Posts Tagged ‘Walnut Creek’
Thunder Runs, Bad Boys And Blackouts – It’s Thursday In The 24/680!
If that “No Rest for the Wicked” adage holds true we must be really, really bad because our candlestick phones are jangling and that newfangled email system we have from the InterWeb has been burning red hot! No sleep for us here in the news bunker. Experience has shown us that news comes in bursts…
Read MoreDriver Killed After Olympic Blvd. Crash Sunday; Wife Injured
A single-car crash reported on our Facebook page as it happened Sunday morning ended tragically after the driver was pronounced dead of his injuries at John Muir Medical Center – his wife left hospitalized with serious injuries. The crash occurred at 10:44 a.m. when the couple’s Honda CRV drifted inexplicably off Olympic Boulevard as it…
Read MoreFormer Walnut Creek Resident Convicted Of Commercial Bribery In Housing Scam Targeting Russian Immigrants
A former Walnut Creek resident has been convicted of commercial bribery after subletting affordable apartments at market prices and extracting payments from immigrants eager to find local housing. Aziz Artykov, 50, a former resident of the Avalon Bay Walnut Creek Apartments, was found guilty of bribing a former Avalon Bay employee in charge of Avalon’s…
Read MoreFatal Accident In Walnut Creek Triggers SigAlert Wednesday; 2nd Motorist Severely Injured
Reported by Flash and through our Facebook page as it happened this morning, with this update furnished by the CHP: Today at about 10:09am, Contra Costa CHP was advised of a solo vehicle traffic collision in Walnut Creek on the North Main Street on-ramp to northbound I-680. Upon CHP and emergency personnel arrival, it was…
Read MoreThings Going Bump In The Night Turn Out To Be Two Guys On The Prowl In Walnut Creek Friday
A resident in Walnut Creek’s Pheasant Run neighborhood heard something or someone moving hear his home at 6 a.m. Friday and, after alerting his family and illuminating the household, apparently managed to scare off the trespassers. A check of his camera system turned up this video snippet and it makes you wonder what two guys…
Read MoreRuth Bancroft – Creator Of The Garden That Bears Her Name – Dies Sunday At 109
Ruth Bancroft was a collector and skilled plantswoman who created numerous gardens around her home, the most notable of which became a public garden and plant nursery. Born in Massachusetts and raised in Berkeley, where her father was a classics professor at the University of California, Ruth developed a love of plants as a child…
Read MoreHorse And Rider Killed In Fall At Old Borges Ranch In Walnut Creek Monday
A 64-year-old Benicia woman was killed along with her horse after a a fall into a steep ravine at Old Borges Ranch, 1035 Castle Rock Rd., in Walnut Creek Monday. Robert Marshall, fire marshal for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, said the rider – identified Tuesday as Cynthia Naboisek – was on a trail…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Residents Fall Prey To Sweepstakes Scam; Suspect Arrested
A Louisville, KY man is facing theft charges for allegedly running a sweepstakes scam that reached into multiple states and bilked victims – from as far away as Miami, Fla. and as close to home as Walnut Creek – out of thousands of dollars. Investigators in Kentucky said 42-year-old Ekpendu Kingsley mailed letters to the…
Read MoreOrinda PD Detectives Arrest Uber Driver For Alleged Off-Duty Drive-Off Robbery
Orinda police tracked an Uber driver who allegedly robbed a Walnut Creek woman of her purse and abandoned her at Orinda Fields last month – arresting the driver Friday in San Francisco. Police have not yet released the suspect’s name. Investigators said he was off-duty when he was flagged down by the victim after she…
Read MoreWalnut Creek City Worker Saves Tree-Topping Kitty Cat!
There was a bit of aerial derring-do on N. Main Street in Walnut Creek Tuesday as kind-hearted onlookers discussed the best ways to bring down a mewling scaredy cat who had sought refuge in the top of a tree. Fire Department passed. The Old Tuna Can at the bottom of the Tree, Leave Cat Alone…
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