegetation fires occurred in San Ramon near Pradera Way, in the open hills. The fire that occurred on Sunday was located within the city limits of San Ramon. The fire that occurred Monday was determined to have been started in…
Lafayette City Manager Steven Falk Announces Resignation Monday
Lafayette City Manager Steven Falk announced his resignation at a City Council meeting Monday night. In a brief farewell note he wrote: Friends, colleagues, co-workers— There’s a country music lyric for everything so, to quote the late Hank Snow, “I’m movin’ on!” At the beginning of this evening’s City Council meeting I announced that: It…
New Fire Flares In San Ramon Monday – Near Yesterday’s Fire Scene – Arson Suspected
After a smoky and highly visible brush fire caught resident’s attention and prompted a few evacuations in San Ramon Sunday another blaze, not far away from yesterday’s blaze at Bollinger and Crow Canyon – flared up today. A considerable firefighting force is mustering to put this one down and apparatus has maneuvered into position on…
DNA Unveils NorCal Rapist Suspect – Hiding In Plain Sight
Authorities in Sacramento Friday announced another stunning revelation in their effort to solve high profile cold cases – this time naming a 58-year-old UC Berkeley employee as their chief suspect in the so-called NorCal Rapist case. It was Roy Charles Waller, 58, a married man living in Benicia and working as a safety specialist in…
Two-Alarm Blaze In Walnut Creek Wednesday
Investigators are looking into the cause of a 2-alarm blaze on Cassena Drive in Walnut Creek Wednesday, a fire which caused extensive damage to the residence. Occupants of the home were able to evacuated the premises shortly after smoke and flames were seen at approximately 8:10 p.m. There were no reports of injuries. Investigators were…
‘Morindans Battling The Bottle, Each Other, Police
We were going to lift up that big rug stuff gets swept under in Lamorinda and pass over the mega-hangovers some locals seem committed to lately, thinking that if you choose to indulge in demon rum and knock yourself silly in the process – that’s your business as long as you’re not hurting anyone else,…
Moraga Police, County Coroner Investigating Death Of Child Tuesday
Moraga police confirmed Wednesday that their investigators and Contra Costa County Coroner’s deputies are looking into the death of a 18-month-old child found outside a Hardie Drive home Tuesday. Police Chief Jon King said his officers were sent to the residence in the unit block of Hardie Drive at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday after dispatchers reported…
Stories That Go “Poof”: Chasing The Who, The What, And The Ever-Elusive Why
People who practice our trade know all too well that despite public impression none of the hundred or so tales that come to us over the course of a month ever arrive whole and in a neatly tied bow. Stories, we have all been told in English 101, have a beginning, a middle, and an…
Police Investigating Attempted Abduction Of A Child In El Sobrante Tuesday
Area police have been alerted to the possible attempted abduction of a 12-year-old girl near the Walgreens outlet on San Pablo Dam Road in El Sobrante Tuesday morning. Officers are looking for a black male between 45 and 55 years, bald, tall, and thin, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses who reportedly offered the child…