One Dead, One Wounded In Highway 4 Shooting In Concord Saturday
At approximately 6:35 p.m. Saturday, California Highway Patrol officers responded to reports of a freeway shooting on westbound SR-4, just east of Port Chicago Highway in Concord. Upon arrival, officers found victims suffering from gunshot wounds inside a black Toyota Camry. One victim succumbed to their injuries and another suffered moderate wounds. The unknown suspect…
Arrest Made In Walnut Creek Homicide Case
UPDATE: July 28 – The District Attorney’s Office has dropped their case against Casillas-Flores, citing a lack of evidence. Information about the shooting continues to come in, with witnesses saying a conflict between two groups partying inside the Spoontonic Lounge eventually spilled out into the street and ended in gunfire. A social media post from…
NFL Coach Dies Of Injuries Sustained In San Ramon Auto vs. Bicycle Collision
A Danville man and NFL coach critically injured in a car vs. bicycle crash in San Ramon over the weekend has died, Greg Knapp’s agent announced Thursday. “Today at 11:32 am PST, Greg Knapp (aka Knapper) was called back home to Heaven where he will be reunited with his Dad,” agent Jeff Sperbeck told reporters.…
Fiery Crash Closes Moraga Way Thursday
A fiery one-car crash on Moraga Way near Glorietta closed the thoroughfare Thursday, the car touching off a grass fire that briefly threatened nearby homes. Orinda Police Chief David Cooks said at approximately 1:51 p.m. local officers were dispatched to a report of a traffic collision in the area of Moraga Way and Monte Veda…
Counties Urge Employers To Consider Requiring Employee Vaccinations
From Contra Costa Health Services: Contra Costa, Santa Clara County and San Francisco Public Health Officials Urge Employers to Consider Requiring Employee Vaccination to Promote COVID-Safe Workplaces With COVID-19 cases rapidly on the rise, leaving unvaccinated individuals at risk for serious illness and death, the health officers of Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and San Francisco…
NFL Coach Remains In Critical Condition After San Ramon Bike Collision
Greg Knapp, a local resident and NFL quarterback coach, remains in critical condition at a local hospital after he was struck while riding his bicycle in San Ramon Saturday. Knapp was riding with traffic on Dougherty Road north of Monarch Road when a vehicle reportedly veered into his lane and made contact, knocking the cyclist…
Lamorinda Police Search For Suspected Burglar In Orinda Monday
Area police descended on the area of Altamount and La Cresta Way in Orinda Monday after receiving reports of a possible interrupted burglary in the neighborhood. Officers arriving on scene keyed on a suspicious car which fled the area at high speeds, using the road shoulder to evade traffic before eventually crashing in the area…
One Dead, Three Wounded In Walnut Creek Shooting Early Sunday
A 25-year-old San Pablo man became Walnut Creek’s third homicide victim so far this year after a shooting in a parking lot outside Spoontonic Lounge in the city early Sunday morning. Monday, Coroner’s officials identified the man killed outside the club as Luttfi Abbushi, 25, of San Pablo. Three other people suffered various wounds and…
Cyclist Injured In Dougherty Road Collision Saturday
Police in San Ramon are investigating a car versus bicyclist collision on northbound Dougherty Road north of Monarch Road which left the cyclist seriously injured Saturday. The incident was reported at 2:50 p.m. after the cyclist was reported down in the roadway with suspected head injuries. Police said the driver was traveling northbound in the…
Don’t Toss Those Masks Away, Yet, Folks…
As of July 14, Contra Costa’s reported new cases are averaging 93 per day and the daily case rate is now 5.7 per 100,000 and rising. With cases of COVID-19 rising locally and increased circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the…