A Little Bit Strummer, A Little Bit Sedani – Searching For Hope And Truth
We’re bingeing on Joe Strummer and Italian food after a helpful recommendation launched us down Stanley Tucci’s culinary voyage to the Old Country, fighting off snarky pundits and subsequent calorie infusion as the country seeks its moral compass and we seek the perfect Carbonara. Heckuva past coupla weeks, wouldn’t you agree? We’re decompressing in our…
“Wallflowers”
The City of Lafayette hosted a gathering recognizing completion of the first mural in the city’s Downtown Mural Program on Monday. Lafayette native and artist Rachel Perls kicked off the downtown art project with her interpretation of the native Matilija poppy, currently growing on the west-facing wall of Zahra Boutique Salon, 3578 Mt. Diablo Boulevard.…
Officer-Involved Shooting On I-80 In Hercules Thursday
A confrontation on I-80 in Hercules led to an officer-involved shooting with a man suffering multiple gunshot wounds and an officer injured early Thursday morning. Details remain scarce but things seemed to have kicked off at about 7:15a.m. with reports of a man hitting passing cars with some sort of a metal object on westbound…
Shooting Case Starts In Oakley, Ends In Orinda Monday
A shooting reported just after 1am Monday in the area of Rubens Way and Cypress Road in Oakley early Monday snowballed into a high-speed chase out SR4 and onto Highway 24 that ultimately ended with two arrests in Orinda. One teen was reportedly treated for a gunshot “graze” wound to the head. Two suspects, also…
Sheriff Investigating Latest In-Custody Death At Martinez Detention Facility
From the Office of the Sheriff: The county-wide law enforcement involved fatal incident protocol has been invoked for an in-custody death at the Martinez Detention Facility this afternoon. At about 5:08 PM, a deputy sheriff found an inmate unresponsive in his cell on B module. He immediately requested Contra Costa Health jail medical staff respond,…
Orinda-Concord BART Service Disruption Wednesday; No Mention Of Fire At Lafayette Substation
BART service stopped early Wednesday morning between Concord and Orinda because of what the agency described as a “trackside” power issue for about 90 minutes, forcing hundreds of commuters onto established bus bridges to bypass the affected stations. Around 5:10 a.m., the agency announced that service had been halted on the Yellow Line between the…
Suspect In Antioch Shooting Of 11-Year-Old Girl Surrenders In San Francisco
On January 12, 2026, Ryan Hardy – wanted in connection with a shooting that wounded a young girl Jan. 5 – self-surrendered to the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office. As a result of the continued investigation, detectives determined that the victim and her family were not involved in any criminal activity at the time of the…
Concord Double-Homicide Suspect Found Dead At Martinez Detention Facility
On Thursday, January 8, 2026, at about 5:38a.m., Contra Costa Health medical staff at the Martinez Detention Facility responded to a housing module in answer to a report of an inmate inflicting self-harm. The inmate, Kirk Richardson, 61, of Concord, had sustained injuries to his head as a result of deliberate contact with a hard…
Antioch PD Identify Suspect In Jan. 5 Shooting Of 11-Year-Old Girl
Today, Antioch Police Department detectives identified Ryan Hardy as the suspect in the shooting of an 11-year-old girl on January 5th through a combination of video surveillance, witness statements, and forensic evidence. Hardy should be considered armed and dangerous. Members of the public are advised not to confront him if seen. Anyone who sees Hardy…
e-WildOnes Try To Outrun Moraga/Lafayette PD Tuesday; One e-Arrested
Most of you know by now that our Flash System lit up last night with word of a police pursuit of sorts pushing from Moraga into Lafayette with officers behind a group of teens on electric motorcycles. Here’s a bit more of that story, from Moraga PD: At approximately 5:15 PM, a Moraga Police officer…