Rattlers, Big Cats, Bio-Bombing And – How ‘Bout Them A’s?
Up with the roosters this morning, our little slice of the 24/680 a bit gray but promising to warm, stories, tips and email trickling in as Friday gets underway. The morning is getting something of a jump start as police and fire department personnel in Danville tend to an individual with a deep stab wound…
Dispensary Raiders Return For Another Visit To STIIIZY Pacheco
A convoy of armed, masked thieves returned to the ultra hip STIZZY Pacheco cannabis dispensary early Wednesday morning, descending on the business and making off with an undisclosed amount of goods. The 6,283 sq. ft. outlet, the eighth STIZZY location to do business in Northern California, was closed at the time of the burglary –…
Walnut Creek Home Which Caught Fire And Burned Tuesday Rekindles, Burning Again Wednesday
Firefighters returned to a now-familiar address on Amesbury Court in Walnut Creek on Wednesday after a blaze which gutted the home’s garage rekindled and spread to the upper floors and roof. Crews are currently (6:25am) working to extinguish flames at the residence in the 1900 block of Amesbury after neighbors called to report the structure…
Suspect Detained After Shots Fired In Rossmoor Monday
Our friends in the gated community tell us of some police action in the neighborhood this morning stemming from a welfare check on a resident and the subsequent discharge of a firearm – with at least three shots being fired. Police moved to secure streets in the area of Terra Granada Drive and police drones…
“Oh, What A Tangled Web We Weave…” – Fire, Power Outage In Rossmoor Sunday
Crews from multiple local firefighting districts responded to reports of fire burning on a steep hillside at Oakmont Drive and Oakmont Way in Walnut Creek’s Rossmoor on Sunday. Sean McDonough made it to the fire scene, which was also beset by a simultaneous power outage possibly linked to the power lines criss-crossing the area. Crews…
One Dead, Six Wounded In Antioch Shooting Sunday
From the Antioch police department: On 6/11/23, at approximately 12:58 AM, the Antioch Police Department Dispatch Center started receiving numerous 9-1-1 calls reporting multiple gunshots being fired at a residence in the 3300 block of Sunset Lane. As officers were responding, witnesses called to report several victims had been shot. When officers arrived at the…
Right Wing Callers Troll Walnut Creek Council Meeting; Leave Signage In Lafayette Thursday
Within hours of a troubling telephonic trolling of a Walnut Creek City Council meeting, signage ostensibly left by a California skinhead group and referencing former mayor Kevin Wilk appeared on a Lafayette overpass. Two bedsheet banners, one pointedly addressing Wilk and challenging the Walnut Creek council member to take down the messaging, the other referencing…
Man Kills Self At Dublin Shooting Range Tuesday
A 35-year-old Bay Point man shot himself at a Dublin shooting range Tuesday – taking his life before police called to the scene to check on a possibly distraught person could reach him. Dublin Police Services officers were called to the Guns, Fishing & Other Stuff gun shop and shooting range at 6705 Amador Plaza…
Con Fire Ramps Up Wildfire Responses; Urges Resident Precautions
From the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District: CONCORD, CALIF., June 7, 2023 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District today announced return to full fire responses for all grass, vegetation, and wildland fires across the district because of the arrival of seasonal fire weather. Full responses include a minimum of five firefighting apparatus and…
Armed Robbery Reported In Downtown Walnut Creek Tuesday
Our readers alerted us to an armed robbery near the Wells Fargo Bank branch at Main and Bonanza in Walnut Creek around 3:12 p.m. Tuesday. We were told a man was robbed of his watch and other personal belongings by a suspect who exited a vehicle with two other passengers inside, approached the victim and…