Some folks in a building on Miramonte Drive (just a wee bit close to dear old Miramonte High) got an early-morning wake up call from a police search/arrest warrant team just after 6 a.m. Wednesday – and police, neighbors say, came “heavy.”
That means there were special response-type folks and a helicopter and loudspeaker announcements and precious little time to react (which is the whole idea, you see) as police paid a visit to a certain address in the area.
We’ve asked the appropriate officials about the morning’s episode and will report anything substantive but we’ll say the address has come to our attention before (it is by no means the only one in the 24/680.)
Thanks to all of you with spilled coffee and Cheerios on your nightshirts who bothered to drop us a note on our Tip Line this morning.
Miramonte kids are the WORST!
(Stop the Mats!)
Don’t know if the Matadors were involved in any way at all out there but those school rivalries run deep, we know…
Muck the Fats! 🤣
Not sure we know what that means but it sounds fun…
I live in Miramonte Gardens and didn’t hear a thing! It must have occurred during the few times in the night when I was deep asleep!
Ahhh, for the uninterrupted sleep of those with clear consciences and good insulation!
This post reads like an inside joke. I’d like in on it. I have a keyboard cover.
I got an unrelated early morning wake up at 5:51. The earth moved.
We take it you’re referencing the seismological shift we mentioned and yakked about this morning on our Facebook page (shakers have to be above 4.0 Magnitude to make the web site). Or was this something… else?
Twas just a shudder.
I heard the loudspeaker and thought we were being evacuated—Just on the heels of the temblor. Saw the drones up above and everything!! Was loud!!!
Drones. Kinda like Tom Cruise in “Minority Report,” only without Tom! You wouldn’t have noted the time, would you, Catherine? We know it was fairly early morning… and after that 5:51 a.m. Berkeley shaker!
Right after the earthquake (~5:55am), we noticed a lot of armed law enforcement personnel getting into position. The announcements started shortly after 6am.
Thanks! That’s the usual “knock knock” time!
Drones?
Apparently. We do have them. Just not those “Minority Report” scuttlers that come in under your door and scan your retinas… yet.
some one had to get a picture of this. you guys have pictures of everything
We shall see!
This was a cc county sheriff operation and they did have drones. It began at 6am and the recording lasted at least 10-15 minutes on repeat. It was peaceful as far as I can tell, and officers were present for several hours.
That’s what we’ve gathered, Craig, though we believe the bracelets did go on for at least one person. As far as “recording,” are you talking about the drone footage?
The recorded voice on the loudspeaker was repeating over and over “this is a search warrant..please come out with your hands up…”
Thanks, Ami – that’s what everyone’s been saying. Still trying to get someone in law enforcement to comment on this incident.
Any update?
Nossir.
Idyllic Moraga……
Is this the human trafficking arrests that were made? 30 and 35 year olds?
Yes. This was the neighborhood reacting to the heavy police presence in their area that morning.