Fire Engulfs Redwood Highway Home In Canyon Wednesday
A fast-moving fire consumed a home in the 200 block of Redwood Highway in Canyon on Wednesday night, the owners away from the residence at the time of the blaze. The blaze was reported at 10:25 p.m. with neighbors in Canyon and Moraga reporting the smell of smoke and then spotting flames from the residence.…
Thief Robs Danville Wells Fargo Tuesday; Escapes
As we notified many of you via The Flash shortly after noon Tuesday, a lone robber entered the Wells Fargo Bank branch at 3402 Camino Tassajara, presented a note demanding money from a teller and left the bank on foot. The robbery was reported at 12:29 p.m., with Danville police and officers from neighboring jurisdictions…
Concord Man Named As San Francisco Pipe Bomb Suspect; Home Searched Monday
A Concord man named as the suspect in a bizarre attempted theft and police chase during which he allegedly threw pipe bombs at pursuing San Francisco police cars has a history of explosives use and a car bombing conviction in his past, police said Monday. Daniel Richard Garcia, 42, was taken into custody Sunday night…
Extensive Police Pursuit From San Francisco To Martinez; One Detained, EOD Team Summoned
A sizable police pursuit of a subject believed to have explosives or an explosive device in his possession left San Francisco and blazed into Contra Costa County Sunday, ending on Imhoff Road near Martinez with a person in custody and explosives experts summoned to check the car. San Francisco police responded to Saints Peter and…
HazMat Crews Clean Up Messy Spill On N. Main In Walnut Creek Saturday
Firefighters turned out to clean up a spreading hydraulic spill on N. Main Street at Lesnick Lane in Walnut Creek early Saturday, the effort resulting in some localized traffic restrictions. Kitty Litter and absorbent pads were used as firefighters tried to corral the spreading fluid before it reached storm drains. The incident was reported at…
Walnut Creek Crash Snarls Traffic Wednesday Night
Scene of a traffic-snarling crash at Ygnacio Valley Road and Oak Grove tonight. Thankfully, no major injuries though the crash did tie up traffic in the area for a couple of hours. The crash was reported at 7:35p.m.
Livermore Gun Store Owner Shoots, Kills Alleged Robber Sunday
Livermore police have released details of a fatal shooting at a local firearms store – apparently as the store owner defended himself against a thief who stole one of the shop’s weapons while brandishing a hammer. The shooting was reported at around 2:30 p.m. Sunday at East Bay Firearms, 4049 First Street, after an apparent…
Life And Death In ‘BurbLandia; Junk Mail; The Orange Cowboy
Caught in a swirl of stories and happenings in the 24/680 lately, some of them our own circling back to reach us as new – some funny and others not so much – but all part of that treadmill we’re on, each of us stamped with our own expiration date and walking till we stop.…
Fake Rolex Taken In Walnut Creek Facebook Marketplace Robbery Saturday
The planned sale of a Rolex watch outside a Walnut Creek business went wrong Saturday when one of the participants pulled what looked to be a real weapon with an extended magazine and took the faux Rolex at gunpoint. It was not immediately clear if the watch was being sold as counterfeit or authentic. The…
Minor Injuries In Van Vs. Bicyclist Crash In Walnut Creek Friday
A scary moment ended with a satisfactory outcome after a minivan made contact with a bicyclist and a brick post on Tice Valley Boulevard at Castle Hill Ranch in Walnut Creek Friday. Ambulances were summoned for both the cyclist and the driver of the minivan after the vehicle’s airbags deployed but injuries for both parties…