Visitors Still Bringing High-Caliber Party Favors To Downtown Walnut Creek
We wrote about some revelers who ran afoul of law enforcement after time at a local bar in downtown Walnut Creek early Sunday, things getting even hotter when a group of young women allegedly joined the fray. Officers assigned to the downtown area reportedly spotted a fight break out in front of a local bar,…
Walnut Creek, Danville PDs Team Up To Nab Costco Purse Snatch Pair
Here’s a follow-up to an incident we first Flashed to subscribers on Jan. 8: On Saturday, January 8, at approximately 5:48 p.m. Danville Police responded to a report of a theft of a purse at Costco, 3150 Fostoria Way in Danville. The victim provided a description of an individual and the license plate of a…
Hospital Visit Goes Bad In San Ramon; Pittsburg Woman Arrested After Shoving Nurse
A disagreement over masking requirements at San Ramon Regional Medical Center escalated into an alleged shoving match and a criminal citation for a 27-year-old Pittsburg woman at the hospital to visit a family member being treated for COVID-19. San Ramon police were called to the hospital at 10:51 a.m. after an extended family group of…
One Injured In Concord Sword Assault Sunday Night
An argument amongst a small group of individuals in a creek bed under Willow Pass Road in Concord led to one member of the group drawing an edged weapon of some type and wounding another member of the group, leaving deep lacerations to the victim’s arm and leg. Police were in the area soon after…
Lafayette Pursuit Ends In Fiery College Avenue Crash Wednesday
Witnesses reported a police pursuit from downtown Lafayette Wednesday evening, bystanders watching as a LPD car followed a speeding Nissan on Mt. Diablo Boulevard from Happy Valley Road and onto westbound Highway 24 at around 8:45 p.m. It was not immediately known why police were interested in the car, its driver fleeing west on Highway…
Shooting Reported At Sun Valley Mall Friday
One person was hit and seriously wounded when gunfire broke out at Sunvalley Mall in Concord Friday, frightened customers scattering and ducking for cover – many huddling inside shuttered stores until police arrived. A large number of heavily armed police were dispatched to the mall at 3:44 p.m. in response to reports of a shooting.…
Two Dead, One Injured In Sunol Crash Friday
Two people were killed and a third person critically injured in a crash on northbound I680 south of the Andrade Road offramp in Sunol early Friday morning. Crews found a vehicle believed to be a Tesla had left the road, firefighters determining that two adult occupants were dead inside while a third, believed to be…
Extended Pursuit Of Stolen Truck Comes To Abrupt Halt In Orinda; Suspect Escapes On Foot
A man wanted in connection with the theft of a Chevy Silverado pickup truck led police from multiple jurisdictions on a wild chase along much of the 24/680 before his vehicle – running on metal rims after its tires were flattened by police – caught fire and burned at the Wilder offramp in Orinda. A…
Police Investigate Reports Of Explosions, Gunfire In The 24/680 Tuesday
In an unsettled night and apparent return to less peaceful norms 24/680 residents reported fireworks and possible gunfire on area roads and freeways Tuesday night, police finding bullet casings in Walnut Creek and evidence of large pyrotechnics use in Pleasant Hill. Photo: Police search for telltale bullet casings after reports of shots fire from a car…
Auto Burglars Targeting Cars Even When Drivers Are Present
The thief’s game of stealing your purse or whatever else they want from your car has escalated, apparently, with cases arising where they no longer wait for you to leave your vehicle before striking. In the past, victims might return to their car from lunch or a movie to find their windows smashed and belongings…