One Rescued After Fire Breaks Out At Martinez Swim Center Saturday
Fire investigators are sifting through wreckage at the Rankin Aquatic Center, 100 Buckley Street, in Martinez Saturday after an early morning fire briefly trapped one person in an attic store room before it could be brought under control. The unidentified victim was rescued by firefighters and airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment of smoke…
Last Of Three Orinda Robbery Suspects Arrested – In Texas
From Orinda PD: All three suspects involved in an armed robbery that occurred on July 25, 2020 in Orinda have been arrested. The robbery occurred on Fallen Leaf Terrace in Orinda at about 2 PM when armed suspects approached a resident as he was unloading his vehicle in his driveway. The suspects fled with personal…
One Person Believed Hit In Walnut Creek Drive-By Friday
Passersby scattered after a flurry of gunfire broke out in the 3100 block of Oak Road in Walnut Creek Friday, wounding one person and sparking reports of a possible running gun battle between different factions in separate cars. The incident, reported at 1:28 p.m., triggered a swarm of reports from witnesses who all reported seeing…
Three Dead In Fiery Walnut Creek Freeway Crash
Investigators are attempting to determine why a car with three people aboard crashed and burned on the North Main Street offramp of I680 northbound late Tuesday evening. Crews responding to reports of a tree on fire at that location at approximately 10:40 p.m. found the Pontiac Grand Prix fully engulfed in flames and determined that…
BurgAlert: Walnut Creek PD Makes An Arrest
From Walnut Creek PD: Walnut Creek Police received calls regarding a male inside a suspicious vehicle associated with a residential burglary investigation. Officers responded to the area (Ed. No precise location provided) and located the vehicle. Officers contacted Robert Corralejo, and a probation search of his vehicle was conducted. Officers found the stolen property related…
Concord Man Killed While Helping His Wife Along Highway 24 In Orinda Saturday
As family members have indicated here, a 29-year-old Concord man struck and killed by a car on Highway 24 near Fish Ranch Road early Saturday had stopped his car to assist his wife after her car broke down. Investigators said the victim was standing with his wife on the shoulder of eastbound Highway 24 at…
Concord Man Dies, Walnut Creek Driver Seriously Injured In Head-On Crow Canyon Crash Saturday
The California Highway Patrol’s Castro Valley office has determined that a Concord man killed in a head-on crash just outside the San Ramon city limits Saturday had been driving recklessly just prior to the collision. Witnesses reported that Liupua Talivaa, 36, of Concord, was weaving his pickup truck in and out of traffic while northbound…
Two Arson Suspects Arrested For Setting Car Fires In Antioch, Martinez Last Week
CONCORD, CALIF., AUG. 24, 2020 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) announced today the arrests of two arson suspects in unrelated vehicle fires that occurred in Antioch and Martinez late last week. Working with law enforcement partners in Antioch and Martinez, investigators from Con Fire’s Fire Investigation Unit (FIU) investigated and quickly…
One Injured In Sunday Morning Fire At The Keys Complex In Walnut Creek
Fire at The Keys complex on N. Civic Drive in Walnut Creek left one person with “significant” burn injuries and neighbors without homes, according to firefighters with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Crews descended on the blaze, reported in a second floor unit at the apartment/condo complex shortly after the fire was reported…
Watch Taken At Gunpoint In Walnut Creek Saturday
A local man reported having his watch taken at gunpoint in the 100 block of Keys Court in unincorporated Walnut Creek Saturday, the suspect leaving the scene on foot. The incident was reported at about 4 p.m. Saturday. The suspect was described as a white male in his late 20s or early 30s, about 5’9″…