Walnut Creek PD Increases Funding For Mental Health Interventions Team
More money will be dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of a police team called on to deal with people with mental health issues, Walnut Creek Police said Tuesday, in hope of lessening the chance of future use of force scenarios with persons in crisis. Captain Jay Hill told the city council the department would allocate…
Highway Patrol Asking For Public Help Finding Possible Hit-And-Run Vehicle
This is a picture of the possible suspect vehicle truck (Ford F series, dark grey) from the Hit & Run that injured a 78-year-old woman on Treat Boulevard on 9/10/20 at 8:50am. If you know this driver or the whereabouts of this truck, please contact CHP in Martinez at (925)646-4980 and leave your information for…
Guns, Drugs, Murders In South Concord, Monument Boulevard Allegedly Tied To Sureños Gang, Law Enforcement Charges
From the Office of the District Attorney: Three Homicide Cold Cases Filed as a Result of Years-Long Operation by FBI Safe Streets Task Force Martinez, Calif. – Today, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office is announcing three homicide cold cases, involving multiple defendants who are gang members affiliated with the Sureños, were filed recently.…
Berkeley PD Concerned By Fireworks, Bonfires On Grizzly Peak Boulevard
From Berkeley PD: Berkeley, California (Tuesday, September 15, 2020) – Over the past few days, there have been concerns about persons igniting fireworks and bonfires along the turnouts of Grizzly Peak Boulevard between Centennial Drive and Claremont Avenue—increasing the danger of fire to our community. To prevent, deter and stop these reckless behaviors, the University of California…
More Businesses To Open After Health Order Update
Contra Costa County today aligned its COVID-19 social distancing health order with California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, so the county no longer has different reopening rules for businesses and activities beyond what the state requires or allows. The change, effective at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, simplifies the plan for reducing the spread of COVID-19…
Second Fire In Three Days At Walnut Creek Home Believed To Have Been Set
Firefighters returned to a home in the 200 block of Tamarisk Drive in Walnut Creek Sunday – days after an earlier fire at the residence gutted the garage and damaged the upper floor. Last night’s blaze was reported at approximately 9:30 p.m. and was believed to have started after someone threw or set a combustible…
Two-Alarm Blaze Damages Walnut Creek Home Friday
Firefighters were met by smoke and flame upon arrival at a home in the 200 block of Tamarisk Drive in Walnut Creek early Friday, declaring a second-alarm when their initial check determined the garage area of the home was fully engulfed in flame. The fire was discovered burning at the two-story residence at 3:12 a.m.,…
Pacheco Man Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter In Connection With Death Of Lafayette Resident
A suspect allegedly involved in an apparent vehicular homicide that claimed the life of a Lafayette woman near Buchanan Field Airport early Saturday was formally charged Thursday with gross vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence. The Contra Costa County D.A.’s Office brought charges against 26-year-old Anthony Johnathan Buscemi of Pacheco in connection with the…
Moraga-Orinda Fire Restricts All Open Flame Burning For Remainder Of Fire Season
Due to Red Flag Warnings and Extreme Fire Danger, ALL forms of open flames within the Fire District will be restricted for the remainder of fire season. There is an increased threat of wildfire when open burning and recreational fires are allowed during times of high fire danger. Improperly extinguished recreational fires and open burning…
Martian Colonization Experiment Underway In The Bay Area
Those scientists, you know, those nutty folks in white lab coats and spinning propellor beanies who have been warning us for some time about our bad habits and how they would come back to haunt us, are preparing us for our retreat to Mars by substituting that planet’s atmosphere for ours. So far we humanoids…