Shooting Under Investigation In Concord Tuesday, One Wounded
One person was shot and wounded in an apparent drive-by shooting near the 2200 block of Huron Drive and Esperanza in Concord Monday. The victim either drove himself or was driven to an area hospital in a car pocked by a bullet hole through a window. All information is preliminary and unconfirmed but initial reports…
Crashes, Police Search Halt Highway 24 Traffic Monday
Highway 24 from Lafayette to Orinda was a hot mess most of the afternoon and on into the evening Monday with several multi-vehicle crashes and a police search lasting until almost midnight. Neighbors reported hearing “a very loud crash and then a flash of light” at about 10pm on the freeway near where it crosses…
Stubborn Vehicle Fire Tests Firefighters In Walnut Creek Friday
Bit of a field problem for firefighters in Walnut Creek Friday night as a cleaning truck caught fire and burned stubbornly at Oakland Boulevard and Ygnacio Valley just before 10 p.m. We’re not sure what was in that truck but it did not want to go out. Firefighters beat down several re-kindles and eventually won…
One Dead In Highway 24 Crash At Wilder Friday
One person was killed in an apparent chain-reaction crash on eastbound Highway 24 at the Wilder offramp in Orinda Friday, traffic snarling as the California Highway Patrol declared a SigAlert for the area. Passersby attended the victim, believed to have been ejected from one of as many as three cars involved in the crash. Our…
Student-On-Teacher Assault Shocks Danville’s Monte Vista High School Monday
A disturbing lunchtime assault by a student on a teacher at Danville’s Monte Vista High School Monday has triggered a police investigation and some questions about campus safety. As we reported at the time, an unidentified student assaulted one of their teachers in the classroom at the school, reportedly knocking the teacher to the ground…
County Supervisors Appoint Interim Health Director
From the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors: Board of Supervisors Appoints Interim Contra Costa Health Director (Martinez, CA) – On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors appointed Dr. Ori Tzvieli as interim director of health services while the County launches a search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer and Health Director for…
Officers Involved In 2023 Velvet Cannabis Shooting Terminated, Investigation Ongoing
Martinez police say that three officers involved in a fatal shooting outside a local cannabis dispensary in 2023 have been terminated for their actions that night – one for using excessive force and two for helping a third officer hide an illegal weapon. The extensive document release, made available Friday, shed new light on what…
Two Killed In Kirker Pass Road Crash Saturday
Two people were killed in a 2-car crash at Kirker Pass and Hess roads in Concord early Saturday, a van rolling over at the scene. The crash was reported just after 3 a.m. with officers arriving to find the wreckage of a vehicle and a person on the side of the road, apparently ejected from…
Assassins Game Too Real-Looking For Some
A youthful game in which players don camouflage fatigues and carry realistic looking “assault rifles” while scoring points for killing rival players in unusual ways is filtering out from schools and into neighborhoods – and prompting nervous calls from edgy residents as a result. The game, born in area schools and known as Assassin or…
One Dead In 2-Car Crash In Martinez Friday
One person has been declared deceased after a 2-car crash at Alhambra Avenue and Glenview Drive in Martinez Friday night. Crews are tending to at least one other injured person. The crash was reported at 6:39 p.m. Traffic has been restricted at the scene and police are advising motorists to avoid the area.