Lifeless Eyes; Bald-Faced Lies; And The Voyage Of Discovery
Discovery motions underway in a widely watched (by some, at least) court action against a propaganda peddler masquerading as a news outlet have turned up some interesting tidbits. Turns out the purveyors of disinformation swallowed whole by a large part of the nation knew they were pushing the political leanings of their corporate master, knew…
Shooting In San Ramon Saturday, One Wounded
A woman was shot and seriously wounded by a masked gunman who fired several shots before leaving her outside the Mill Creek apartments in the 900 block of Waterstone Place in San Ramon Saturday. Neighbors reported hearing gunfire at approximately 11 p.m. and responding officers quickly located the wounded person. She was transferred to a…
Tesla Impacts Firetruck In Walnut Creek; Driver Killed, Passenger Injured
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District’s Truck 1 was struck by a passenger vehicle while blocking I-680 lanes from a previous accident in Walnut Creek at 3:54 a.m. this morning. A Tesla Model S approaching the scene south of Treat Boulevard crashed into the rear of the fire engine at that time. Crews pronounced the…
Standoff In Danville Neighborhood Following Alleged Assault Friday
A Danville neighborhood was cut off and homes evacuated as police attempted to talk a man suspected of an attack on a family member out of his residence. Details of the alleged attack, reportedly with a knife, remained murky as the suspect retreated into the family home on Glasgow Drive and resisted efforts by police…
Burglary Crew Runs From Airship, Valley Officers In Morning Dash South On I-680
A Parks Police helicopter and various San Ramon Valley law enforcement officers pursued a car with suspected burglars aboard early Friday, eventually cornering the vehicle in Milpitas and taking at least one person into custody. It was not immediately known if the crew involved in the chase was responsible for a burglary reported in San…
Lathrop Man Arrested For Hoax Shooting Threat At Las Lomas High
Walnut Creek police have announced an arrest following the threat of a shooting at Las Lomas High School on Feb. 10. Police said they arrested Demoni Costello, 18, of Lathrop on suspicion of making criminal threats and a false emergency report. The arrest follows a series of threats against California schools in recent weeks, but…
Antioch Homicide Suspect Arrested During Bizarre “Return Trip” Pursuit To Orinda Charged Wednesday
The threads of many of the stories we chase are interwoven – and sometimes unravel in mysterious ways. Take the case of Corey Hill, a 19-year-old Antioch resident wanted by police there as a suspect in the January 17 killing of liquor store employee Emani Flenoid, 25, of Pittsburg, after a dispute between the two…
Ten Armed Men Attempt To Rob Pacheco Cannabis Shop Monday
A group of robbers armed with rifles and pistols who arrived in two black SUVs attempted to hold up a Pacheco cannabis business Monday but were reportedly thwarted. It was not immediately known what deterred the robbery crew, who were reportedly similarly dressed in black clothing and masks. The business, STIIIZY, is based in a…
Lafayette Carjacking Results In Chase, Arrests Sunday
Three men attacked a driver in her car at the Olympic Boulevard Staging Area near Olympic Boulevard and Pleasant Hill Road at approximately 3:30 p.m. Sunday, smashing the owner’s window and making off with her 2019 Hyundai Elantra. Lafayette police officers quickly acquired a visual of the carjacked vehicle and kept it in sight during…
Suspected Getaway Vehicle Found Abandoned In Lafayette Saturday
Neighbors in Lafayette may have noticed some police activity on Pleasant Hill Road early Saturday. Police in Concord are apparently trying to figure it all out but things appear to have started when a witness spotted a crew of suspected burglars attempting to rob a Concord liquor store. The incident was reported at approximately 1:45…