Rushing The Freeway – Group Closes I680 At N. Main Monday
Ryan Thompson was in the area when several hundred people split away from a downtown demonstration and rushed Interstate 680 at N. Main Monday, bringing commute hour traffic to a halt and police on the run. After about an hour of cat-and-mouse tactics with police, demonstrators eventually abandoned the freeway and traffic was restored. Arrests…
Walnut Creek Businesses Board Up Sunday
Ryan Thompson was out and about in Walnut Creek today, Sunday, when he confirmed that downtown businesses were fortifying their storefronts in preparation for what some say could be a busy night. Quiet, peaceful protests have continued throughout the day in the 24/680 – though there was a report of someone brandishing a gun in…
Walnut Creek Parking Lot Shootout Captured On Camera; Victim Arrested After Returning Fire
Walnut Creek police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects involved in yesterday’s shooting outside a Newell Avenue liquor store and said that an apparent robbery victim had been arrested for returning gunfire during the incident. As we reported Thursday, the shooting took place at about 6:23 p.m. in the parking lot…
Suspected Burglars At Work In Lamorinda Get Warm Welcome By Local Police Monday
As we noted last night (Monday, May 18), at least one burglary crew was at work in Lamorinda – breaking into a work truck as seen on the accompanying video – and possibly other venues around the area. A “white” car reportedly stopped on Arroyo Drive in Orinda and a passenger got out to break…
Moraga Gets A Rude Awakening Thursday; Power Outages, Internet Outage – And Then The Fire
In a cavalcade of failures and occurrences Moragans were alternately plunged into darkness (if they weren’t already in bed at 11:05 p.m.), separated from the outside world when many lost Internet, and were sent honking and yelling into the street after fire broke out on Merrill Circle at 12:54 a.m. In a “when it rains,…
Walnut Creek Police Release Video Of Officer-Involved Shooting Of Miles Hall (Viewer Discretion Advised)
Police in Walnut Creek released video footage of the June 2 shooting of Miles Hall.
Walnut Creek Police Arrest Three-Wheeled Motorist Monday Morning
Walnut Creek police provided some fresh details for yesterday’s video of an arrest on the S. Broadway extension near Rudgear Road yesterday morning. Police are reporting that the man pictured was taken into custody for reckless driving and DUI after he was spotted driving on three wheels shortly before noon Monday. Police described the man…
*Poof* – Like That – And It’s Gone. San Ramon Car Burglars Work Quickly
Borrowing loosely from “The Usual Suspects,” we’ve applied a line in the movie to some home-grown video of a team of car burglars in action in San Ramon. We’ve been posting admonitions about just this sort of thing for weeks now but the hunting ground remains fertile and the hunters continue to come – not…
Not Exactly “Bullitt,” But Stolen Excavator Attracts Lots Of Police Attention Wednesday
Motorists on Willow Pass Road in Concord were treated to an unusual sight a little after 2 p.m. Wednesday as a man at the controls of a stolen construction excavator whizzed by at 8 mph – police in hot pursuit. Officers pursued the backhoe through the city for approximately 20 minutes, closing various roadways to…
“Fill ‘Er Up… We Mean, Hands Up!” Lafayette PD Arrest Stolen Car Suspect While He’s Getting Gas Sunday
A trip past the neighborhood gas station turned into a bit of a real-life crime episode Sunday after NEWS24/680 reader Pamela Dunn happened upon this scene at the 76 Station off Mt. Diablo Blvd. in Lafayette. Turns out a passing Honda Civic triggered the town’s all-catching license plate readers and the city’s finest were vectored…