Fiery Crash Closes Moraga Way Thursday
A fiery one-car crash on Moraga Way near Glorietta closed the thoroughfare Thursday, the car touching off a grass fire that briefly threatened nearby homes. Orinda Police Chief David Cooks said at approximately 1:51 p.m. local officers were dispatched to a report of a traffic collision in the area of Moraga Way and Monte Veda…
Lamorinda Police Search For Suspected Burglar In Orinda Monday
Area police descended on the area of Altamount and La Cresta Way in Orinda Monday after receiving reports of a possible interrupted burglary in the neighborhood. Officers arriving on scene keyed on a suspicious car which fled the area at high speeds, using the road shoulder to evade traffic before eventually crashing in the area…
One Dead, Three Wounded In Walnut Creek Shooting Early Sunday
A 25-year-old San Pablo man became Walnut Creek’s third homicide victim so far this year after a shooting in a parking lot outside Spoontonic Lounge in the city early Sunday morning. Monday, Coroner’s officials identified the man killed outside the club as Luttfi Abbushi, 25, of San Pablo. Three other people suffered various wounds and…
Cyclist Injured In Dougherty Road Collision Saturday
Police in San Ramon are investigating a car versus bicyclist collision on northbound Dougherty Road north of Monarch Road which left the cyclist seriously injured Saturday. The incident was reported at 2:50 p.m. after the cyclist was reported down in the roadway with suspected head injuries. Police said the driver was traveling northbound in the…
San Ramon Valley Police Storm Alamo Home Thursday
If you talk with the neighbors – who have been calling us all afternoon – the police raid on a home off Livorna Road in Alamo Thursday looked like a cross between the firefight at Nakitomi Plaza and perhaps the air assault on Son Tay prison. We don’t think it was quite that aggressive but…
Walnut Creek Picks A New Police Chief
From the City of Walnut Creek: The City of Walnut Creek is announcing the selection of a new Chief of Police, Jamie Knox. Knox, who most recently has served as a Captain for the San Leandro Police Department, will begin with Walnut Creek on Monday, July 26. City Manager Dan Buckshi, in announcing the hiring…
Kreycik Search Winds Down; Officially Declared Missing Person Case
The Pleasanton Police Department and its allied agencies have scaled back their search for Philip Kreycik, the 37-year-old Berkeley resident who failed to return from a planned run near Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park on Saturday. After an exhaustive air and ground search boosted by the efforts of friends and fellow runners, no significant clues as…
Lamorinda Police Looking For Two Who Stole From Mail Truck Monday
Lamorinda police responded to a reported theft from a postal delivery van on Miramonte Drive in Moraga Monday. A citizen reported seeing an unfamiliar man in the vehicle at around 10:27 a.m. Police from Moraga, Orinda, and Lafayette descended on the area after a canvas of area cameras revealed that two men, one behind the…
Early Morning Fire Guts Lin’s Buffet Building Monday
Fire ravaged the Lin’s Buffet restaurant at Willow Pass Road and Waterworld Parkway in Concord early Monday morning, prompting road closures and drawing onlookers despite the hour. It was not immediately known what started the blaze, reported at 2:39 a.m. Crews responding to the blaze found themselves on the defensive as heavy fire continued to…
Search For Missing Swimmer At Livermore’s Lake Del Valle Called Off Due To Darkness
Rescue crews have launched boats and are searching the waters near the dam at Lake Del Valle in Livermore for a man who reportedly entered the water from a boat in the area and did not surface. Rescue divers and craft from the Alameda County Fire Water Rescue unit were searching the area where the…