One Dead After Incident On I-580 In Livermore Sunday
Police dispatched to a report of passengers assaulting an Uber driver on westbound I-580 at the Isabel offramp arrived to find two people down after an apparent collision with a vehicle – one of the pair dead at the scene. The incident was reported at approximately 9:20 p.m. with Livermore police dispatched to an assault…
Pittsburg Pair Arrested After Attempted Carjacking, Kidnap In Walnut Creek Saturday
As we reported when we first got wind of it this evening, two men were arrested after an aborted kidnap/carjacking in the 2500 block of N. Main Street in Walnut Creek Saturday. The pair, William and Emmanuel Hleza, both 20, of Pittsburg, allegedly approached a man in his car in the area at 5:42 p.m.,…
Drive-By Strong-Arm Robbery In San Ramon Saturday
A woman walking in a San Ramon neighborhood had an expensive ring forcibly removed from her finger by a couple who pulled up alongside her in a white SUV Saturday. The incident occurred in the area of Pembroke Way and was reported at approximately 2 p.m. It was not immediately known how much time transpired…
A Small Victory Blows Our Way – But We’ll Take It
We’ve been around long enough to remember the icy stare of elected officials unmoved by our requests for reconsideration of then-unrestricted use of Satan’s Whistle – aka, A Leaf Blower – in our neighborhoods. We remember committed noisemakers and spewers chortling openly when we were told we could solve our issue by moving, or spending…
Multiple Suspects Rob San Ramon Jeweler Friday
Details are conflicting at this moment but it appears a sizable crew of armed robbers struck the Heller’s Jewelers store, 6000 Bollinger Canyon Road, in San Ramon Friday. The blitz-style theft was reported at approximately 2:40 pm. It was believed a “substantial” number of watches and pieces of jewelry were taken with the dollar estimate…
Worker At Diablo Valley Rock Killed In Yard Collision, Witnesses Say
A man in his 20s was struck and pinned under a front-end loader at Diablo Valley Rock in Martinez on Wednesday, with witnesses reporting life-saving measures taken at the scene. Fellow workers said the man died as a result of injuries. The worker’s name was not released. The incident was reported from the yard at…
Latest Storm Smacks The 24/680 – Things Not So Bad, So Far!
We’re snug in our bunker after a morning exploratory walk in the latest rainstorm to roll over the area and we’re pleased to report that folks seem to be holding up quite well. Some spinouts, some minor flooding, but nothing too bad, yet, though we realize we have a way to go. We’d reiterate our…
Lafayette/Walnut Creek PD Close In On Four Suspects Who Bolted From Stolen Car
Police from Lafayette and Walnut Creek worked through rain and muddy fields to corral four men and women who ran from a stolen car they abandoned after a short police pursuit Sunday. An officer followed the car to Woodborough Road in Lafayette where the occupants bailed out and fled into the nearby hills. Police from…
Staring Into The Future On A Fireside Saturday Night
We had fun during our latest downpour – frolicking in the Atmospheric River even when other folks were spinning out, hitting psychological walls, or were left wondering if the sun would ever come up again. Still, it was good to get a respite, and even better when our rain break coincided with an invite for…
Several Cars, County Connection Bus Crash In Walnut Creek – Injuries Reported
Several people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash at Ygnacio Valley Road and Oakland Boulevard Thursday afternoon, with emergency workers evaluating riders aboard a County Connection bus tangled in the wreckage. At least four cars and the bus were believed involved, the crash and possibly other resultant crashes effectively closing the freeway offramp. “(It was…