Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Arson After Recent Fires In San Ramon
From Lt. Cary Goldberg, San Ramon PD: On Sunday, 09/23/18, and Monday, 09/24/18, two separate vegetation fires occurred in San Ramon near Pradera Way, in the open hills. The fire that occurred on Sunday was located within the city limits of San Ramon. The fire that occurred Monday was determined to have been started in…
Lafayette City Manager Steven Falk Announces Resignation Monday
Lafayette City Manager Steven Falk announced his resignation at a City Council meeting Monday night. In a brief farewell note he wrote: Friends, colleagues, co-workers— There’s a country music lyric for everything so, to quote the late Hank Snow, “I’m movin’ on!” At the beginning of this evening’s City Council meeting I announced that: It…
New Fire Flares In San Ramon Monday – Near Yesterday’s Fire Scene – Arson Suspected
After a smoky and highly visible brush fire caught resident’s attention and prompted a few evacuations in San Ramon Sunday another blaze, not far away from yesterday’s blaze at Bollinger and Crow Canyon – flared up today. A considerable firefighting force is mustering to put this one down and apparatus has maneuvered into position on…
DNA Unveils NorCal Rapist Suspect – Hiding In Plain Sight
Authorities in Sacramento Friday announced another stunning revelation in their effort to solve high profile cold cases – this time naming a 58-year-old UC Berkeley employee as their chief suspect in the so-called NorCal Rapist case. It was Roy Charles Waller, 58, a married man living in Benicia and working as a safety specialist in…
Two-Alarm Blaze In Walnut Creek Wednesday
Investigators are looking into the cause of a 2-alarm blaze on Cassena Drive in Walnut Creek Wednesday, a fire which caused extensive damage to the residence. Occupants of the home were able to evacuated the premises shortly after smoke and flames were seen at approximately 8:10 p.m. There were no reports of injuries. Investigators were…
‘Morindans Battling The Bottle, Each Other, Police
We were going to lift up that big rug stuff gets swept under in Lamorinda and pass over the mega-hangovers some locals seem committed to lately, thinking that if you choose to indulge in demon rum and knock yourself silly in the process – that’s your business as long as you’re not hurting anyone else,…
Diablo View Middle School Student Arrested For Threats Against School
From Clayton PD: On September 17, 2018, Clayton Police were made aware of a threat of violence towards Diablo View Middle School via a hacked social media account. An investigation was conducted and a student was arrested this morning. Earlier today a search warrant was conducted with the assistance of the Contra Costa County District…
Public Works To Close Main Street In Martinez Due To New Administration Building Construction
From Contra Costa County Public Works: September 18, 2018, Martinez, CA – Contra Costa County Public Works will close Main Street from the intersection of Pine Street to the driveway into the parking lot for the County Family Court Building. The closure will take place on Friday, September 21. Aztec and Bay Cities Paving and Grading will…
The Sunday Scrimmage
Here we are. Game Day. Another week managing to slide through our fingers. And it was a tough one. If you’ve been with us you know what we’re talking about and if you haven’t, well, you should be. As weeks go, this one had it all: tragedy, comedy, Cat 4-3-2-1 HurriStorms and Flipping Manaforts. A…
Moraga Police, County Coroner Investigating Death Of Child Tuesday
Moraga police confirmed Wednesday that their investigators and Contra Costa County Coroner’s deputies are looking into the death of a 18-month-old child found outside a Hardie Drive home Tuesday. Police Chief Jon King said his officers were sent to the residence in the unit block of Hardie Drive at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday after dispatchers reported…