Spotted in downtown Walnut Creek.
The Walnut Creek police reported on a Walnut Creek resident who was arrested last night for a commercial burglary in Lafayette recently:
Arrested: Stephen Walker. White male, 44 years old, brown hair, brown eyes, 5-10, 185. Resident of Walnut Creek.
On the above date and time, the Walnut Creek Police Department (WCPD) Investigations Bureau conducted a probation search on Stephen Walker at his residence on Geary Road. Walker is on felony probation for possession for sales of controlled substances. During the search, Detectives located stolen property that was traced back to a commercial burglary that recently occurred in Lafayette. Lafayette PD was notified and Walker was subsequently booked into the Martinez Detention Facility for felony no bail violation of his probation, Burglary and Possession of Stolen Property.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Walnut Creek Police Department at (925) 943-5844.
Park Place Apartments is located at 1310 Alma Ave:
From the Craigslist ad:
We are located 5 minutes walking distance to Main Street, were you can find all the shopping you need, and good eats.
We are also located 1 mile from the Bart and 5 minutes from the movie theaters.We are taking deposits on our 1bedroom 1bath apartment home thats on the 3rd floor facing Alpine going for $1575.
We also have a 4th floor 1 bedroom 1 bath apartment home facing the court yard and pool going at $1550.
We are pet friendly community, and have a beautiful ski resort style home. We have a laundry facility on site, house an upper and lower garage that is gated for our wonderful residents. Each home will have a dishwasher, stove, AC, and fridge. The wonderful community also has a pool and Jacuzzi were you and your loved ones can relax and enjoy.
Right around the way there is a two caracole grills for barbequing where you can enjoy throwing on some burgers and steaks with the great ambulance of the landscaping of trees, flowers, and the quietness feeling of being on vacation. Or, if you like the convince of being in your own home on your patio we do allow you to have gas propane grills too.
Any opinions on this place?
Located at 1411 Locust St. in downtown Walnut Creek, Redux Lounge is a dance club that has a funky exterior. Never been inside. It seems like it changes names every few years but always stays a club for some reason. Anyone ever been here? Do you like it?
Spotted at the Atlas store on N. Main St. in Walnut Creek in December, the sign says, “WELCOME Come in, it’s cool inside!”
Located right by the Cheesecake Factory, this plaque says:
Site of the original
Walnut Creek
Grammar (Central)
School
1871-1956
I wonder what these Walnut Creek students think of what’s there now.
Lindsay Wildlife Museum, located at 1931 First Ave near downtown Walnut Creek is a small museum that houses live wild animals and also offers various educational exhibits. From their website:
Lindsay Wildlife Museum is a unique natural history and environmental education center where live, wild animals are just inches away. Visitors can listen to the cry of a red tailed hawk, go eye-to-eye with a gray fox and watch a bald eagle eat lunch. More than 50 species of live, non-releasable, native California animals are on exhibit.
Tens of thousands of children learn about the environment in their classrooms through our traveling education programs and on-site tours of the museum. Nature and science-oriented classes and trips are offered for adults and children. More than 600 volunteers help feed and care for wild animals, teach children and adults about nature, and support the museums mission in many other ways.
They are open year-round, and tickets are a reasonable $7 for adults and $5 for children, free for children under 2. I’ve visited more times than I can count and my children always have a fun time there. Anyone ever volunteer there? What’s it like behind the scenes?
I’m sitting at the Civic Park playground in Walnut Creek watching my kids play over the weekend when I noticed right behind me someone was being questioned by a few police officers Apparently there was some kind of altercation between the man sitting and a guy on a nearby bench.
Hope everyone has a safe and fun celebration! Will be back with regular postings beginning Tuesday. Thanks for reading these past few months. If anyone has suggestions on what kind of things Beyond the Creek should focus on in 2012 please let me know.
Brian Palma
Johnny Lopez
Vice Lounge, located at 1251 Arroyo Way in Walnut Creek was the site of another arrest last night. According to the Walnut Creek police:
On 12/31/11 at approximately 1:45 a.m., Firefighters from Station 1 came upon a beating victim near Arroyo Way and Civic Drive while on an unrelated call for service. The Firefighters began treating the victim and flagged down a passing patrol car. The victim advised he had been pistol whipped by a group of unknown subjects who ran off. Officers quickly set up a perimeter and located two suspects in a nearby stairwell. Security staff from VICE Lounge assisted officers in identifying the suspects.
During the course of the investigation probable cause was developed that linked the two suspects to the beating. The two were identified as Brian Palma and Johnny Lopez. Both Lopez and Palma were arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. Officers did not locate a firearm but did find a bloodied metal object that appears to have been used in the assault.
The victim was transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life threatening head injuries. Both suspects were taken to Martinez County Jail where they are being held on $50,000 bail.
There were several people in the area during this incident. Walnut Creek PD encourages anyone with information to contact us at (925) 943-5844.