Stolen Lexus Tours Lamorinda, Walnut Creek Sunday

Stolen Lexus Tours Lamorinda, Walnut Creek Sunday

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Nov 3, 2024 6

This car apparently attracted the attention of Flock cameras and then police as it cruised through Moraga, Lafayette and on into Walnut Creek a few moments ago (5:25pm). Police were trailing the vehicle back out Highway 24 through the Caldecott (please refrain from posting those ever-ready Tunnel comments, please) before they lost it in Oakland-Berkeley.…

Robber Simulates Gun; Steals Purse, Phone In Walnut Creek Friday

Robber Simulates Gun; Steals Purse, Phone In Walnut Creek Friday

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Nov 1, 2024 6

A thief surprised a woman in the parking lot outside the Countrywood shopping center on Friday, simulating a weapon and making off with her bag and personal belongings. The suspect, described as a black male, approximately 30 years old, 6′ 3″, and wearing a blue and purple hat, Nike shoes – was last seen running…

Busy Night In Lamorinda Wednesday

Busy Night In Lamorinda Wednesday

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Oct 31, 2024 18

Our much ballyhooed Flash Alert System came into play again Wednesday night after a couple of high-profile incidents kicked off in Moraga and Lafayette. What turned out to be the most-photographed crash scene in our little valley was documented after a Tesla got away from its operator and plowed through the Loard’s ice cream outlet…

Two-Alarm Blaze Displaces Two Dozen People In Pleasant Hill Tuesday

Two-Alarm Blaze Displaces Two Dozen People In Pleasant Hill Tuesday

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Oct 29, 2024

A stubborn fire believed set off by contractors working on the building eventually grew to two-alarms before it was extinguished Tuesday, displacing a number of people who suddenly found themselves looking for new homes. The fire was at the Viking Apartments at 2079 Norse Drive in Pleasant Hill. There were no reported injuries though 16…

Martinez PD Confirms Report Of Oct. 25 Carjacking Incident

Martinez PD Confirms Report Of Oct. 25 Carjacking Incident

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Oct 28, 2024 2

Police in Martinez released details of a much-talked-about incident at the Amtrak station in their city on Oct. 25. In a release, police said their officers responded to the station at 6:44 a.m. that day after receiving a report that a woman, later identified as Christina Starnes, was causing a disturbance on the platform and…

Fatal Crash Closes Northbound I680 In Walnut Creek Friday

Fatal Crash Closes Northbound I680 In Walnut Creek Friday

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Oct 25, 2024 20

A motorist was killed and northbound I680 closed at Rudgear Road following a multi-vehicle crash on the freeway at 6 a.m. Friday. Initial reports indicated that one vehicle had overturned with as many as four occupants trapped inside, passersby stopping and attempting to help as additional cars drove through debris and crashed at the site.…