Staring Into The Future On A Fireside Saturday Night
We had fun during our latest downpour – frolicking in the Atmospheric River even when other folks were spinning out, hitting psychological walls, or were left wondering if the sun would ever come up again. Still, it was good to get a respite, and even better when our rain break coincided with an invite for…
Several Cars, County Connection Bus Crash In Walnut Creek – Injuries Reported
Several people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash at Ygnacio Valley Road and Oakland Boulevard Thursday afternoon, with emergency workers evaluating riders aboard a County Connection bus tangled in the wreckage. At least four cars and the bus were believed involved, the crash and possibly other resultant crashes effectively closing the freeway offramp. “(It was…
Tesla Involved In Fatal Crash Into Firetruck On Autopilot – NHTSA
Investigators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say the 2014 Tesla Model S that crashed into a ConFire ladder truck at a crash site in Walnut Creek on Feb. 18 was on Autopilot at the time – marking the latest in a series of crashes involving the popular vehicles with stationary objects. The crash…
Shots Fired In Martinez, Victim Found Injured In Bullet-Pocked Car
Police are speaking with a man found in a bullet-riddled car located in the 5500 block of Alhambra Valley Road after shots and a person yelling were reported in the area a little after 3 p.m. Wednesday. Neighbors reported hearing a man yelling along with at least three shots fired at that time. Responding officers…
Gardeners, Fresh Food Fanciers Living Near Martinez Refinery Advised Not To Eat Their Crops
From County Health: With spring and gardening season arriving, Contra Costa Health (CCH) is advising residents near the refinery in Martinez not to eat produce grown in soil that may have been exposed to “spent catalyst” with heavy metals until further environmental testing is completed. “We are making this recommendation out of an abundance of…
Fire Engine, Ambulance Struck By Honda On Highway 4 Early Sunday
In a second instance of a civilian vehicle striking emergency vehicles on the scene of a prior crash – a motorist driving east on Highway 4 at Loveridge Road in Pittsburg struck a ConFire engine and ambulance early Sunday morning. Luckily, no injuries were reported among firefighting crews or medical personnel but, yet again, the…
Shots Fired After Pleasant Hill Phone Store Robbery Saturday
A man and woman who robbed a phone store on Contra Costa Boulevard in Pleasant Hill were fired on by a police officer after they allegedly drove the getaway car in his direction. It was not immediately known if either suspect was hit but the male half was arrested and their getaway car pocked by…
Antioch Woman Arrested Following Alleged Threats Against Walnut Creek School
Reports of a SWAT action underway in Antioch Thursday dovetailed into the arrest of a local woman for alleged threats against a school in Walnut Creek. SWAT operators took Antioch resident Danielle Nye, 33, into custody following execution of a search and arrest warrant at her home Thursday night. Nye, who allegedly sent numerous emails…
Pre-Dawn Pursuit Runs From Lafayette To Pleasant Hill Thursday; Ends In Crash
A Lafayette police officer attempted to stop the driver of a black Nissan Altima early Thursday, falling in behind the driver when she fled onto Pleasant Hill Road at high speed in an attempt to elude the officer. The short-lived pursuit ended when the Nissan’s driver crashed her vehicle into another at Morello Avenue and…
Sheriff Investigating Lomas Cantadas Carjacking Wednesday
Contra Costa County deputy sheriffs were dispatched to a report of an armed carjacking in the area of Grizzly Peak Road and Lomas Cantadas in rural Orinda early Wednesday morning. The incident was reported at approximately 1 a.m., with a motorist telling deputies he was pulled off the road when a sedan parked behind him…