One Dead In Walnut Creek Crash Sunday
All lanes of northbound Interstate Highway 680 north of Olympic Boulevard in Walnut Creek have been reopened after a fatal accident early forced a temporary closure of the freeway early Sunday morning. Investigators said a 22-year-old Concord man was killed when his Volkswagen GTI left the highway and crashed at around 4 a.m., ejecting him. A SigAlert, which…
Sheriff’s Helicopter, Ground Units Corral Fleeing Suspect Off McCauley Road Friday
A 22-year-old Oakland man is in custody in connection with a vehicle reported carjacked out of Hayward. Police Chief Allan Shields said at 11:06 a.m. the department’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system flagged a stolen vehicle in Danville near Diablo Road and Camino Tassajara. A short time later, officers located the vehicle, described as…
Investigators Used DNA Submitted To Genealogical Websites In Their Search For Killer
Investigators in Sacramento have confirmed their use of commercial websites specializing in tracing ancestral ties to narrow the focus of their investigation into the Golden State Killer case. Officials told the Sacramento Bee they were able to winnow down their list of potential suspects to former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo after sample DNA collected…
Concord Apartment Building Destroyed In 3-Alarm Fire Tuesday Morning
A Concord apartment building under construction at Galindo and Concord Boulevard caught fire, quickly grew to 3-alarms, and was later declared a total loss after burning for much of Tuesday morning. The fire was reported shortly before 1 a.m. with bystanders stunned by its magnitude and the intensity of its heat. Firefighters ultimately declared the…
Pleasant Hill, Concord Police Busy In The 24/680 Monday
Reader Josh Cagle was out and about Monday when he found himself in the middle of a police stop and (apparent) arrest of some folks in this car today on eastbound Monument Boulevard at the I680 underpass. Corporal Chris Anderson from Pleasant Hill PD said the car had been reported stolen and their officers stopped…
Sunday Afternoon Parking Ticket Rager Leads To Strongarm Robbery Arrest In Lafayette
This site took a, we believe, understated approach to details of an incident stemming from a local man’s ire about getting a parking ticket downtown on Sunday but, as we have learned over the years – there was more to the story. Our rationale was to illustrate the competition and angst which accompanies parking in…
Bank Robber Visits Orinda Bank Of The West Branch Tuesday, Makes A Withdrawal
A lone thief in a dust mask robbed the Bank of the West branch at 21 Moraga Way shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, passing a note demanding cash from a teller and escaping on foot. Orinda Police Chief Mark Nagel said the suspect entered the bank at 4:40 pm. He was described as a white male…
Moragan Arrested For Auto Burglary – In Emeryville
A 23-year-old Moraga man is in custody Tuesday after Emeryville police officers reportedly found him in the passenger seat of a truck parked outside the Oliver Loft Condominiums in their city – a truck that did not belong to him. Officers arrested Alex Mills on Monday after noticing the cab of the truck had been…
Black Clouds, Hail, Thunder, Lightning, Crashes, Spills, Crooked Deeds And A Fight For Life In Walnut Creek
Just your usual morning in the 24/680, with heavy winds and hail making things slick for drivers; people waking up to find things they thought were theirs are gone and now belong to someone else; and fire and police fighting to save a young life from the grip of a Fentanyl OD. Neighbors…
Danville: 100 Mph Chase On Camino Tassajara Ends In Crash
A brief but high-speed chase on Camino Tassajara in Danville ended in a grinding collision at Glasgow Drive Saturday, police quickly shutting down the roadway to aid in debris removal and their further investigation. Danville Police Chief Allan Shields said the incident began at 2:58 p.m. when Automated License Plate Reader cameras sent out a…