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″…
Pedestrian Killed On Highway 24 Near Fish Ranch Early Saturday
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal car vs. pedestrian collision on eastbound Highway 24 east of Fish Ranch Road early Saturday morning. Officers and firefighters were called to the scene at around 3 a.m. and a victim was found in the area. Life-saving measures were undertaken without success, and the unidentified victim was…
Fatal Crash On Highway 24 West Of Orinda Sunday
A rollover crash on eastbound Highway 24 left a child dead after she was ejected from the car she was in Sunday, callers reporting the accident just east of Gateway Boulevard shortly after 9 a.m. Officers found the car, on its roof, and with a woman and child nearby – at 9:12 a.m. The child,…
Police Pursuit Ends In Crash Near Moraga PG&E Substation Thursday
A circuitous, on again-off again police pursuit came to a head Thursday when the suspect vehicle turned around on Highway 24 and sped back into Lamorinda – eventually crashing near the end of Dolores Way and Donna Maria in Orinda. A sheriff’s department helicopter orbited the scene, illuminating the crash site as police and fire…
Fire Displaces 11 In San Ramon Sunday
Fire burned through a block of apartments at The Seasons apartment complex on Cedar Point Loop Sunday, displacing a number of residents and growing to three alarms before it could be brought under control. Red Cross officials were attempting to find shelter for 11 residents forced to flee the building when fire was spotted at…
Arson Arrest Made Following Rossmoor Blaze
A 37-year-old transient was arrested following a fast-moving blaze which briefly threatened the Rossmoor Shopping Center and partially damaged the Rossmoor Diner Friday. Firefighters were busy fighting the fire as it neared structures in the area of Tice Valley Boulevard near Rolling Hills Drive at around 8:15 p.m., a witness telling crews on the scene…
Gun, Body Armor Recovered By Pleasanton Police
Detectives with the Pleasanton Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit spotted and stopped a suspicious car in the parking lot of the TriValley Inn and Suites on Santa Rita Road Thursday, contacting two men nearby. Officers determined that the pair were on were from Livermore. Further investigation determined that their car had been stolen earlier in…