ATM Wranglers Change Their Game – Blow Cash Machine In Place At San Ramon Target Sunday
Three masked and hooded raiders broke into the Target store at 2610 Bishop Drive early Sunday morning, adding a new dimension to the local robbery game by affixing some sort of explosive device to the store’s cash machine and attempting to blow it up in place. Details remain sketchy as San Ramon police and FBI…
“Three… Five… Ten Kids In The Foun-tain…”
A much-abused hydrant in the 1200 block of S. Main Street in Walnut Creek was assaulted by a vehicle again Friday night – triggering an impromptu “Trevi Fountain” moment with area kids who lined up for a joyful splash through the burble. Our photographer caught the moment and the class picture recording of the moment…
History Burns In San Ramon Wednesday; Suspects Sought
A neighborhood canvass for possible suspects is underway after a fire broke out at the famed Harlan House location on San Ramon Valley Boulevard in the city Wednesday morning. Crews were met by heavy smoke and fire from the upper floor of the Gold Rush-era structure upon arrival, deploying an aerial ladder to help staunch…
Bicyclists Collide With Police Car In Walnut Creek Sunday
A couple of young bicyclists ran afoul of the law in downtown Walnut Creek Sunday morning, reportedly violating some rules of the road outside a club at Locust and Cypress and then tangling with police arriving on scene. One of the pedalers collided with a police car as did a truck apparently trying to leave…
A Transitional Photo Of Sorts In Walnut Creek
Usually, when police-type people are yelling at one of our lensmen it’s usually with something like “Get back!” or “Come down off that roof, I don’t care if it IS a better shot!” But when photographer Sean McDonough spotted Officer Alina Mendoza today he learned she is trading her law enforcement career for one in…
Fire In Downtown Walnut Creek Friday – “Hey, Watch Your Butts, Buddy!”
A fire in a planter box at businesses in a building at 1616 Bonanza Street put up enough smoke to trigger a second alarm, evacuations and a major response from firefighters. Smoke was reported in the area at 2:30 pm but the origin was not initially determined, firefighters eventually tracing the origin of the blaze…
Woman Hospitalized After Alamo Freeway Shooting Thursday
A carload of people returning from a concert in San Jose told California Highway Patrol officers their car was fired upon by occupants of a “dark sedan” while traveling north on I680 near Stone Valley Road in Alamo early Thursday morning. One woman was transported to a local hospital for treatment of a head laceration.…
Homeless Population Down 26 Percent From A Year Ago; Number Of Deaths Drop
Data collected by county Health, Housing & Homeless Services workers reflects a “meaningful” drop in the number of homeless people in Contra Costa County this year over previous years – 725 fewer people than those counted in 2024. Although the findings may come as a surprise to residents encountering the unhoused on local streets, they…
Boom Boom ‘Merica; Orinda’s Great Unwashed; Dits And Dahs; And Getting Frisky On The Front Nine
Well, Happy Birthday to us and, yep, our 249 years may be starting to show a little, in our view – and we can’t help but wonder what those hopeful yokels who gathered in Philadelphia to lay out the groundwork for a new country all those years ago would think if they saw how things…
Bit Of A Shaker In Walnut Creek Friday
The USGS reports a Magnitude 2.6 shaker 2 kilometers north northwest of Walnut Creek on Friday. Recorded at 11:16:55am.