Fatal Crash In Danville Friday
UPDATE: Coroner’s officials on Monday identified the victim as Jahangir Bozorgmanesh, 92, of Danville. A motorist was killed after losing control of their car and crashing into a tree on Camino Tassajara at Shady Creek Drive in Danville Friday. The crash was reported at 8:47 pm. A bystander and emergency crews attempted to save the…
Armed Robbery Crew Strikes In Danville Thursday
Four armed, masked men traveling in at least two and possibly three cars battered and robbed a person on Dolphin Drive in Danville Thursday night. The robbery was reported at approximately 7:12 p.m. with the crew striking swiftly and beating their victim before making off with a bag, phone, and other personal items. So far,…
After A Busy Monday Night – Ferreting Out The Details
Monday night in the 24/680 was particularly bad, with folks hitting each other, walls, and their own personal limits with the rapidity of a triggered chain of dominoes. Our people were out and on the scene, returning with the glazed, dead-eyed expression of the shell-shocked, shaking their heads when colleagues asked what they’d seen. We…
“We Do Our Best Work In The Dark…”
Something tripped the grid last night and much of Walnut Creek found out what it was like to live back in 1845 – with some folks either running, screaming out into the darkness or calmly sitting down and finishing their meals in a suddenly very romantic setting. The Sages have told us we find out…
Power Outage Sets The Mood In Downtown Walnut Creek Sunday!
An apparently weather-related power outage turned out the lights to approximately 3,500 Walnut Creek residents Sunday, putting a sharp end to dinner plans and the latest Mission Impossible release. Several theater-goers contacted this site about the premature ending when the lights went out shortly after 8 p.m., darkening a wide swath of the city and…
Robbery Flurry Making Things Hotter In Concord Saturday
Thieves both male and female, some armed and brandishing guns, others demanding money by note, were busy attempting to rob or robbing banks, credit unions and individuals in Concord Saturday. One woman robbed a credit union in the 2000 block of Diamond Boulevard of about $1,000 at approximately 1:50pm, escaping from the area on foot.…
Ad Hoc Police Unit Moves On Suspected Car Burglar In San Ramon Friday
A suspected car burglar with a car full of allegedly stolen loot was arrested in the parking lot of a San Ramon Target store late Friday as multiple police units – cobbled together after a rash of car burglaries in Walnut Creek – descended on the suspect as he left the store. Initial belief is…
Car Burning On Northbound I680 In Walnut Creek Friday
Scene from I680 near N. Main in Walnut Creek, where a motorist is having a very, very bad day. A report of a crash in the area was investigated by police and fire personnel as one vehicle caught fire and burned.
If You Can’t Stand The Heat – Go Steal A Car
We’re staggering a bit, because we’re even more short-handed than usual as well as from lack of sleep, and we’re banking on Mister Breville and David Bowie to give us the jump-start we need. If you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know about the predicted heat wave you may want to stay under…
Coke Dust Release At Martinez Refining Company Tuesday
From Contra Costa Health: Contra Costa Health’s (CCH) Hazardous Materials program is investigating a hazardous materials release from the Martinez Refining Company (MRC) Tuesday morning. MRC reported through the Community Warning System (CWS) that the released material was coke dust, a byproduct of the petroleum refining process. The release left the material on the ground,…