Grass Fire Scorching Acreage On Marchbanks Drive In Walnut Creek Tuesday
Contra Costa County Fire Protection district firefighters are maneuvering to provide structure protection for homes in the area of Marchbanks Drive in Heather Farms Park as a grass fire burns in the area. Firefighters reported the halt of the forward advance of the fire as well as threat to adjacent buildings at 2:23 p.m. Walnut…
County Library’s Annual Book Giveaway Slated For July 16-20 In Pleasant Hill
The Contra Costa County Library is hosting its annual book giveaway from July 16 – 20. Tens of thousands of paperback and hardcover fiction, non-fiction and children’s books from the 26 Contra Costa County community libraries are available to the public during the 5-day giveaway. The book giveaway is located in the shipping and receiving…
What’d I See? Carjacked Car Recovered In Orinda Monday Night; Suspect Remains At Large
Several Orindans noted some activity by their local police department along Orinda Way around 8:40 p.m. Monday and wrote to ask what was going on. As it turned out, Lamorinda police turned out in force after officers located a car taken during an armed carjacking in Oakland earlier in the day parked along Orinda Way.…
Broken Water Main Closes Canyon Road From Country Club To Larch In Moraga Monday
Little Moraga, which apparently has a problem keeping water in places where water is meant to go, is dealing with a new water main leak at Canyon Road and Sanders. Canyon Road is closed from Country Club to Larch and the locals are getting creative in their hunt for workaround routes. Neighbors report the presence…
County’s Area Agency On Aging Launches Survey to Gather Helpful Information For Seniors And Their Caregivers
Martinez, Calif. – Contra Costa County’s Area Agency on Aging (AAA) has announced its 2019 Needs Assessment Survey of residents who are 60 years or more. The survey’s purpose is to gather valuable data on the service needs of older adults and their caregivers residing within the county’s 19 cities. AAA will use the data for the county’s…
Motorcyclist Suffers Severe Injuries In Bancroft Road Crash Saturday; Road Closed
A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash on Bancroft Way in Walnut Creek Saturday. Police have closed the roadway at Bentley Street to facilitate their investigation into what led up to the crash, reported at about 9:25 a.m. Bancroft Road remains closed as of this writing (10:44 a.m.) with no word given as to…
Walnut Creek Man Struck, Killed After He’s Seen Running Across Interstate 680 Early Saturday
A man seen running across the northbound lanes of Interstate 680 near Treat Boulevard early Saturday morning was struck and killed by a passing vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. The deceased was identified as Thomas Jancek, 52, of Walnut Creek. Investigators said Jancek died at 1 a.m. Saturday after he was hit by…
Ruptured Gas Line Forces Road Closure Near Palos Verdes Mall In Pleasant Hill
Police have shut down the southbound lanes of Camino Verde in Pleasant Hill due to a ruptured gas line near Palos Verdes Mall. It took a PG&E crew approximately three hours to cap the leak and restore traffic flow through the area.
What’d I See? Car-To-Car Shooting In Bore 4 Of The Caldecott Sunday
In keeping with our practice of informing our readership about incidents of note in our neighborhoods we can shed some light on what several readers described as traffic gridlock and “heavy police activity” in the Caldecott Tunnel Sunday: One man was shot and another grazed by a bullet during what California Highway Patrol investigators said…
Wild Tuesday Night In San Ramon: Wrong-Way Thunder Run; Parolee, Pregnant Pursuit, Choppers, K9s
Two suspects, a reportedly pregnant female getaway driver and a parolee were arrested Tuesday night after a wrong-way pursuit and crash on I-680 in San Ramon. As our Flash subscribers and numerous Facebook posters apparently witnesses, police from several agencies eventually rounded up the pair – but not without a marathon foot chase and “bit…