So, How’s YOUR 24/680 Commute Going This Morning?
The good news is everyone made it out of this one in good order. The bad news is that traffic on the southbound I680 connector to westbound Highway 24 is looking a little sticky as the Highway Patrol and others clear the wreckage and reopen lanes. Apparently this car tangled with another and “turtled,” blocking…
Walnut Creek Police Say These Two Shoppers Have Been Identified. Warrants To Follow.
UPDATE: Well, that was quick. WCPD reports these two subjects have been identified. Warrants are forthcoming and once arrested, more information to follow. ORIGINAL POST: Area police have been busy trying to corral organized groups and talented freelances of thieves striking businesses in the 24/680, and these two folks have apparently attracted the attention of…
Orchard Supply Hardware To Close Moraga Store, And All Others, By February
Internet news of the impending closure of all Orchard Supply Hardware stores began to trickle out Tuesday – was confirmed as store employees got the news Tuesday night – and has begun to dawn this morning, Wednesday. Some patrons contacted outside the store Wednesday morning said they had not heard the news and appeared puzzled…
The News: As Usual, It All Depends On What You’re Hearing
As news days go, Tuesday was pretty heavy. And while not exactly local in origin, we feel it safe to say that yesterday’s developments reached all of us in one way or another, some more intensely than others depending on your position and focus on the current, slow-moving national calamity. While much of the country…
DeAngelo Charged With Felonies From Alleged Attacks In Contra Costa County
Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office announced today that Joseph DeAngelo, the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer, is charged with four felonies from the alleged attacks in Contra Costa County from 1978 to 1979. DeAngelo could face four life sentences plus ten years for his alleged crimes of kidnapping during the course of…
Moraga PD, Other Jurisdictions Track, Arrest Juvenile Purse Snatch Suspect
Moraga police, spearheaded by the investigative work of Det. Kevin Mooney, joined other jurisdictions in tracking and arresting a serial robbery suspect after a July 30 purse snatching in Moraga – an investigation that eventually led to the arrest of a 17-year-old San Leandro teen, police said Monday. Lt. Brian South said Mooney identified the…
Cars Seen Racing On Bear Creek Road In Orinda Prior To Major Injury Crash Sunday, Witnesses Say
A 30-year-old woman was seriously injured in a grinding collision on Bear Creek Road Sunday after the black BMW she was riding in lost control during what witnesses said was a road race with another car of similar description. California Highway Patrol investigators said a 37-year-old Martinez man was behind the wheel and possibly racing…
The Monday Rumbles
Heckuva week there, wouldn’t you agree? We lost a Queen, gained a precious new jewel for the crown of Presidential Orwellian-isms – “Truth isn’t Truth” – and sought some vague form of sanity in ordinarily mundane things like sports and other go-to tranquilizers for the modern age. We chilled, thanks for asking, and lost ourselves…
Anyone In Orinda Missing A Calvin?
An eagle-eyed runner/reader spotted this tell-tale bit of evidence during a walk near the end of Martha Road near Catherine Court Sunday. She told us she didn’t have the heart to call the number on the tag but if you’re missing a Calvin out that way, you may want to collect his collar. Hopefully, he…
Three Alarm Grass Fire Burns 30 Acres Along Highway 4, Into Martinez Friday
Multiple fires spotted burning along Highway 4 in Martinez Friday evening have merged in areas and are burning swiftly, in some cases in the direction of local homes. Firefighters called for a 3 Alarm response to the blaze, reported at 7:14 p.m. by California Highway Patrol officers and motorists who saw the spot fires around…