Police Escort In Walnut Creek Tuesday
Only, not the good kind as three visitors allegedly tried to make off with some goods from the Walnut Creek Target store this evening… fleeing to the nearby BART station where officers stopped them. The men were believed to be from Honduras.
Market Sunday In Walnut Creek
After a day of initial shock and a week of enduring trauma as two respected members of the local Farmers Market community were treated for major injuries suffered in a hit-and run crash at the very same location last week – people returned to the Walnut Creek Farmers Market. The popular venue was back up…
Full Turtle In Walnut Creek Sunday
Crash reported at Tice Valley Boulevard and Rolling Hills Drive this morning really lit up our Flash Alert system. Our thanks to everyone who sent in pictures and loving morning messages until lensman Sean McDonough rolled up onscene. People fist-bumping Sean and referring to the crash as a “Turtle” and we’re beginning to think we’re…
Faces, Facts Emerge As Swatting, Organized Burglary Rings Cracked
We report them as they happen: a disembodied voice on the phone telling school officials gunmen are on the way to shoot students or plant explosives; a group of stealthy burglars in black who rush wealthy homeowners, disable their security systems and loot the home of items few people knew were there. Our stories cover…
“Ma’am, What’s The Midget Wearing?” – The X Files
Back in the day of battling dailies and copy boys and clickety-clacking wire machines the bleary-eyed Über Cognescenti of our Night Copy Desk kept an electronic archive of oddities and story scraps we reporter-types had delivered to them over the course of the day. The collection was known informally as “the Bondage File,” and was…
Hit-And-Run Crash At Walnut Creek Farmers Market; At Least One Injured, One Arrested
The investigation into a devastating early morning hit-and-run crash during vendor setup at the Walnut Creek Farmer’s Market Sunday is underway. The crash was reported at approximately 5:15 a.m. Sunday with first responders arriving to find two people down, one with critical injuries, and obvious damage to the vendor area. Police were quickly alerted that…
Three Arrested For “Planned, Coordinated” Murder Of Santiago Jacobo
Co-workers of a 37-year-old Pittsburg man murdered in Pleasant Hill Park in February were arrested Friday in connection with the killing. Investigators arrested Pablo Gutierrez-Morales, 31, of Concord; Vanessa Vera-Aguilar, 24, and Jazmin Ruiz, 25, both of Antioch for a “planned, coordinated” attack on Santiago Jacobo, 37, found stabbed to death following his janitorial shift…
Massachusetts Rapist Found Living In Diablo; Arrested Tuesday
A Chinese national who disappeared prior to sentencing for the rape of a young co-worker in Massachusetts in 2005 was found living at a home in Diablo and re-arrested Tuesday by a task force of local and federal investigators. Tuen Kit “Dickie” Lee, 55, was found guilty at a 2007 trial of the kidnapping and…
Hacienda Wedding March Too Long, Too Noisy – Moraga Neighbors Say
We didn’t have to be much of a soothsayer to see where this one was headed: take a picturesque local landmark, turn it into a wedding venue, add a generous mix of loudspeakers, amplified music, “enthusiastic” DJs and bridesmaids with their Chardonnay on and whaddaya get? If you said “lawsuit” – you win. Because, it…
Concord Man Arrested After Shots Fired In Neighborhood Standoff Monday
A 47-year-old Concord man was arrested following a lengthy Memorial Day standoff with police in the 3600 block of Rosebrook Court Monday evening. Concord police, supported by officers from neighboring agencies, responded to the area at approximately 6 pm after a man later identified as Christian Stuart allegedly confronted neighbors before returning to his home…