One Believed Dead After Crash At Treat And Cherry Lane In Walnut Creek Sunday
A crash at Treat Boulevard and Cherry Lane was being listed as a fatal crash Sunday after a motorist injured in the collision is believed to have died later at a local hospital. The California Highway Patrol invoked its protocol for fatal crashes hours after the collision was reported at 7:52 p.m. The collision itself…
Motorcyclist Killed In Sunday Morning Hit-And-Run Crash In Concord
We dispatched what we knew about this incident early Sunday morning. The motorcyclist has been identified by Coroner’s officials as 28-year-old Joshua Morgensen of Clayton. Here are more details From the Concord Police Department: On Sunday morning, at approximately 12:24 am, Concord Police Officers were dispatched to a motorcycle vs. automobile collision that occurred near…
Amazon Driver Turns Out To Be A Prime Target; Suspect Arrested After Hijacking Van
Those Amazon delivery people handle all kinds of goods in the course of their day and two local men apparently thought it might be worth their while to drive off with one of their vans. California CHP investigators say at about 1:20 p.m. on July 11 a delivery man was going about his business, exiting…
Dublin Swim Instructor Arrested For Allegedly Possessing, Sharing Child Pornography
A former Dublin swim instructor was arrested after the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and the Contra Costa D.A.’s Office recently received information he possessed and shared child pornography. Detectives launched an investigation and on July 3, 2019, executed search warrants at residences in Danville and Dublin, subsequently locating pornography on electronic devices…
“We Just Got Hit By A Sharp Earthquake!” – San Ramon Valley Rattled By 4.3 Shaker
People have been understandably edgy following recent seismic activity in Southern California, with scientists upping the percentage of a temblor hitting here in the North to near certainty – and Ma Nature obliged us with a 4.3 eye-opener epicentered near Blackhawk at 1:11 p.m. The shaker, noted by locals and first responders who immediately initiated…
Contra Costa County Public Works To Perform Maintenance On Taylor Boulevard
From Contra Costa County Public Works: July 15, 2019, Lafayette, CA – Contra Costa County Public Works will perform roadwork on Taylor Boulevard approximately 0.6 miles north of its intersection with Rancho View Drive starting July 17 through July 25, weather permitting. The Public Works Department’s contractor will repair and replace a disconnected concrete storm…
One Injured As Overnight Fire In Martinez Flares To 2- Alarms
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters were dispatched to a report of fire on the balcony of a third-story apartment in the 3900 block of Alhambra Ave near K Street in the City of Martinez early Monday morning. The blaze was reported a little after 4 a.m.. By 4:20 am, a 2-alarm response was…
Van Drives Into Rheem Valley CVS Saturday; Four Persons Injured
Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District personnel and Moraga police are on the scene of a vehicle into building crash in Rheem Valley, in which the driver of a van apparently rammed the CVS location at 580 Moraga Road. Police are talking with the male driver. No cause has been established, so far. Ambulances were summoned. Three…
Moraga To Add Two Charging Stations For Local EVs
There are quite a few electric vehicles zipping around Moraga and town leaders, as part of a stated effort to boost their Climate Action Plan, hope to install two dual-port charging stations to accommodate them. The Town announced its purchase of the stations from SemaConnect, Inc. earlier this year. One will be installed in the…
San Ramon Says: “Uh Uh, Not In Our Town…”; Suspected Graffiti Vandal Arrested Thursday
From the San Ramon Police Department: During the morning of Sunday, July 7, 2019, members of the San Ramon Police Department responded to several reports of racially insensitive graffiti in the area surrounding Camino Ramon and Crow Canyon Road. The graffiti was spray-painted on several exterior walls of commercial buildings, as well as on an…