Several Injured In St. Mary’s Road Crash Sunday
A car with multiple passengers aboard crashed into a ditch off Saint Mary’s Road at Wallabi Court early Sunday morning, seriously injuring some passengers and closing the roadway through the early morning hours. This site first issued alerts of the crash at 1:55a.m. with police responding to the scene and immediately closing the roadway in…
Fire Reported On Cherry Lane In Walnut Creek Saturday
Fire swept through a field and reportedly some structures in the 2900 block of Cherry Lane in Walnut Creek on Saturday. The blaze was reported at 4:44p.m. and is still burning as this is written (5:05pm). There were no preliminary indications of injuries or cause though there is word of evacuations underway. Reports that the…
Fatal Crash In Concord Tuesday
A 2-car crash at Kirker Pass and Hess Road left one person dead and another critically injured Tuesday, the wreck forcing closure of Kirker Pass Road and severely impacting traffic throughout the area. The crash was reported at 5:24 p.m. and quickly expanded as motorists reported a vehicle on fire and serious injuries. One person…
Garage, Car Burning In Concord Sunday; Evacuations Underway
Firefighters are arriving on scene of what started as a garage fire in the 1800 block of Crestwood Court in Concord on Sunday, police and firefighters evacuating neighboring residents as the blaze appeared to spread. There are no initial reports of injuries. The fire was reported at 5:07pm and a 2nd Alarm requested shortly afterward.…
Police Activity In Walnut Creek/Alamo Thursday; One Detained
Sheriff’s deputies assess one half of a suspected burglary team who ran from them earlier this afternoon. This man was eventually cornered in a church parking lot in Walnut Creek and was taken to a local hospital for observation. His alleged partner was reportedly spotted in Alamo and police are following up leads there.
Two Stabbed In Concord After Apparent Dispute Over Gang Graffiti Tuesday
Two people were stabbed multiple times after an apparent dispute about spray painted gang graffiti touched off a fight between four people in the area of Willow Pass Road and the Highway 242 overpass. The two victims were transported to local hospitals for treatment of multiple wounds shortly after calls for help began to come…
Walnut Creek Walgreens Robbed Monday
Two men approached a cashier at the Walgreens store, 2995 Ygnacio Valley Road, produced a note saying they were armed and demanded cash from the register – which they apparently were handed. The two masked black male suspects gathered up a small amount of money and apparently some candy and walked out of the business.…
Serious Injury Crash At Alamo Roundabout Saturday
One person suffered serious injuries in a rollover crash through the Alamo roundabout in front of Alamo Plaza on Saturday. The crash was reported at 5:53pm with witnesses reporting a Toyota Highlander rolling several times before coming to rest as shown. The unidentified driver was briefly trapped in the car but was eventually extricated and…
School Of Performing Arts Employee Arrested On Sex With Minor Charge
Police in Walnut Creek said they have arrested an adult employee of the Contra Costa School of Performing Arts on an allegation he raped a minor student. In a post to the department Facebook page, police said they had arrested and subsequently charged 43-year-old Gerard Flaherty of Pleasant Hill with the crime. The former school…
Wrong-Way Driver Lights Up I680, Hwy 24 Wednesday; Fatality Reported
As numerous readers reported in the early morning hours Wednesday, California Highway Patrol officers responded to a broadcast of a wrong-way driver traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Interstate 680, south of Lake Herman Road, in Solano County. Numerous Flashers and readers reported a vehicle of varying descriptions threading its way south in the…