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If A Cow Rams A Deputy During A Flo-Speed Chase, Can We Call It A Grazing Wound?

You have to ponder these things in this business sometimes, and last night was one of those times. In one of those quiet, cold nights built for Flash Alerts we took note of bursts of activity up and down the 24/680 Corridor and tried to keep up as anxious residents, nighthawk limousine operators and other…

Whistling In The Newsroom

Every profession has its basic tenets. In journalism, they are: Never go on vacation; No whistling in the newsroom, and – perhaps most important – never, ever say “Boy, it sure is quiet out there…” We received the latter comment from a reader early Sunday morning. Our reaction, driven home by far too many years…

Livermore PD Officers Open Fire On Car Reported Speeding Toward Them Wednesday

Two Livermore police officers who made a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Airway Boulevard and the eastbound Interstate 580 off-ramp early Wednesday morning ended up drawing and firing their weapons on a second car reportedly steering toward them at high speed. Investigators said the two officers were conducting a DUI investigation…

Ski Mt. Diablo! Local Plankers/Boarders Eye Recent Snowfall – Test Their Edges

It may be a little sparse, and there’s always Elephant Rock and other hazards to consider, but local realtor Rachael Hand captured this image of a snow-capped Mt. Diablo this morning. Rachael, who in the interest of transparency also happens to advertise with this site, was making the rounds Thursday when she noticed the summit…

Housebreaker Kicks In Door Of Danville Home Thursday

Danville police are responding to an interrupted residential burglary in the 100 block of Santa Clara Drive in the city this morning – the ski-masked culprit kicking in the front door of the residence before he was confronted by a resident. Police are looking for a male of unknown race, about 5′ 10″ tall who…

Orinda Teacher Arrested For “Unlawful Relationship” With Two Students While At Acalanes High School

On Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at about 6:30 PM, Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff arrested 54-year-old Kyle Ann Wood at her home in Pleasant Hill. The Lafayette Police Department, assisted by the Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division, recently began an investigation into Wood after receiving reports of alleged inappropriate and unlawful…

Orinda May Agree To Help Clean Up Moraga’s Streets

Moraga’s mean streets may get a helping spritz from its immediate neighbor if a brewing agreement comes to pass. The Town of Moraga is seeking a contractual agreement with its Big City neighbor calling for Orinda to provide street cleaning services – using equipment (slightly more modern than the device pictured) and person power the…

It’s 2020 – Locals Ring In The New Year With Restraint

The arrival of Double Twenty was greeted with a sort of quiet restraint, as far as we can tell, though there were one or two ragers out there with some dedicated partying. It’s quiet out there for the most part, we’ve been roaming around, “You Belong To The City” running on our own personal soundtrack…

Burglars Bedevil The 24/680 – Four Break-ins In Orinda Thursday

No city or town seems exempt from a recent spate of local burglaries and some areas are getting especially hard hit on an apparently rotating basis. Thursday was Orinda’s turn in the crosshairs, apparently, with Chief of Police David Cook confirming his officers dealt with four residential burglaries over the course of their day. “The…

Felony Fraud Charges For Former Con Fire Battalion Chief

From the Office of the District Attorney: Former Con Fire Battalion Chief Charged with 12 Felonies for Falsifying Payroll Records, Misappropriation of Taxpayer Monies Martinez, Calif. – Earlier this week the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges against former Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) Battalion Chief Louis Manzo Jr. of…