Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Motorist In El Sobrante Thursday
Thursday evening at about 6:30pm, Contra Costa CHP was advised of a vehicle collision with a pedestrian struck while walking his dog in the area of Appian Way and Fran Way in El Sobrante. First responders found an 81 year old El Sobrante man unresponsive at that location. He was transported to Highland Hospital in…
Police Pursue Heavily Armed Suspect West On Highway 24 Thursday
UPDATE: 4:10 p.m. – We believe the person being sought by police made it through the Caldecott tunnel. ORIGINAL POST: Officers from several police agencies are currently trailing a black 2000 Toyota utility vehicle running west on Highway 24 at speeds in excess of 95mph. The driver of this vehicle is apparently wanted for attempted murder…
DUI Driver Faces Two Murder Counts In Deaths Of Walnut Creek Man, Infant Daughter
Two counts of murder have been filed against the Tennessee woman accused of driving while intoxicated the night her car plowed into three others on the S. Broadway extension at Rudgear Road – the second count against her filed today following the passing of an 8-month-old child in the car with her father the night…
Walnut Creek PD Seek Agile, Determined Burglar
Security precautions appear to stop all but the most dedicated burglar these days – thieves like this guy. Walnut Creek police say this man scaled the security fence to gain entry into a condo complex courtyard in the downtown area and, after getting in, opened a patio slider, entered a condo, and stole a purse…
One Dead, Two Critically Injured After Rudgear Road DUI Crash Thursday
One person was killed and two others were trapped in the wreckage of a their cars with critical injuries after a grinding crash at Rudgear Road and the South Broadway extension from Highway 680 Thursday night. County Coroner’s deputies identified the dead man as Hector Garza, 45, of Walnut Creek. Garza’s child also suffered critical…
San Ramon Police Investigating Fatal Auto Vs. Pedestrian Collision On Crow Canyon Road Tuesday
San Ramon police are investigating the death of a Walnut Creek man struck by a car while jogging along Crow Canyon Road at the Iron Horse Trail this morning. Crow Canyon Road was closed in both directions shortly after the incident was reported at 6:49 a.m., with police relaxing closures as their investigation progressed into…
Power Out For 700 In Moraga Tuesday; St. Mary’s Road Briefly Closed
A downed power line cut off power for nearly 700 Moragans Tuesday and led to closure of St. Mary’s Road at the Moraga Library for about an hour as crews worked to restore power. There is a heavy smell of smoke in the air but no active fire. St Mary’s was closed at Carter and…
Thief Attempts To Steal Rolex During Craigslist Meeting At San Ramon Starbucks Monday
Police are looking for a man they say attempted to snatch a Rolex watch from its owner during an aborted Craigslist transaction at a San Ramon Starbucks around 10 a.m. Monday morning. Police said the Starbucks in Magnolia Square was chosen as a meeting location for a Craigslist sale and the pictured suspect turned up…
Alamo Man Killed In Danville Boulevard Crash Thursday
An 82-year-old Alamo man died after a crash on Danville Boulevard at Rudgear Road Thursday morning. A spokesman for the California Highway Patrol said a Volkswagen sedan was located resting in a ditch just west of Danville Boulevard shortly after the crash was reported at 10:32 a.m. First responders found the driver, later identified as…
Lengthy Standoff Ends Peacefully In Pacheco Sunday
A 24-year-old Pacheco man is in custody after allegedly barricading himself inside a mobile home and threatening to “start shooting” following an argument with his mother Sunday evening. The incident, first reported at 4:50 p.m. at the Cascade Mobile Home Park in unincorporated Contra Costa County, triggered a SWAT response as negotiators attempted to talk…