Moraga Road Crash Knocks Out Power, Severs Link Between Towns Friday
One person sustained minor injuries when the car they were in left Moraga Road and hit a power pole between Moraga and Lafayette – effectively severing a critical link between the two towns for several hours. Crews responding to the 700 block of Moraga Road located a car off the road with live power lines…
Police Investigating Possible Interrupted Burglary In Alamo Friday
Officers responded to a call for assistance from a homeowner on Corrie Place Friday after two men reportedly entered his residence during an apparent burglary attempt. Several police officers, a canine team and a sheriff’s helicopter joined in a search for the two men, who reportedly scattered when the homeowner came upon them shortly before…
Fire At Pleasant Hill Senior Care Facility Injures One Thursday
A two-alarm fire at the Hookston Senior Home facility on Hookston Road in Pleasant Hill left one person injured before it was brought under control at 1:41 p.m. Thursday. Con Fire crews were summoned to the senior care complex at 1:15 p.m. and are still at the scene. The cause of the fire was determined…
Sun Valley Mall Shooting Victim Dies In Hospital
Concord police, in a released posted through social media Thursday, announced that a man mortally wounded during a shooting at Sun Valley Mall on New Year’s Day had died of his injuries. The unidentified victim, believed to have been shot while reportedly coming to the aid of a robbery victim inside the mall, died at…
Concord Homicide Victim Identified; First Murder Of 2022
A man mortally wounded during an altercation in a Bennett Way home has been identified by county coroner’s officials. Deputies said Thomas Arellano, 31, died of stab wounds inflicted during a struggle inside a residence in the 3000 block of Bennett Way the evening of January 22. Investigators said police found Arellano suffering from stab…
Oakley, Concord Residents Arrested On Suspicion Of Starting Separate Weekend Fires
From Con Fire: CONCORD, CALIF., Jan. 25, 2022 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced its fire investigators, working with Clayton, Concord and Pittsburg police, made arrests over the weekend in two separate intentionally set fires in Pittsburg and Clayton. On Saturday, Jan. 22, Con Fire and Pittsburg Police were dispatched…
Armed Carjacking Attempt Reported In Walnut Creek
We first Flashed word of what this site had heard was an attempted carjacking near Walnut Heights Elementary School on Sunday and queried a city spokesperson asking for additional details. We did not hear back until police posted this information on a social media page. Police confirmed our information that an attempted carjacking did occur…
Pursuit Ends In Standoff On Moraga Dead-End Saturday
A pursuit through Moraga found its way to the dead end at the eastern end of Donald Drive Saturday, a person in the fleeing car engaging in a brief standoff with police before they were taken into custody. Officers from multiple local jurisdictions were involved. The issue appears to have been resolved and we have…
WCPD Stop Uncovers Tools Of The Cat Converter Theft Trade; Crew Arrested
So many victims of the recent rash of catalytic converter thefts in the 24/680 said they were first tipped that their vehicle was under attack when they heard the sound of a reciprocating saw at work under their vehicle. By the time most folks rub the sleep out of their eyes and get a robe…
Retail Theft Task Force Busts An Alleged Fence; Recovers Stolen Goods
On January 16, the CHP’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force carried out an operation in an undisclosed location in the Bay Area, which they say led to the arrest of a known fencing suspect and recovery of stolen merchandise worth an estimated $185,000. The Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF) was first organized in 2019,…