“Who? Me?” Wile E. ‘Yote Spotted In Walnut Creek Wednesday
Readers know we appreciate getting Critter Cam photos here at NEWS24/680. This one came from Walnut Creek resident Julie Hulin after a tiptoeing Coyote tripped the shutter of a surveillance camera. Julie says this Wile E. was spotted on Homestead Avenue around 9:45 a.m. Wednesday. Kind of a classic “What was that?” pose for these…
Mountain Lion Spotted On Woodside Drive In Lafayette Wednesday
Lafayette police advised residents of their city of a mountain lion sighted in the 3300 block of Woodside Drive near Hidden Valley Wednesday. Police advise residents not to panic, to secure access to outbuildings and to bring pets indoors. Contact police dispatch at 925.284.5010 if you are lucky enough to observe the cat, but don’t…
Lafayette Police Arrest Two Juveniles After Downtown Collision Tuesday
Two young people were arrested Tuesday evening after running from the scene of an accident on Mt. Diablo Boulevard, their car ramming another driven by a retired lawman. Police were in the area looking for a car reported driving recklessly near Trader Joe’s around 7 p.m. when the car hit the second vehicle, a juvenile…
Danville Man Arrested After Shooting Incident Near Local Church Wednesday
A 34-year-old Danville man was arrested on weapons charges after allegedly discharging a firearm near a local church Wednesday, the shot bringing police on the run and leading to the eventual discovery of a small cache of illegal weapons. Police received a report of a shot being fired in the area of the East Bay Foursquare Church…
“I Think We’re Going To Need A Bigger Car…” – Lafayette PD Collars Suspected Burglars In Battered MINI Cooper
Lafayette police corralled a pair of busy suspected burglars caught stuffing a MINI Cooper with other folk’s belongings this Thanksgiving Week, chasing the chugging compact around town a bit before closing in and cuffing the occupants while they tried to negotiate Deer Hill Road with two tires blown out. The battered Mini, a little the…
Carr Ranch Preserved For Future Generations Through Deal With Family, Land Trust And East Bay MUD
In a landmark preservation deal certain to warm the Thanksgiving cockles of anyone who has walked it, the venerable 604-acre Carr Ranch will remain free of development and open to the critters who call it home as well as humans hoping for a glimpse of them. A partnership arrangement between the Martinez-based John Muir Land Trust,…
Suspects ID’d In El Sobrante Homicide Case; One In Custody
Contra Costa County sheriff’s investigators have identified three men believed responsible for a homicide outside an El Sobrante bar and pool room on November 12. A sheriff’s office sergeant discovered William Sims, 28, of Richmond, lying in the roadway in the area of Appian Way and Garden Lane in El Sobrante at about 2:11 a.m. that…
Teen Driver Arrested For Felony DUI; Passenger In Critical Condition After Monday Crash In San Ramon
Just before 4 p.m. Monday, San Ramon police officers responded to a report of a single vehicle collision with the car striking a tree on Windemere Parkway, near Longleaf Circle. Witnesses reported seeing a male running from the area of the collision immediately after the crash, the driver leaving a male passenger inside the vehicle with significant…
Carload Of People Fleeing Orinda Police Crash On Moraga Way Early Friday Morning; Assault Rifle Recovered
Lamorinda police fell in behind a Buick sedan which fled from a traffic stop in Orinda toward Moraga early Friday morning, the car reaching speeds of 80 mph on Moraga Way before crashing with three people aboard – ejecting one of them. Orinda Police Chief Mark Nagel said one of his officers observed the Buick making a right hand turn…
Lamorinda’s Phantom Landscaper Moves South – Eluding Investigators And Angry Customers
A notoriously mobile landscaper/contractor named to the Contractors State License Board’s “Most Wanted” list in the wake of crimes committed here in Lamorinda and elsewhere in Contra Costa has resurfaced – under yet another name – this time in Alameda and Santa Clara counties. “I can’t believe he’s still getting away with this,” said San Jose resident…