Local Lensman Earns NPPA Photo Recognition
Veteran readers may be familiar with the work of Walnut Creek photographer Sean McDonough, whose images appear regularly on our pages. Sean has quite a local following and apparently attracted a few more, recently winning First Place for Spot News photography in the National Press Photographer Association’s monthly regional photo contest. Proud of you, pard!
REALLY Sleepy Driver Gets PD/Fire Wakeup In Walnut Creek Sunday
A driver, initially believed asleep but later determined to be unconscious, was discovered in an active traffic lane behind the wheel of his car at N. Main and Parkside in Walnut Creek on Sunday – and city police were handed the job of waking him up. It should be known that drivers discovered in…
Crisis Negotiations Close Walnut Creek Overpass Early Monday
Police responded to the Treat and Buskirk overpass in Walnut Creek early Monday after a person climbed through a fence at the location and threatened to jump. Northbound I-680 and traffic across the Treat Boulevard overpass was closed briefly in both directions as California Highway Patrol and Walnut Creek police moved in to seal off…
County Currently “Swimming Upstream” On Homeless Issue; Annual Count Deemed “Consistent”
Almost to the day Contra Costa Supervisors admitted they were “swimming upstream” with “absolutely no system” to effectively address the issue of homelessness, County Health released findings showing a four percent rise in the number of people homeless in the county in 2023 compared to 2020. The report, released by Contra Costa Health’s Health, Housing…
Tazed And Confused In Walnut Creek Sunday
Too nice a day for this kind of thing but police in Walnut Creek were summoned after a “not-so-gentlemanly gent” (does that appease you critics?) was involved in some sort of incident at a certain unnamed N. California Boulevard coffeeshop Sunday. Lensman Sean McDonough was out cruising for a latte when the call for police…
Almost A Suribachi Moment At Ruth’s Chris In Walnut Creek Saturday
A sure indicator that a photographer knows their stuff is their ability to take a relatively normal occurrence and find beauty, composition, a story in their frames. Sean McDonough did that as firefighters made their way up a ladder to the roof of Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in Walnut Creek Saturday, searching for the origin of…
FlashPhotos: “Rough Ride In Lafayette”
Subscribers using our Flash Alert system have been reciprocating with news and photos of their own – which has made The Flash that much more interesting for us. Seemingly within minutes of issuing an alert for 3-car collision at Deer Hill and Oak Hill in Lafayette we started receiving photos from our users. Tony Del…
A Two-Fer News Photo: Arrest In Walnut Creek And Rain On That SUV’s Windshield
Lensman Sean McDonough was out and about in Walnut Creek Monday when two things happened: a gentleman got into a tussle with a WCPD officer after allegedly objecting to attempts to arrest him near the BART station – and a very pleasant rain began to fall on the city. And other parts of the 24/680…
Buick Burns In Caldecott Sunday; Traffic Jam Results
A report of a smoldering Buick LeSabre turned into a report of a burning Buick in Bore 1 of the Caldecott Sunday, forcing the owner to bail out and traffic to a standstill. The incident was reported at 3:07 p.m., prompting an emergency response from both ends of the tunnel and creating an almost immediate…
Rollover Crash Closes Central Lafayette Offramp Sunday; Gun Found At Scene
CHP officers peer into wreckage of a car that rolled on eastbound Highway 24 Sunday night, closing the central Lafayette offramp. One person was reportedly ejected and a gun found at the crash scene.