Posts Tagged ‘Walnut Creek’
“Oh oh… Valiant Into the Sand Barrels!”
Minor injuries in this one, remarkably, after a car fellow motorists said was traveling (Bob Uecker Voice) “juusssst a litttle bit too fast…” on northbound I680 at Treat smacked into the attenuator barrels (lower left) and got a sand shower…
Read MoreTheft Crew Strikes Walnut Creek Luxury Consignment Store Sunday
A crew of thieves reportedly arriving in two cars blitzed the Labels Luxury Consignment store, 1367 N. Main Street in Walnut Creek on Sunday night, making off with several thousand dollars worth of high-end handbags. Several thieves entered the business at approximately 5:30 p.m., sweeping the bags off their shelves, dropping a few along the…
Read MoreAlamo Couple Recount Harrowing Details Of Walnut Creek Rolex Robbery
We’re not giving up their names or other identifying details for obvious reasons but we were able to hook up with and debrief an Alamo couple who found themselves staring down the barrel of a shotgun and pistol during a recent robbery in Walnut Creek. We sketched in broad terms an account of their experience…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Man Indicted On Wire, Securities Fraud Charges
The CEO of several East Bay-based Internet companies marketing child-friendly services has been indicted and arrested by federal investigators for alleged wire and securities fraud violations. Alan Anderson, 59, of Walnut Creek faces charges he used false and fraudulent pretenses to induce investors to make contributions to three businesses marketed as providing child-friendly internet services,…
Read MoreArmed Robbery Reported In Walnut Creek Saturday
Two men, one armed with a pistol, robbed a victim of his wallet 100 block of Roxanne Court early Monday. The victim was not believed to have been injured. The incident was reported at approximately 12:40 a.m. with two black male suspects wearing hoodies and dark clothing confronting the victim outside the Kingston Apartments, one…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Urges Residents To Prepare For Coming Storms
From the City of Walnut Creek: Walnut Creek residents, This morning’s skies were sunny and cloudless, but the storms are expected to arrive late today and continue on and off for the next week. The City of Walnut Creek has restocked sandbag supplies at a variety of locations, and is encouraging residents to prepare now…
Read More“Lockdown… Schmockdown… I’m Comin’ Through…”
We’re meant to be staying appropriately distant from one another these days but apparently the 68-year-old driver of this Dodge Ram was tired of sheltering in his place – and decided to shelter in someone else’s. At around 5:30 p.m. Saturday the driver got a little wonky on Hawthorne Drive in unincorporated Walnut Creek, struck…
Read MorePittsburg Thunder Runner Booked In Connection With Injury-Causing Crash Sunday
On Sunday, October 6, 2019, at about 8:10 PM, a vehicle heading south on Highway 680 near North Main Street passed a Deputy Sheriff at a high rate of speed. The Deputy attempted a traffic enforcement stop on the vehicle but the car did not yield, police said, instead leading Deputies on a pursuit. The…
Read MoreWhat’d I See? Police Activity On Wiget Lane In Walnut Creek Wednesday
Thanks to an alert reader we shifted our attention to Wiget Lane and Comista Drive yesterday, Wednesday, upon hearing of a “small army” of police converging on the area. Neighbors and passersby said a man appeared to have been taken into custody and police have confirmed their presence in the neighborhood as well as the…
Read MoreCrew Of Unladylike Tech Thieves Hit Walnut Creek Apple Store Sunday
The attached video is of an old theft at the old Apple store in Walnut Creek, kindly submitted by a reader when the store was hit a year or two ago. The “new” store was hit this morning, this time with a crew of three young women in hoodies swarming the store and stealing several…
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