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Concord’s Sun Valley Mall Closed By Police After Fighting Breaks Out Saturday

Reports of sizable groups of people fighting inside and outside Sun Valley Mall in Concord prompted a heavy police response and eventual closure of the shopping center. Officers responded to the Red Robin restaurant location around 5:10 p.m. after getting reports of a group of between 20 to 25 people fighting outside. Police formed a…

Hunkered In The Bunker: Day One

Day 1 of Quarantine: “We see people, wandering in the rain, drawn and haggard, a hardscrabble shuffle and defeated look on their faces – on the hunt for canned chili, Purell, and breakfast waffles. Sometimes, they stop, and through our binoculars we watch as they raise their bony finger to our air vent and we…

Concord Police Search For Suspect In Robin Lane Homicide

An update to our earlier Flash and Facebook alerts from Concord PD: Concord, CA – On Wednesday, November 13th just before ‪5p.m., Concord Police Department officers responded to a shooting on the 1800 block of Robin Lane. Officers found a 45-year-old man suffering from gun shot wounds to his upper body and began life saving…

What’d I See? Carjacking Caper Ends On Solano Way In Concord Wednesday

Readers in the area of Solano Way near Hillside Drive noted a considerable police presence in the area Wednesday, and we Flashed what we could safely say about operations at the time but, as usual, there was more to the story: The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a carjacking with a threat of…

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…