Mt. Diablo Up Early, Does A Little Stretching – Produces 3.3 Magnitude Shaker Monday
Most folks appear to have slept through it but a low, 3.3 Magnitude earthquake rumbled under Alamo at 4:55 a.m. Monday – most significant of a flurry of three shakers and apparently leaving no significant damage in its wake. USGS scientists attributed the shaker to the presence of the Mt. Diablo Thrust Fault, a fault deep…
One Dead In Walnut Creek Crash Sunday
All lanes of northbound Interstate Highway 680 north of Olympic Boulevard in Walnut Creek have been reopened after a fatal accident early forced a temporary closure of the freeway early Sunday morning. Investigators said a 22-year-old Concord man was killed when his Volkswagen GTI left the highway and crashed at around 4 a.m., ejecting him. A SigAlert, which…
Sheriff’s Helicopter, Ground Units Corral Fleeing Suspect Off McCauley Road Friday
A 22-year-old Oakland man is in custody in connection with a vehicle reported carjacked out of Hayward. Police Chief Allan Shields said at 11:06 a.m. the department’s Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system flagged a stolen vehicle in Danville near Diablo Road and Camino Tassajara. A short time later, officers located the vehicle, described as…
Investigators Used DNA Submitted To Genealogical Websites In Their Search For Killer
Investigators in Sacramento have confirmed their use of commercial websites specializing in tracing ancestral ties to narrow the focus of their investigation into the Golden State Killer case. Officials told the Sacramento Bee they were able to winnow down their list of potential suspects to former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo after sample DNA collected…
Officials Name 72-Year-Old Former Policeman As East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer
A man identified by police as Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was arrested at his Citrus Heights home around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday in connection with the East Area Rapist case, according to officials in Sacramento. Authorities confirmed the arrest and DeAngelo’s link to the crimes at a press conference at noon today. Also known as the…
Concord Apartment Building Destroyed In 3-Alarm Fire Tuesday Morning
A Concord apartment building under construction at Galindo and Concord Boulevard caught fire, quickly grew to 3-alarms, and was later declared a total loss after burning for much of Tuesday morning. The fire was reported shortly before 1 a.m. with bystanders stunned by its magnitude and the intensity of its heat. Firefighters ultimately declared the…
Pleasant Hill, Concord Police Busy In The 24/680 Monday
Reader Josh Cagle was out and about Monday when he found himself in the middle of a police stop and (apparent) arrest of some folks in this car today on eastbound Monument Boulevard at the I680 underpass. Corporal Chris Anderson from Pleasant Hill PD said the car had been reported stolen and their officers stopped…
Sunday Afternoon Parking Ticket Rager Leads To Strongarm Robbery Arrest In Lafayette
This site took a, we believe, understated approach to details of an incident stemming from a local man’s ire about getting a parking ticket downtown on Sunday but, as we have learned over the years – there was more to the story. Our rationale was to illustrate the competition and angst which accompanies parking in…
Motorcyclist Killed In SR242 Crash Friday
An update to our earlier Flash Alerts on this tragic incident: From Contra Costa CHP This morning at about 6:43am, Contra Costa CHP was advised of a two vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on SR-242 southbound, just south of Concord Avenue. Upon CHP and emergency personnel arrival, the driver (37yr old male from Brentwood) had…
Bank Robber Visits Orinda Bank Of The West Branch Tuesday, Makes A Withdrawal
A lone thief in a dust mask robbed the Bank of the West branch at 21 Moraga Way shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, passing a note demanding cash from a teller and escaping on foot. Orinda Police Chief Mark Nagel said the suspect entered the bank at 4:40 pm. He was described as a white male…