Contra Costa County must reduce stormwater trash by 40 percent in 2014, eliminate it by 2022.

Firefighters from three counties help battle flames at abandoned, city-owned building

City considers pulling back alcohol service hours following drunken violence in downtown area

City considers pulling back alcohol service hours following drunken violence in downtown area

As we reported earlier today, a woman was pinned under a vehicle on Pembroke Drive after the vehicle rolled over the victim.

Unfortunately, the 69-year-old victim has passed away.

The following information is from the Concord Police Department:

At 1025 hours, officers responded to the 4300 block of Pembroke Drive regarding a female trapped under a vehicle. Upon arrival, they discovered the victim trapped under the rear portion of the vehicle.  Medical personnel responded, extricated her from under the vehicle and transported her to John Muir Hospital Walnut Creek.  The victim later died from her injuries.

The preliminary investigation revealed the victim was standing in the driveway when the vehicle began to roll backwards.  As she tried to stop the vehicle, it collided into her, trapping her underneath it.

If you have any information regarding the collision, contact Traffic Officer Ken Carlson at 925-603-5931.

According to the Concord Police, the victim’s name is Joyce Arendtson.

CONCORD -- A 69-year-old woman died in her driveway Sunday morning after being trapped underneath a car that rolled over her, police said.Joyce Arendtson died after medical personnel extricated her and took her to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.

Many of us watched the Super Bowl, but some of us didn’t.

For those who didn’t catch the game, we’ve posted some of the best commercials from this year’s big game (below).

After you view them, tell us which one was your favorite!

Andre Gensburger (Mister Writer), is the Publisher of The Concordian & The Digital Concordian. He also blogs at MisterWriter.com.

You can contact him at misterwriter@claycord.com.

 

If you’re smelling a strong smoke smell in Claycord, it’s because of a four-alarm fire at Mare Island, in Vallejo.

Click HERE to read more about the fire.

Thanks to Mars for the photo of the smoke, which was taken from Mt. Diablo.

An elderly woman was rescued from underneath a vehicle on Pembroke Drive in Concord this morning.

The vehicle apparently backed over the woman, who was pinned underneath the Hyundai and was unresponsive but breathing when police & fire arrived on scene just before 11am.

The woman was taken away with major injuries.

There is no word yet on the woman’s condition.

Thanks to James for the photo.

There’s been quite a bit of vandalism around Clayton Valley High School lately.

We’ve heard the campus, as well as homes in the area have been vandalized by unknown suspects, and this weekend, we got the following email from a victim….

I wanted to pass on some info for claycord.com so you could warn people in the area, and maybe see if it’s happening to others.

We’re near Clayton Valley High School, and have had several incidents of vandalism on our private property, including evidence of vandalism to school property left on our lawn, over the past 3 weeks.

The most recent incident was so severe, we’ve filed a police report.

If you see anybody vandalizing property that doesn’t belong to them, be sure to call the police! And don’t be afraid to call the cops if you see a suspicious person on school grounds, especially when it’s dark out!

As we’ve told you in the past, if you use your ATM card, you always have to be careful.

Here’s a message we received this weekend from a fellow Claycordian….

I was alerted by my bank today that there was suspicious activity on my bank statement, and they suspected it was fraudulent.

Somebody had acquired my ATM / Debit card information and made a $400 purchase to a company called “New Balance” and also a minor charge to “Yahoo *Wallet”.

Now I know this isn’t breaking news, but I found it interesting when I went into my bank to withdraw cash for the weekend (until my new ATM card arrives), that the bank teller had the same suspicious charges show up on her account.

I was wondering if anybody else in the Claycord community has experienced the same issue. I would really like to know how my information was stolen.

Perhaps if others in the community are dealing with the same issues, it would be possible to track the source of the information leak. I am pretty careful about using my debit card online, but I thought that maybe the gas station scam was up and running again.

Anybody else having this problem?

Henry Meyers was a prominent Bay Area architect in the mid-1930s when he designed the bas relief medallions adorning the entrances of the Caldecott Tunnel's two original bores. Later this year, an as-yet-unchosen student will design the medallions for the new fourth bore.

Authorities had been looking for 64-year-old Shau Tsu Wong when they halted the search.

Salvage thieves target backflow-prevention devices for their metal

RICHMOND -- Police are investigating the city's third homicide of the year after a man was fatally shot around noon Saturday, authorities said.Frank Potts Jr.

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Two veteran Contra Costa County Superior Court judges are retiring from the bench, each leaving a legacy beyond decades of experience.

There’s a natural gas leak on the corner of Concord Boulevard & Kirker Pass in Concord.

Concord Police are currently evacuating residents of the apartment complex, and according to the Police, it’s a very large leak.

Concord Boulevard has been shut down near Kirker Pass, so try to use a detour if you’re in the area.

The fire department just arrived, and PG&E is expected to be on scene within about half-an-hour.

We’ll keep you updated when we get more information.

UPDATE, 9:54pm: The fire department just shut off the gas. No injuries were reported.

Thanks to “Kirkwood” & “Bosco” for the information!

A Concord man accidentally cut off his ear while moving a piano this afternoon at a home off Cowell Road.

In the 5-o’clock hour on Saturday, a caller called the Concord Police to say the piano fell on the man and sliced off his entire ear.

It is unknown if his ear was able to be reattached.

Whoever you are, we hope you heal fast!