Seven-Year-Old Suffers Major Injuries In Martinez Hit-And-Run
As reported here this afternoon, a 7-year-old boy riding his scooter on Vine Avenue between Leslie and Merle avenues in Martinez was struck and seriously injured by a passing white van. Police determined that the incident occurred between 3:48 and 3:56 p.m., with area surveillance cameras capturing a fleeting image of the vehicle as it…
Car Plunges Onto 18th Hole At Tilden Golf Course; Occupants Flee Scene
Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District firefighters were called to the 18th hole at the Tilden Park Golf Course Thursday after a car rolled off the adjacent roadway and fell onto the course. The incident was reported at 2:21 p.m. as witnesses reported a car crashing off Golf Course Drive and onto the golf course, three occupants…
Fires Along Iron Horse Trail Trigger Hunt For Arsonist Monday
A series of brush fires sparked within minutes of each other along the Iron Horse Trail in Concord and Pleasant Hill Monday has been confirmed by fire officials as the work of an arsonist. A person detained at the scene of the fires was subsequently determined not to have been responsible, according to a spokesman…
Racist Fliers Turn Up In Martinez; PD Investigating
Martinez police are investigating the origin of racist fliers bearing the symbol of a purported White Supremacist group and threatening supporters of Black Lives Matter. The leaflets were discovered Saturday at about 9:45 p.m. on a sidewalk near downtown. Police called the fliers, riddled with spelling errors, “Deplorable, filled with hate, and have no place…
Chicken Coop Heater Suspected Cause Of Moraga House Fire Sunday
Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection district firefighters battled fire at a home in the 200 block of Deerfield Drive in Moraga Sunday – believed sparked by a short-circuiting chicken coop heater. The blaze, which appeared to have started in the area of the adjacent coop, spread to the roof and attic of a home at 275 Deerfield,…
Search Continues For Missing Boater
From the Office of the Sheriff: A marine search is continuing today in the Delta for a missing boater. On Friday, June 26, 2020 at about 8:25 pm, the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Marine Patrol Unit was dispatched to a report of a missing boater on Indian Slough in Discovery Bay. It…
Rescue Effort Atop Mount Diablo After Lone Bicycle Crash Thursday
UPDATE 11:55 a.m: Saddened to learn that the cyclist died in this incident. Unclear if crash or prior medical incident contributed to death. Park rangers and crews of firefighters responded to a call for help at the summit of Mount Diablo State Park Thursday after a lone bicyclist suffered critical injuries in a crash there.…
Two-Alarm Fire Damages Pleasant Hill Homes Thursday
Fire broke out in the 100 block of Maxine Drive early Thursday, damaging homes and prompting evacuations. The blaze was first reported at approximately 12:50 a.m. with the first police and firefighters on the scene calling for support as the flames spread into adjacent vegetation and neighboring homes. A second-alarm was called at about 1…
There Are Worse Places To Have A Pole Fire…
A PG&E transformer got a little sparky at around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, setting fire to the median at Camino Pablo and El Toyonal in Orinda before firefighters were able to put it out. Local Ron Simi was out and about and captured the moment, noting that the sign indicating “Moderate Fire Danger” at that…
Armed Robber Steals iPhones From Victims In Orinda Wednesday
Police in Orinda are investigating an armed robbery which occurred early Wednesday morning at Orinda Way and Camino Pablo in the city. Two victims were relieved of their phones by an armed man who emerged from a passing car, brandished a pistol and left with the phones at around 12:29 a.m. Orinda Police Chief David…