Posts Tagged ‘Contra Costa County’
Happy Semiquincentennial, ‘Merica – We Survived!
The country marked it’s 250th year in grand style – though it was a Fractured Fourth for some to be sure. And, despite some setbacks sent courtesy of Ma Nature, a few cases of OverBloviation and Mish-mashed History, we seem to have come out the other side, some in county lockup, some really, really hungover…
Read MoreCar Misses The Pool, Hits The Building In Concord Wednesday
Residents of the 136-unit Premier Inns at 1581 Concord Avenue scattered Wednesday after a car believed to have been fleeing police entered an interior courtyard, missed the hotel pool and smacked into a building at about 9:25pm. The unidentified driver reportedly attempted to flee from his damaged car but he was quickly detained by police.…
Read MoreArmed Burglary Crew Targeting Concord Homes In Recent Weeks
A crew of burglars, at least some of them armed, have apparently been targeting homes in the Concord area in recent weeks – using garage door openers stolen from parked cars to access the victim’s garage and stealing tools and other items of value once inside. Video made of the crimes while in progress appear…
Read MoreSeparate Car Fires Plug Marsh Creek Road/Caldecott Tunnel Saturday
A pair of smoky but unrelated car fires sparked a sizable fire response to Marsh Creek Road in Clayton as well as an eastbound bore of the Caldecott Tunnel on Saturday, paralyzing traffic and severely damaging the involved vehicles. The first fire was reported at 11:03am after a delivery van caught fire in the 15000…
Read MoreSheriff Investigating In-Custody Death At Martinez Detention Facility
On Thursday, June 25, 2026, at about 9:06 AM, a deputy sheriff at Martinez Detention Facility intake discovered a male inmate unresponsive in a room. Health Services medical staff at MDF were immediately requested to respond. Deputies began life-saving measures until medical staff took over. The fire department and an ambulance also responded to MDF.…
Read MoreThieves Snatch Victim’s Chains At Sunvalley Mall Tuesday
Readers noted a sizable police response to the Sunvalley Shopping Center Tuesday after a man reported two masked thieves approached him and snatched two of his necklaces. The theft occurred at approximately 3:12 p.m. near Macy’s Women’s. A brief struggle ensued before the pair fled from the mall with the necklaces. The victim sustained minor…
Read MoreConstruction Of County’s First Mental Health Rehabilitation Center Underway In Richmond
From Contra Costa Health: County Begins Construction of the First Mental Health Rehabilitation Center in Contra Costa Contra Costa County broke ground today on a new 45-bed facility in Richmond that will expand local long-term behavioral health treatment capacity for residents with serious mental illness. The project will renovate and repurpose an existing one-story county-owned…
Read MoreContra Costa Homeless Count Shows Small Increase, Still Below 2024 Levels
From Contra Costa Health: Contra Costa County’s annual survey documenting people experiencing homelessness found a modest increase in 2026 compared to 2025, though the overall count remained lower than 2024 levels, according to data released by Contra Costa Health’s Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division (H3). H3, with 188 volunteers, conducted the Point-in-Time Count across…
Read MoreFBI Searches County Assessor’s Office, Personal Residences Tuesday
A team of FBI agents executed a series of search warrants at private homes and the Contra Costa County Assessor’s office Tuesday. Agents declined to specify who or what they were looking for though a bureau spokesperson confirmed warrants had been served at the assessors office at 2530 Arnold Drive in Martinez, the home of…
Read MoreBoard Of Supervisors Appoints Aaron McAlister To Lead Con Fire
(Martinez, CA) – On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors appointed Aaron McAlister as Fire Chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire). McAlister has served with Con Fire since 2016 and most recently served as Deputy Fire Chief of Administration, overseeing Communications/Fire Dispatch, Information Systems, Support Services, Finance, and…
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