Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting Thursday In Walnut Creek
A 46-year-old Walnut Creek man was shot and killed by police near the intersection of Buena Vista and Alvarado avenues in Walnut Creek after neighbors reported seeing a man in dark clothing prowling the area with a flashlight. Neighbors reported hearing shouted police commands and at least two shots fired in the area around midnight…
Martinez Man ID’d As Bethel Island Murder Victim
The Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office has identified a man shot and killed in Bethel Island Monday as Edward Garofalo IV, a 38-year-old resident of Martinez. Garofalo was found down with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso in the 3200 block of Dutch Slough Road, at 8:49 p.m. He was declared deceased at the scene…
Motorcyclist Dies In I680 North Crash In Pleasant Hill Friday
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on northbound I680 just south of SR242 on Friday, California Highway Patrol officers closing the key commuter lanes to facilitate their investigation into the fatal crash. Commuters scrambled to get off the freeway shortly after the four northbound lanes were closed at 6:19p.m. but not before several cars…
Two Dead In Pleasanton Shooting
On Wednesday, February 18, at approximately 10:05 a.m., the Pleasanton Police Department responded to reports of gunshots coming from a residence in the 3100 block of Joanne Circle. Upon arrival, officers made entry into the residence and located two apparent adults with multiple gunshot wounds. Both subjects were pronounced deceased at the scene by LPFD.…
Lafayette School Locks Down During Search For Robbery Suspects Tuesday
Police from multiple jurisdictions descended on downtown Lafayette Tuesday following an attempted robbery in town and an earlier crime in Alamo. Lafayette Elementary School was placed on lockdown as parents scurried to pickup children and dozens of police searched for two suspects they believed responsible for the crimes. At about 1:01 PM, Contra Costa Sheriff’s…
“Oddly Quiet… With Just a Hint of Thunder Runners and Aviation Fuel”
We took to the streets of CocoaCounty last night (formerly known as Friday Night) and were greeted by small groups of revelers, empty bar seats and the faint, bleating protests of a citizenry battered and beaten by current times, the exorbitant cost of a martini and Dino fuel. (We made up that last bit, in…
Crash Blocks Buskirk In Walnut Creek Tuesday
The driver of a red pickup found herself in a little trouble Tuesday, rolling the vehicle onto its side on Buskirk Avenue at Treat Boulevard – but walking away from the crash under her own power. Emergency vehicles descended on the scene when the crash was reported at 3:15p.m., the incident temporarily blocking traffic before…
Overnight Fire At Slow Hand Barbecue In Pleasant Hill Rekindles Monday
As we reported last night, fire at the Slow Hand BBQ location on Oak Park Boulevard in Pleasant Hill did extensive damage to the business Sunday night – only to re-kindle and burn again Monday morning. Several ConFire units are on scene – responding to reports that the fire had started again at 7:12a.m. This…
Thieves Raid Moraga’s Golden Palace
Moraga police received a report of a possible burglary at the Golden Palace restaurant on Monday afternoon at about 5 p.m., Chief Jon King confirmed Friday. King said officers responded to the restaurant, 581 Moraga Road, and found that one of the glass entrance doors had been smashed and the business ransacked. Officers determined that…
Quake Swarm Continues In San Ramon Monday
A series of earthquakes, some mere minutes apart and the highest registering 4.2 Magnitude, rolled through the Lower 24/680 Monday morning – prompting officials to invoke an earthquake protocol for emergency services and nervous residents to share their experiences on our Facebook Page!