Night Owl
Checking out the scene in Walnut Creek…
Close Call For Charter Bus Passengers In Danville Saturday Night
Charter bus passengers – 48 in all – were forced to bail out of their vehicle and into the rain Saturday after the rear quarter of the bus began to smoke and then burst into flame on I680 at Diablo Road in Danville Saturday night. The unfortunate passengers abandoned the bus at approximately 8:53pm and…
Midnight Leaner… In Walnut Creek Sunday
Walnut Boulevard at Ygnacio Valley Road, 12:14 a.m. Driver trapped in her car until a large team of large folks was able to free her. No severe injuries but some questions about the driver’s pre-crash maneuvers.
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Buchanan Field Thursday
A single-engine aircraft made an emergency wheels-up landing at Buchanan Field in Concord tonight, apparently after a landing gear issue. The pilot was not injured.
“Red Bull Gives You Wings…”
That’s the slogan, anyway. The extra boost the energy drink is supposed to give you didn’t come through for this chap (the one in the handcuffs) and Walnut Creek PD was left toting a case of the stuff back to the squad car after things ended badly for the suspect at Walnut Creek BART. Our…
Wednesday Arrives In The 24/680
Rain on the way, we’re told. We’ll see…
A Police Light Show Paints Commercial Lane Saturday
Culmination off a long Saturday in the 24/680 with our photographers racing to and fro and the night ending on Commercial Lane after an Aggravated Battery call on Locust Street in Walnut Creek. A person was taken into custody, the street taking the lights from police vehicles and re-painting the old brick walls, asphalt, and…
“Sky-yyy Pilot… How High Can You Fly?”
About 2,000ft AGL, apparently as this military Bell-Boeing CMV-22B Osprey just made himself known over the 24/680. No air assaults underway – that we know of. Gulp.
Two-Wheeled Wild Ones Roll Through Walnut Creek Thursday
Those zany, fun-loving, two-wheeled Wild Ones – the East Bay Bike Party – rolled through downtown Walnut Creek Thursday night, attracting a fair bit of attention as they pedaled their way across town. The group meets on designated nights for pre-planned runs through local cities and they appear to be having a lot of fun.
“Flash Photo” From Lafayette Subscriber Monday
Scene captured outside our Lafayette Safeway store tonight as local coppers detained at least one person suspected of shoplifting from the store. And, yes, that is still going on despite recent changes to the law. We call this a “Flash Photo” because Paul very kindly sent it in via our Flash Alert system, which thousands…