Motorist Critically Injured In Sycamore Valley Road Crash Thursday Night
A motorist was injured in a rollover crash at eastbound Sycamore Valley Rd. Thursday night, his truck rolling and hitting a tree. The roadway was closed between Morninghome and Greenbrook for about an hour after the accident was reported at 11:01 p.m. The driver had to be extricated from his truck by firefighters, who were…
Air And Ground Search In Martinez After Suspects In Pinole Burglary Abandon Car Along Highway 4
Martinez police, with assistance from neighboring agencies and assets, combed a neighborhood north of Highway 4 Thursday after suspects in a residential burglary in Pinole abandoned their car and fled into the area on foot. Pinole Sgt. Sergeant Will Palmini said that on Thursday at 1:58 p.m., an alert citizen contacted the Pinole Police after…
Motorists Extricated After Rollover Accident In Broadway Plaza Parking Garage Wednesday
Firefighters from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District were called on to extricate two people trapped inside their car after it rolled onto its side in the Broadway Plaza Parking Garage on S. Main Street Wednesday. Walnut Creek police were investigating the cause of the crash, reported at 1:53 p.m., but firefighters told this…
So, How’d YOUR Night Go?
Can’t find the car. Mild case of hypothermia. Mysterious new tattoo – all in all a successful evening as we bid a not-so-fond farewell to 2018 and wiped the slate clean in preparation for the New Year. The rest of you seemed to have made it through okay with some minor scuffles and boozy hiccups…
Snippets: Waiting For The New Year
And here we are, poised on the brink of a freshly stamped New Year. Another 365 days to make something happen, to recover, or to forget 2018 and hits taken in previous years. Being optimists at heart despite our many bruises and welts, we’re looking forward to the New Year, not only the cocktails and…
Man Dead After Martinez Crash Thursday Night
A 37-year-old man died when his passenger car collided with a parked semi truck in the 800 block of Howe Rd. Thursday, according to Martinez police. Sgt. Patrick Salamid said the crash was reported at 10 p.m. The unidentified victim was unresponsive and had to be extricated from the vehicle by responding Contra Costa County…
Twisty Pursuit Along Highway 24 Ends With Arrests In Lafayette Thursday
Police in Lamorinda are backtracking and tallying up events after a wild, 100mph pursuit along Highway 24 ended with two women being arrested at gunpoint on Acalanes Road at Fiora Place Thursday. We’re not precisely sure what drew police attention to a late-model, white Chevy Impala running east on Highway 24 at about 11:20 a.m.…
Suzanne E. Webb
Former Danville resident Suzanne Elizabeth Webb, 44, of Le Mars, Iowa, died unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Suzanne was born Feb. 17, 1974, in Omaha, the daughter of Cliff and Anna M. (Reischl) Webb. She grew up in Danville and attended…
Two-Alarm Fire Burns In San Ramon Saturday Night
First responders responded quickly to the scene of a 2-Alarm fire burning in a ground-floor unit of a two-story condominium complex at 285 Reflections Drive in San Ramon Saturday night. The fire was reported by passersby who spotted smoke and flame and heard a window breaking at 8:06 p.m. Firefighters and police forced entry to…
DUI Incidents Pile Up In The 24/680 Overnight – And Elvis Crashes Hard
In a busy, somewhat wacky start to the California Highway Patrol’s pre-stated Maximum Enforcement Period officers report bagging a few folks who were stopped at a CHP checkpoint while driving half in the bag Friday night – but then things really got hard to understand. Officers made two arrests for DUI at the their checkpoint…