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Fatal Auto Vs. Cyclist Crash In Moraga Friday

One person was killed in an auto vs. bicycle collision in the 500 block of Moraga Road Friday. The rider was identified by coroner’s deputies Monday as Roger Russell, 77, of Moraga. Shocked passersby reported a rider down in the center divide in the road in front of Rheem Center, fire and police arriving on…

Monday Memo: “So, How Was Your Weekend?”

Merchants and residents in the 24/680 – and beyond – got a taste of what a dystopian state looks like when a sizable number of the populace decides to rise up and indulge its taste for jewelry and expensive handbags over the weekend. Proving that they’re willing to do just about anything to procure these…

San Ramon Pursuit Ends With Crashes, Tactical Situation Wednesday Night

A police pursuit of a reportedly stolen motorhome ended with a series of crashes and a tactical scenario played out on Bollinger Canyon Road at Market Place Wednesday evening. Residents first reported a pursuit wending it way along Bollinger Canyon Road with police cars behind a large motor home reportedly stolen out of San Francisco…

Traffic Snarls On Moraga Way After Two-Car Crash Thursday

A crash at Moraga Way and Oak Drive in Orinda balled up traffic on Lamorinda’s already impacted roadways Thursday, sending two drivers to the hospital, trying the patience of afternoon commuters and requiring an extensive cleanup of spilled pool cleaning chemicals. The crash, a rear-end collision between a VW and a pool service truck, was…

Woman Killed In Auto Vs. Pedestrian Collision On Concord Boulevard Monday

A 72-year-old Union City woman died after being struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Concord Boulevard and Denkinger Road Monday morning. Evangelina Marquez was identified by county coroner’s officials Tuesday. The collision was reported at 7:22 a.m. Marquez was attempting to cross Concord Boulevard when a vehicle driving in the westbound direction struck…

Catalytic Converter Miners At Work In Lafayette Early Thursday

The unmistakable sound of a saw at work on the undercarriage of a car at 4:40 a.m. brought the car owner on the run and sent three would-be catalytic converter thieves running for the hills as police arrived Thursday. Ed. Note: The attached video is a hopefully obvious recording of converter thieves at work in…

Danville Executives Charged In Alleged Attempt To Defraud Tennessee Valley Authority

Prosecutors say the Danville company allegedly sought more than $300,000 in fraudulent incentive payments from TVA through software installation in Rutherford County Schools From the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Tennessee: NASHVILLE – A seven-count indictment unsealed Friday charged two Danville, California men with conspiracy to defraud the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)…

Two-Alarm Blaze Burns Through Lafayette Home Thursday

Firefighters from throughout Lamorinda turned out to battle a fiercely burning fire racing through a two-story home at 3462 Golden Gate Way in Lafayette early Thursday morning. The firefighting effort was hampered, evidently, by a large number of stored items inside the residence. The home’s lone occupant was able to leave the residence and is…

Police Investigating Shooting Along Highway 242 In Concord Sunday

Concord police and California Highway Patrol officers are attempting to determine the origin of gunfire that left one person wounded along Highway 242 early Sunday morning. Details remain thin, with police transferring a man with an unspecified gunshot wound located in the 1200 block of Franquette Avenue to a local hospital for treatment. A car…

Woman Struck, Killed While Walking On Livermore Freeway Thursday

In the second incident of its kind this week a woman died after inexplicably walking onto westbound I580 in Livermore early Thursday morning. The latest incident follows another, similar fatality on southbound I680 in San Ramon early Monday morning in which a woman with ties to Concord and Danville was hit while crossing from the right…