Shots Fired In Downtown Walnut Creek Sunday
A couple challenged for failing to pay their bill at a downtown restaurant Sunday were ejected and left but not before firing three shots before speeding away, according to witnesses. Witnesses said two people, described as a heavy-set white female and heavy-set black male, had tried to leave the Modern China Cafe on N. Main…
Woman Struck, Killed While Walking On Livermore Freeway Thursday
In the second incident of its kind this week a woman died after inexplicably walking onto westbound I580 in Livermore early Thursday morning. The latest incident follows another, similar fatality on southbound I680 in San Ramon early Monday morning in which a woman with ties to Concord and Danville was hit while crossing from the right…
Fatal Crash In Orinda Tuesday
A 61-year-old Berkeley nurse was killed in a fiery crash at Bear Creek and Happy Valley roads Tuesday. Witnesses reported a 2007 Toyota Prius had gone off the road, down an embankment and into a tree at that location at approximately 3:20 p.m. Both witnesses and rescuers reported that the car, which had lodged against…
Woman Killed Crossing I-680 In San Ramon Early Monday
A woman apparently attempting to cross southbound I-680 at the Bollinger Canyon East onramp was struck and killed by a motorist early Monday. The deceased was identified Wednesday as Judy Airaksinen, 56, of Concord – believed to be living in Danville. Airaksinen was reportedly attempting to cross from the right hand side of the freeway…
Multi-Casualty, Major Injury Crash On Mines Road In Livermore Friday
A Livermore High School student was killed and five other teens injured when the pickup they were riding in rolled off Mines Road and down a 200-foot embankment f. Two of the injured were airlifted to area hospitals while four others were taken for treatment via ambulance, according to the Alameda County Fire Department. A…
Alleged Shoplifter Leaves Trail Of Debris, Angry Motorists After Sprint Into Walnut Creek Thursday
A suspected shoplifter fleeing police in a Toyota van allegedly struck several vehicles before attempting to exit I-680 at Ygnacio Valley and crashing at high speed near the Walnut Creek BART station. Witnesses in the area at the time said the van appeared to be “pushing 100 mph” when it crashed at Ygnacio and Oakland…
Saturday Off And Running With Stolen Car Arrest In Moraga
Early risers in Moraga were shocked to see a small caravan of police cars thread their way past Campolindo High School and onto quiet Campolindo Drive early Saturday, apparently trailing the operator of a car cruising local neighborhoods. The car is believed to have tripped an Automated License Plate Reader because officers apparently got some…
Man Shot, Wounded In Concord Wednesday
A man dressed head to foot in black motorcycle attire approached and shot another man in the parking lot of the Willow Pass Community Park on E. Olivera Wednesday. Emergency personnel were called to the area around 1 p.m., reportedly finding a person in or near a car with a gunshot wound to the chest.…
Search For Florida Homicide Suspect Prompts Shelter Order In San Ramon Tuesday – Arrested In Monarch Park
UPDATE: San Ramon PD detained suspect Sanchez without incident after he was spotted in Monarch Park, 7:50 p.m. A police search for a man wanted in connection with a Florida murder led to a lockdown order for a San Ramon neighborhood Tuesday as police brought in a drone, canine team, and helicopter to help search…
Incident At Walnut Creek Club Sparks Pursuit, Ends In Crash Sunday – Weapon Reportedly Recovered
An apparently drunken altercation at a Walnut Creek club sparked a confrontation reportedly involving a gun, touched off a police chase of a fleeing Ferrari and ended with that car crashing into several others at Oak and Jones roads Sunday evening. The incident was reported at approximately 8:30 p.m. at Retro Junkie in the 2100…