Bicyclist Killed In Early-Morning Walnut Creek Crash
A lone cyclist was struck and killed by a car in the 1800 block of N. Main Street in Walnut Creek early Wednesday morning – the driver remaining on the scene and believed to be cooperating with authorities. Neighbors reported hearing the sound of an impact at about 5:43 a.m. and saw the man down…
Truck Owner Dials Up Police From Bed Of His Stolen Pickup
Very fresh and still unraveling but various law enforcement agencies have stopped a Ford F150 pickup truck on High Eagle Road in Alamo – after the truck owner called to report his truck had been hijacked with him still in the truckbed. Police are currently in the 200 block of High Eagle with the reportedly…
Armed Robbery Crew Strikes In Martinez Wednesday; Rolex, Electronics Taken
Five heavily armed men robbed a resident on Center Avenue in Martinez on Wednesday, making off with a Rolex watch, phones and other items before escaping onto Highway 4. The incident was reported at approximately 10 p.m. The carload of suspects were preliminarily described as black males – each masked, wearing hoodies and armed with…
Shopper Punched, Robbed In Walnut Creek Sunday – Passersby Pitch In To Help
A woman was punched and her bag snatched by a teen who ran up behind her outside the Broadway Plaza parking garage at 715 S. Broadway Sunday – witnesses reacting quickly to recover the bag though the juvenile suspect was able to get away. The shopper was making her way back to her car when…
Tesla Found On Fire In Martinez Sunday; Possible Arson
Passersby reported a Model S Tesla smoking and apparently on fire in the Martinez WalMart parking lot Sunday, firefighters arriving quickly to extinguish a blaze in the passenger compartment while investigators tracked reports of someone possibly setting the fire intentionally. The vehicle was reported burning at 2:58 p.m., moments after investigators were notified that a…
One Dead In Del Valle Regional Park Crash Saturday
A 17-year-old male died when their BMW 535i struck a tree near the entrance to Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore Saturday, the vehicle catching fire after impact. California Highway Patrol officers responded to reports of a solo-vehicle crash involving a driver speeding on Del Valle Road south of Mendenhall Road in unincorporated Livermore at…
Spectacular Crash Marks Arrival Of New Year In Pacheco
A driver left Pacheco Boulevard at high speed as 2025 approached, sheared a high pressure hydrant, flew at least 300 feet through the air and landed more than 30 feet down in The Grayson Creek Flood Control Channel overnight. Firefighters rescued the driver – in critical condition but alive – and an investigation into the…
Man Robbed, Pepper-Sprayed Outside Walnut Creek Bank Monday
A local man making a cash drop at PNC Bank, 1101 S. California Boulevard in Walnut Creek Monday told police he was intercepted by a man who robbed and them pepper-sprayed him after showing him a pistol. The incident, reported at approximately 2:27 p.m., drew a significant police response. The suspect, described only as a…
Teen Killed, Another Arrested In Newell Avenue Crash
UPDATED: Monday, Dec. 30 3:50pm A 15-year-old boy was killed in a pre-dawn crash at Newell Avenue and S. California Boulevard in Walnut Creek early Sunday, the boy’s 17-year-old cousin reportedly staying behind to give an account to police while three other occupants of the car ran from the scene. The victim, identified as Gerardo…
PD Activity In Lafayette Thursday; Burglary Suspects Caught After Pursuit, Foot Chase
Lamorinda police, county sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol officers coordinated a pursuit, spike-stripping and eventual foot chases after burglary suspects believed to have been armed and dangerous abandoned their smoking car and fled into the area near Veteran’s Hall. Two suspects were arrested at approximately (7:10pm and 7:19pm) after a police perimeter went up…