“Forty Acres, Two Burros, And An Old Tractor”
Graciously submitted by a reader and, we thought, an admirable capture of our local look and feel – still. Now, what are those two burros saying?
Bad Habit Bandit Busted In Folsom; Used Proceeds From San Ramon Robberies To Gamble
A Sacramento man investigators say used money stolen from San Ramon banks to fund his gambling habit was arrested by police in Folsom after a home surveillance system picked up his license plate after a robbery there in April. Clayton Quiz Smith. Photo: Folsom Police Department Police said Clayton Quiz Smith, 44, told them he’d…
Antioch Teen Dies After Being Shot With Pellet Gun Thursday
NOTE: The following is from our brother site, East County Today, and is used with their permission. The unusual nature of the occurrence was reason, we thought, for its publication: The Antioch Police Department are investigating an “accidental death” of a 15-year-old Antioch resident that occurred at 9:55 am Thursday in the 4300 block of…
Orinda Gets A New Ss… Ssss… Sink Hole On Miner Road; Closure Planned Tuesday Night
The folks at Orinda Public Works have confirmed reports we were getting this evening of a new sink hole making an appearance on Miner Road Tuesday. Director of Public Works and Engineering Services Larry Theis said the depression is small compared to its cousins down the road and in Moraga, this one about three feet…
Wrong-Way Driver Eludes Police After Walnut Creek Bank Robbery Friday
A suspected bank robber led Walnut Creek and Concord police officers on a brief chase through those two cities Friday, officers terminating their pursuit out of concern for public safety when the suspect began driving the wrong way on Treat Boulevard from Walnut Creek into Concord. Police confirmed that the chase followed an armed robbery at…
Officer-Involved Shooting In Unincorporated Martinez Wednesday Night
A man sought by police in Vallejo after he allegedly used his car to crash into police vehicles was shot and wounded by police during execution of an arrest warrant at a home in unincorporated Contra Costa County. Investigators in Vallejo had been looking for a man identified as Kevin DeCarlo, 20, of that city since…
Martinez Men Arrested In Police Sting; Cervelo Bikes Stolen In Danville Burglary
Two Martinez men are in custody after having been found to be in possession of property stolen in a weekend residential burglary in Danville. According to Police Chief Steve Simpkins, a residential burglary was reported May 27, 2017 on Tunbridge Rd. Several items were taken in the burglary including two high-end Cervelo road bikes and…
Friday Morning Police Pursuit Through Lamorinda Ends In Orinda Crash; Two Arrested
Two people were arrested after a morning police pursuit ended in a crash on westbound Highway 24 approaching the Wilder exit, startled residents contacting this site as the latest incident to rock the 24/680 unfolded. Police fell in behind a black Lexus with paper plates cruising the area of Mt. Diablo at Dewing in Lafayette,…
“Bearded” Bank Robber Was Formerly On The Other Side Of The Law
UPDATING WEDNESDAY 3:32 p.m: Police in Los Angeles and Placentia, California have confirmed that McClary worked for LAPD from February 2006 to May 2008, and was an officer with Placentia police in Orange County from 2008 and 2010. She was terminated before the end of her probationary period with the Placentia Police Department for not…
Arrest Ordered For Pleasanton Woman After Fatal DUI Crash Last Year
UPDATE May 22 – CHP investigators announce the arrest of Yarenit Malihan. Although it may not have been quickly enough to please family members and advocates of stiffer penalties for drunk driving offenders, the California Highway Patrol and the Contra Costa District Attorney’s office announced Friday that they are moving to arrest a Pleasanton woman…