Cars Seen Racing On Bear Creek Road In Orinda Prior To Major Injury Crash Sunday, Witnesses Say
A 30-year-old woman was seriously injured in a grinding collision on Bear Creek Road Sunday after the black BMW she was riding in lost control during what witnesses said was a road race with another car of similar description. California Highway Patrol investigators said a 37-year-old Martinez man was behind the wheel and possibly racing…
Anyone In Orinda Missing A Calvin?
An eagle-eyed runner/reader spotted this tell-tale bit of evidence during a walk near the end of Martha Road near Catherine Court Sunday. She told us she didn’t have the heart to call the number on the tag but if you’re missing a Calvin out that way, you may want to collect his collar. Hopefully, he…
Three Alarm Grass Fire Burns 30 Acres Along Highway 4, Into Martinez Friday
Multiple fires spotted burning along Highway 4 in Martinez Friday evening have merged in areas and are burning swiftly, in some cases in the direction of local homes. Firefighters called for a 3 Alarm response to the blaze, reported at 7:14 p.m. by California Highway Patrol officers and motorists who saw the spot fires around…
Shoplifting Crews At Work In The 24/680 Friday
ADVISORY: Video clip bears a few Scottish F-Bombs and drug references. Do not open if this offends you. A beautiful morning dawns in the 24/680 and we entertained the idea of playing a little hooky but it seems the local or – dare we say it? – visiting shoplifting crews are hard at work. One…
Antioch Man Suspected Of Pleasant Hill Carjacking Tracked, Arrested In Bay Point Wednesday
Two Sun Valley Mall employees talking inside a car near the Pleasant Hill Burger King restaurant a little after midnight Tuesday were interrupted by a masked gunman who approached the driver and demanded the car. Pleasant Hill police, who took the resulting call for help, said the suspect fled the area in the stolen car,…
Cannabis Delivery Goes Badly In Danville Sunday
Unofficial word on the street is that a marijuana delivery in the parking lot of Greenbrook Elementary School, 1475 Harlan Drive in Danville, went badly for the delivery driver Sunday after he was confronted by three men who relieved him of his wares after one allegedly struck him in the face. Police declined to discuss…
The Monday Fumble – Stuff We Know, And Things We Don’t
Our title today alludes to the resumption of football season and associated interest in all things football – which is America’s sport after all, isn’t it? Or is it? We don’t watch much anymore and had to be informed that the San Franci… Santa Clara Forty Niners (we can’t keep up) had clawed their way…
Two Dead, Three Seriously Injured In Walnut Creek DUI Crash Sunday
Two teens were killed and three others seriously injured in an early-morning crash in Walnut Creek Sunday – an incident California Highway Patrol investigators said was caused when an intoxicated teen driver lost control of her car. The driver, 18-year-old Ramya Ramey of Antioch, was seriously injured in the crash, according to police. She was transported…
Fourth Person In Custody After Robbery At Livermore T-Mobile Thursday
Four people are in custody after a robbery at the T-Mobile store on Las Positas Road in Livermore Thursday. Officers responded to the 4500 block of Las Positas at around 3 p.m. Thursday, catching three of four people suspected of robbing the store and launching an exhaustive search air and ground search for the fourth…
Alamo Car Burglars Trigger A Home Surveillance Camera; Image Captured For Posterity
If you read us regularly you know that car burglaries are especially prevalent right now, with roving groups of thieves picking off computers and musical instruments and a whole bunch more as people sleep. A reader in Alamo sent us this photo of a crew at work, telling us three guys in a sedan were…