Police Pursue Rolex Robbery Suspects From Alamo Into Lafayette/Orinda
Police in Alamo and Lamorinda are searching for a car, believed to be a white Accura TL with a rooftop bike rack, used in the armed robbery of an older man and his caretaker in Alamo Monday morning. Witnesses reported seeing as many as four black males, 18 to 20-years-old in hoodies and masks aboard…
Delta’s Bradford Island Catches Fire Overnight
We found ourselves covering the pending, early-morning evacuation of more than a dozen people off of Bradford Island near Antioch this morning, crews having trouble reaching the island due to heavy smoke from a fire burning there since about midnight. Eventually, three people were taken off the island with the rest opting to stay and…
Overnight Grass Fire Chars 2 Acres In Lafayette Tuesday
An early morning grass fire burned through a hillside at Angelo Street and Reliez Valley Road in Lafayette early Tuesday morning, briefly threatening two homes on Hillside Terrace before it was brought under control. Firefighters got the call at approximately 1:30 a.m., and were hampered by the area’s steep terrain. In the end, no homes…
One Dead, One Wounded In Highway 4 Shooting In Concord Saturday
At approximately 6:35 p.m. Saturday, California Highway Patrol officers responded to reports of a freeway shooting on westbound SR-4, just east of Port Chicago Highway in Concord. Upon arrival, officers found victims suffering from gunshot wounds inside a black Toyota Camry. One victim succumbed to their injuries and another suffered moderate wounds. The unknown suspect…
Arrest Made In Walnut Creek Homicide Case
UPDATE: July 28 – The District Attorney’s Office has dropped their case against Casillas-Flores, citing a lack of evidence. Information about the shooting continues to come in, with witnesses saying a conflict between two groups partying inside the Spoontonic Lounge eventually spilled out into the street and ended in gunfire. A social media post from…
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…