Hoax Threat Forces Lockdowns Of Lamorinda Schools; Police Response, Traffic
Hoax call threatening violence at Lamorinda schools prompts school lockdowns, massive police response, campus searches, traffic throughout Orinda and Moraga Monday. Miramonte High School, Orinda Intermediate School and Del Rey School were all locked down upon receipt of the messaging, which hinted darkly of persons coming to the school to do harm. Residents on local…
Hot Dog Dust; New Cop(s) In Town; Girls, Girls, Girls…
Hello and g’morning Gentle Readers, we’ve made it to Sunday! This despite the hard work and ideology of some who would like to see us turn back the clock to 1862 but for now, many of us appear to be marshaling resources, shaking off the tethers of tyranny and pushing forward. Wow. Tethers of Tyranny.…
Two Arrested In Connection With Pleasant Hill Murder
Two Richmond men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Pleasant Hill resident Peter Popovich, 63, and the death by gunfire of San Pablo resident Trevon Davis, 21 – who died in an apparent shootout with Popovich during an aborted robbery attempt on March 19, 2024. Pleasant Hill Police investigators obtained arrest warrants…
Firetruck Hit During Saturday Morning Crash In Walnut Creek
We notified subscribers of this crash on southbound I680 south of Olympic Boulevard this morning. Injuries were reported but we’re unsure of nature.While tending to a prior crash we believe on-scene Truck 1 was struck by a secondary vehicle with the occupants of that car sustaining injuries of unspecified type.All this occurred at 10:14 a.m.
When Did School Drop-Off Get Like This?
Back in the good old days many of us seem to long for but few appear able to attain getting to school was a simple matter: fill your best winter coat with warm stones mother shoveled into your pockets and walk 20 miles through heavy snow to a single-room schoolhouse with 40 rambunctious kids in…
Blackhawk Visitor Raises Eyebrows With Party Bus Caravan, Police Escort
Tongues are wagging in the 24/680 tonight after early reports of a trio of party buses cruising up and down the I680 and on into Blackhawk. Now, it’s not prom night and these buses had a significant police escort with representatives from various local law enforcement agencies providing protection, soooo… we’re thinking, political figure. One…
Builder Robbed Of Tools At Gunpoint In Alamo Thursday
A contractor was approached by three males traveling in a silver Hyundai sedan and robbed of his tools at Livorna Road and Glade Lane in Alamo Thursday, one of the trio displaying a small, black handgun during commission of the crime. The robbers were described as black males wearing surgical masks and dark clothing. They…
Antioch Homicide Suspect Arrested In Downtown Walnut Creek Monday
An Antioch homicide suspect was stopped and arrested by Walnut Creek police in a Broadway Plaza parking garage Monday, an Antioch police press release confirmed Tuesday. This site noted the arrest shortly after WCPD officers stopped two people in the Macy’s Broadway Plaza parking garage at approximately 4:20 p.m. Monday. A records check of the…
ScreenShots: “Civil War”
There has been quite a bit of buzz building ahead of the release of Alex Garland’s “Civil War” – expected to take theaters by storm on April 12. The movie attracted our attention for various reasons: a lot of casual talk about, well, an actual civil war in this country; the fact that journalists serve…
Concord Crash Kills One, Injures 4 – Driver Flees
An early-morning crash off northbound I680 at the SR242 split left a 9-year-old dead and four women seriously injured Sunday, the vehicle’s male driver fleeing the scene after the 5:14 a.m. crash. Highway Patrol investigators said they were advised of the solo vehicle crash at that hour, arriving to find a gray Mazda CX-9 with…