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Worker Found Murdered At Benicia Market Tuesday

Police in Benicia are investigating the apparent homicide of a man working at a market in the 2000 block of Columbus Parkway Tuesday. The victim was identified as Bahadur Singh, a well known and respected local business owner. Officers responding to an alarm call at the business at 10:04 p.m. – minutes after the store…

Shots Fired In Downtown Walnut Creek Sunday

A couple challenged for failing to pay their bill at a downtown restaurant Sunday were ejected and left but not before firing three shots before speeding away, according to witnesses. Witnesses said two people, described as a heavy-set white female and heavy-set black male, had tried to leave the Modern China Cafe on N. Main…

Multi-Casualty, Major Injury Crash On Mines Road In Livermore Friday

A Livermore High School student was killed and five other teens injured when the pickup they were riding in rolled off Mines Road and down a 200-foot embankment f. Two of the injured were airlifted to area hospitals while four others were taken for treatment via ambulance, according to the Alameda County Fire Department. A…

Chunky Air Prompts Miramonte High Gridders To Search For Greener Field

Unhealthy air quality forced at least one local school to call off their planned Friday Night Lights and search for more favorable turf tonight – an effort that ultimately proved unsuccessful. When Miramonte High School school officials researched local air quality levels and found Orinda at 180 (not good) they opted to cancel their game…

Alleged Shoplifter Leaves Trail Of Debris, Angry Motorists After Sprint Into Walnut Creek Thursday

A suspected shoplifter fleeing police in a Toyota van allegedly struck several vehicles before attempting to exit I-680 at Ygnacio Valley and crashing at high speed near the Walnut Creek BART station. Witnesses in the area at the time said the van appeared to be “pushing 100 mph” when it crashed at Ygnacio and Oakland…

Health Officials Reaffirm Support For In-Person Schooling

From Contra Costa Health Services: As Bay Area Health Officials, we are excited that more than a million Kindergarten-12thgrade students are returning to school for in-person learning this fall across the wider San Francisco Bay Area. In the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa…

Fire On King Drive In Walnut Creek Saturday

Photo from Ryan Chance Lauder of today’s fire on King Drive in Walnut Creek. A ’65 Corvette in the garage at the time was the only casualty – though apparently that was enough to break the heart of its owner and local car fanciers.

Saturday Off And Running With Stolen Car Arrest In Moraga

Early risers in Moraga were shocked to see a small caravan of police cars thread their way past Campolindo High School and onto quiet Campolindo Drive early Saturday, apparently trailing the operator of a car cruising local neighborhoods. The car is believed to have tripped an Automated License Plate Reader because officers apparently got some…

Man Shot, Wounded In Concord Wednesday

A man dressed head to foot in black motorcycle attire approached and shot another man in the parking lot of the Willow Pass Community Park on E. Olivera Wednesday. Emergency personnel were called to the area around 1 p.m., reportedly finding a person in or near a car with a gunshot wound to the chest.…

Search For Florida Homicide Suspect Prompts Shelter Order In San Ramon Tuesday – Arrested In Monarch Park

UPDATE: San Ramon PD detained suspect Sanchez without incident after he was spotted in Monarch Park, 7:50 p.m. A police search for a man wanted in connection with a Florida murder led to a lockdown order for a San Ramon neighborhood Tuesday as police brought in a drone, canine team, and helicopter to help search…