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🌱Imposter UPS Driver in Concord +Crisis Negotiation Team Intervention

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Good morning, neighbors! It's me again, Jeri Karges, your host of the Concord Daily.

First, today's weather:

Record-breaking temperatures. High: 86 Low: 48.

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Here are the top five stories in Concord today:

  1. Concord police are warning of an impostor who is posing as a UPS delivery driver in an attempt to burglarize homes. The suspect was caught on video wearing a fake UPS vest as he checks to see if residents are home. UPS drivers should always be dressed in a brown uniform. If you have any information contact the CPD Financial Crimes Unit at (925) 671-5085 or you can call the Anonymous Tip Line at (925) 603-5836. (msnNOW)
  2. State Highway 4 was closed Thursday morning at the site of a fatal crash near Brentwood.
    The collision involving an International big rig and a Toyota Corolla was reported at 5:48 a.m. Thursday on SR-4 east of Balfour Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP determined that the driver of a silver Toyota Corolla was traveling eastbound and an International truck was traveling westbound when the Toyota driver crossed into the westbound lane and collided head-on with the truck. The Toyota driver, who was in the car alone, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. (Concord Patch)
  3. On April 6, at 9:19 p.m., Concord Police Dispatch received several calls of a man cutting his own neck with a sharp object at the gas station in the 5100 block of Clayton Road. Several officers responded to the scene. Officers blocked and rerouted traffic to provide for a safer environment to address the situation. An on-duty officer, who is a trained member of the Crisis Negotiations Team (CNT), arrived on scene and began speaking with this man in crisis, employing his de-escalation techniques. After about 15 minutes, the CNT Officer was able to convince the man to drop the sharp object. The man was taken into custody safely with no further injuries to himself and no injuries to officers. (Claycord.com)
  4. A 31-year-old Pleasant Hill woman, identified by police as Frances Clausell, was arrested for domestic violence, assault, criminal threats and child endangerment after an incident on Oak Park Boulevard on Wednesday afternoon. The victim sustained non-life threatening stab wounds to her hands as a result of the attack. The suspect remained inside the home and locked herself inside with a 2-year-old child. The Pleasant Hill Police CIT officer established rapport and negotiated the safe surrender of the suspect and the child. The suspect was taken into custody without incident. The child was unharmed and was ultimately taken into the protective custody of the Solano County Child Family Services. (Claycord.com)

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Today in Concord:

  • Bob Athayde plays Pop, Showtunes, New Orleans Jazz, and everything in between piano for your dining pleasure at La Finestra Restaurant in Moraga. (6:00 PM)
  • Billy Schaub will be at Clayton Club Saloon on Main Street in Clayton. (9:00 PM)
  • See MUSTACHE HARBOR... HARDCORE SOFT ROCK at Vinnie's Bar in Concord. (9:00 PM)
  • Meet Kabir "Kabeezy" Singh fresh off his standing ovation and four "yeses" on NBC's America's Got Talent in June of 2021. He'll be at Cap's Restaurant in Brentwood. (9:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Pet lovers will gather in Walnut Creek next month for the ARF's annual celebration. Join fellow animal lovers on Sunday, May 22 at Walnut Creek's Broadway Plaza to celebrate the special bond between pets and people. Learn more at arflife.org/help/aob. (Pioneer Publishers)
  • Brentwood Rotary is hosting a Youth Poster Contest. The Rotary Youth Poster Contest provides East Contra Costa County middle and high school youth a unique, very public platform and wide audience for expressing their hope, optimism and concerns about issues that affect their lives. Complete your registration to reserve a spot and then turn in an entry form with your artwork when it is ready by the deadline. Register here to reserve a spot in the contest: https://forms.gle/ZyNLG39podJiBLFT9 (East County Today)
  • The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce recommends that you take advantage of this perfect weather and book an all-inclusive luxury picnic with Blooms 'n Bliss Floral + Event Styling! (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday off right. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with another update!

— Jeri Karges

About me: Jeri Karges has been living in and loving the Sacramento region for over 30 years. Her passion is finding new and unique ways to enjoy the city and surrounding areas. On weekends, you can find her pestering her friends to sample the restaurant that doesn't have silverware, or try their hand at throwing an axe. Jeri also enjoys writing about retirement planning at https://rockinretirement.subst...

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