Complicated Rescue After Rossmoor Crash Saturday
Complicated extrication in Rossmoor late Saturday after a driver dialed for help after crashing her car through a bus bench and some other infrastructure before tumbling down an embankment onto the 2100 block of Golden Rain Road. The crash was reported at approximately 11:20p.m. and brought many residents out for a look after the car…
VIDEO: Robbery Crew Shoot Their Way Out Of San Ramon Jewelry Store Monday
Video from Monday’s bold blitz-style robbery at Heller Jewelry in San Ramon, Calif. Approximately 20 thieves, dressed as you see and wielding hammers, positioned stolen cars near the store before running inside and smashing their way into display counters, stuffing merchandise in bags and sacks before attempting to exit the store. The group found their…
VIDEO: So Much Reality Packed Into A Police Critical Incident Report
We covered it as it happened, Flashing alerts as events unfolded, but recently released body worn camera footage of Concord police responding to a credit union holdup and the extended, often dodgy pursuit into San Jose that followed shows for the first time just what police and civilians were up against that day. The holdup…
VIDEO: CPD Body-Worn Camera Footage Of Officer-Involved Shooting April 3
WARNING: Video includes graphic language, violence Video of a rapidly escalating traffic stop in Concord the evening of April 3 captures the moment a fleeing suspect reaches for a concealed weapon and officers open fire on him. Images from the officer’s body cameras detail how events unfolded shortly after 10 p.m. that evening, when officers…
Latest Anti Tesla Protest In Walnut Creek Saturday – Crowd Swells
By our count and totally unofficial but more than 1,000 folks turned out under mild skies in downtown Walnut Creek Saturday to protest Elon Musk, DOGE and Tesla outside the car maker’s Broadway Plaza showroom. The latest in a series of now regularly scheduled protests was conducted without incident.
Mount Diablo Blue
Okay, so the national news has got us clenching our teeth and balling our fists, our blood pressure spiking and we’re looking into TRAIN transport to Washington DC to search for cyberpunks – and then we turned to our local landmark for a mental/visual chill pill:
Fire Burns Through Garage Of Martinez Home Friday
Video from scene of fire on Deerwood Court in Martinez tonight. Fire quickly knocked down and no injuries reported though heavy damage to the garage. Videographer: Craig Cannon
Wind-Driven Fire Pushes Toward Structure In Pacheco Sunday
A wildfire in Martinez believed to have gotten its start in a homeless encampment was almost extinguished before it jumped the lines and started a more intense second fire that burned right up to a county building on Arnold Drive on Sunday. Flames were higher than the three story roof. The blaze is currently being…
Video From Scene Of Thursday Morning Crash In Walnut Creek
An 18-year-old girl was declared dead at the scene while her male companion was seriously injured and taken to John Muir Hospital after an early morning rollover crash on Ygnacio Valley Road.
Point Fire Grows To 3-Alarms, Prompts Air Drops And Evacuation Warnings
Anxious moments along Evora Road between Concord and Bay Point Friday afternoon after fire broke out north of Evora near the Diablo Rod & Gun Club. The fire burned approx 150 acres, went to 3-alarms, and prompted an evacuation order for some Bay Point residents. There were no injuries.