Storm Prepping And Ringy Dingy Ditching
Storm lanterns hung and hatches battened, waiting for those great big sudsy Southerlies to come ashore and smack us right in the kisser. We like storms. Clears the head. This one is supposed to linger a while so we’ve pulled together the necessary survival gear: a supply of Swiss Miss Combat Cocoa for Geezers, Whole…
Suspected Moraga DUI Contact Leads To Chase, Assault, Crash, Carjacking In Oakland
An apparent attempt to locate and stop a man suspected of driving a stolen car while under the influence in Moraga evolved into a police chase that reached a crescendo in Oakland after the suspect in question crashed his car, carjacked another, and stood off police while holed up inside a recreational vehicle. Things kicked…
Merced County Coroner Identifies Walnut Creek Woman Found In California Aqueduct
Merced County Sheriff Coroner’s officials Thursday identified a woman found dead in a car submerged in the California Aqueduct Saturday as Susan Arlynn Waskow, 77, of Walnut Creek. California Highway Patrol officers responded to a section of the aqueduct at about 7:45 p.m. Saturday after receiving reports that a car had gone into the water…
CHP Investigates Reported Freeway Shooting In Orinda Monday
California Highway Patrol officers investigated a reported freeway shooting on eastbound Highway 24 in Orinda Monday night after a driver reported having her driver’s side window shot out by another motorist. The incident was reported at approximately 9:35 p.m. with the driver steering to a location in Lafayette to meet with officers. She was treated…
ATM Thieves Denied Kwik Stop-Stop In Lafayette
Employees flushed two ski-masked men allegedly breaking into an ATM machine at the Kwik Stop location on Golden Gate Way this morning, triggering a widespread police response and apparently pushing the pair south to San Ramon – where they allegedly tried the same thing there. The incident first came to our attention at approximately 7:20…
CHP Officers Struck, Injured By Alleged DUI Driver
Two CHP officers injured when they were struck by an alleged DUI driver during a traffic stop on I-80 westbound, east of American Canyon Road this a.m. Both officers transported to the hospital for treatment. Driver of offending SUV suffered minor injuries, arrested for DUI.
Pursuit Blazes West On Highway 24, Ends With Police Perimeter On Highway 13
A police chase on Highway 24 ended when the suspect vehicle crashed on the Highway 13 offramp in Oakland and the suspect ran from the car. Law enforcement helicopters are orbiting the area and are searching a stretch of Chabot Road adjacent to Highway 24 for sign of the suspect. No description is available at…
One Person Shot, Killed In Vallejo Friday
One person was shot and killed at Sonoma Boulevard near Nebraska Street at approximately 6:25 p.m. Friday, a firefighter a block away from the scene responding and rendering aid to the victim. Police responded to the firefighter’s call for assistance and arrived to find him aiding a 23-year-old victim who was located at the scene,…
Police Chase Ends In Crash In Walnut Creek Friday
Police in Walnut Creek closed in on a driver apparently attempting to evade them before the fleeing car veered off the road and crashed in the area of Overlook and Parkside drives Friday afternoon. Local photographer Sean McDonough was on hand, as were several other locals, all of whom checked in with witness accounts and…
“Roadwork May Relieve Traffic” – And Other Ironies
Feeling particularly crabby (please note ‘double b’s’ and not ‘double p’s’) as we inch into another day of record heat and tipsy topsy storylines – many of which are developing so fast no one is able to keep up, leaving us confused and stunned and without that sense of conclusion and reassurance we all seek.…