Week in Review: Mail Thieves Nabbed and Sanders Ranch Limo Showdown

Special Meeting Monday to Discuss Merged Fire Stations: MOFD chief is eyeing a property on Lorinda Lane for the site of a new fire house. Read the full story. 

Literary Wunderkind Returns to Burton Valley: Twelve-year-old Madeleine Singh — author of 'Snowflakes in Paradise' and 'The Legend of Solarman' — talks about the writing and publishing process at school book fair. Read the full story and watch the video. 

Moraga PD: Standing Up To A Limo:  At 10:45 a.m., an auto accident between a limousine and a car inside the gate of the Sanders Ranch subdivision turned into a confrontation in which the car driver stood in the road by the gate blocking the limo from leaving. The vehicles collided when the limo driver was going the wrong way on a one-way road, Merrill Circle. No injuries were noted in the report. Read the full blotter here. 

Police: 3 Burglars Nabbed in Lafayette Neighborhood: Police were helped by an 'excellent description' from a neighbor shortly after dawn Wednesday, says Police Chief Eric Christensen. Read the full story. 

Where to Recycle Everything in Lamorinda: If you have recyclable items from spring cleaning, consider dropping them off at places such as Leftovers Thrift Shop or thrift stores operated by Hospice of the East Bay. Read the full story. 

Sprouts & Shutters: Knitting Supply Store Opens: Busy Stix is now selling yarn, supplies and other knitting necessities in Lafayette. Read the full story. 

Contra Costa Lawmakers Travel and Dine as Guests of Foundations, Think Tanks and Foreign Governments: New reports from the Fair Political Practices show the gifts and travel accepted by CoCo County's legislators in Sacramento. Read the full story here.