Posts Tagged ‘Martinez’
Black Clouds, Hail, Thunder, Lightning, Crashes, Spills, Crooked Deeds And A Fight For Life In Walnut Creek
Just your usual morning in the 24/680, with heavy winds and hail making things slick for drivers; people waking up to find things they thought were theirs are gone and now belong to someone else; and fire and police fighting to save a young life from the grip of a Fentanyl OD. Neighbors…
Read MoreDeadly Two-Alarm Fire Burns Through Martinez Apartments Saturday
A neighbor’s call brought firefighters on the run Saturday after a lethal fire broke out in a series of apartments at 98 Farm Lane in Martinez. Firefighters were met by significant smoke and flame and were almost immediately made aware that a resident was down inside the home. Heavy flames burned through the second floor…
Read More“Mule,” The Man With Three Mules, Is Back In The 24/680
He does wear a serape sometimes, but no, he’s not Clint Eastwood. He does roam the West with a broad message for governments trying to fence him – and others weary of unfettered development and growth – in. We know his given name but when we’ve met in the past he just says to call…
Read MoreWoman Struck By Train In Martinez Tuesday
At about 10 a.m. Tuesday, Martinez Police Officers responded to the railroad tracks in the 400 block of Ferry St. for a report of a person that had been hit by a train Officers located an adult female laying on the ground with unknown injuries, next to a stopped Amtrak train. The woman had a dog with…
Read MoreShooting/Stabbing On Shell Avenue In Martinez Tuesday – Two Wounded
County sheriff’s deputies and Martinez police are on the scene of a shooting with at least two people hit on Shell Ave. near Orchard Lane. The Office of the Sheriff reported that a sheriff’s CASE (Contra Costa County Anti-Violence Support Effort) team was attempting to serve a search warrant at a residence on the 1300 block…
Read MoreSan Ramon Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Sexually Assaulting Lyft Driver Wednesday
San Ramon police say they have arrested a 28-year-old San Ramon man for an alleged sexual assault against his female Lyft driver Wednesday night. Officers said they were contacted by the driver at 10:30 p.m. and told she had been assaulted by a male driver during a ride that originated in San Ramon. During the…
Read MorePleasant Hill-Martinez Minister Arrested For Sex With Minor
Press Release issued by Martinez PD: Martinez, Ca – Monday, April 18, 2016, Martinez Police Department took a report of a female juvenile that had been sexually assaulted by a 29 year old male over a three year period. Detectives from Martinez Police and Pleasant Hill Police investigated the allegations which ultimately led to the arrest…
Read MoreWet Wednesday Leaves One Dead; Commuters Fuming
A slippery day in the 24/680 led to a number of crashes across Central County – with a Martinez woman killed in a head-on accident early in the day and a series of crashes tying up traffic and elevating tempers as commuters slowed to a crawl California CHP investigators are looking into the cause of…
Read MoreMartinez Woman Killed In Head-On Crash Wednesday
A 27-year-old Martinez woman was killed in a two-car, head-on crash in the intersection of Pacheco Blvd. and Arthur Rd. in Martinez early Wednesday. Tandiwe Myambo was traveling eastbound on Pacheco Boulevard around 5:30 a.m. when her Honda unexpectedly swerved into oncoming westbound traffic, hitting a Dodge pick-up. Myambo, who attended Diablo Valley College, was…
Read MoreTeacher, Lafayette Resident Charged With Possession, Distribution Of Child Pornography Monday
A Lafayette man and private school teacher was formally charged Monday with possessing and distributing child pornography, after allegedly trying to outrun and dispose of a computer when a police search team entered his Bickerstaff Road residence Feb. 18. David Prashker, 60, was arrested after allegedly trying to throw a laptop computer from the second…
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