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Lil Critter Finds Shelter With Pittsburg Firefighters When The Booming Started Sunday
We’ve been writing about the impact of noise and explosions on sensitive folks and small creatures unused to the commotion for some time and it was borne out again as the nation and the 24/680 celebrated last night. When the firefighters of Station 84 in Pittsburg weren’t off responding to the night’s fires they found…
Read MoreThe Party’s Over… ‘Til Next Year
Americans celebrated Independence Day in typically American fashion up and down the 24/680 Sunday, sealing off cul de sacs and sending up personal pyrotechnics with varying effect and number of complaints. Local fire departments were kept busy responding to reports of things afire though, when all was said and done, our local fire district reported…
Read MoreSanctioned Fireworks Show Ready To Light Up The Sky In Pleasant Hill Sunday
A Pyro Spectacular pyrotechnician (far right) prepares fireworks as lead pyrotechnician Jim Howe (far left) explains how the fireworks are ignited to a fire inspector and two trainees before the July 4th fireworks at College Park High School in Pleasant Hill. Spectators are encourage to watch the show from the Sunvalley Mall parking lot.
Read MorePolice Investigate Beating Death In Concord Friday
A section of Willow Pass Road was shut down Friday after a man was found beaten to death near 1505 Willow Pass. Witnesses first reported seeing the man down in the area, rocks near his head, at approximately 4:50 p.m. Officers dispatched to the scene located the victim and hurried to stop a man seen…
Read MoreCon Fire Sets Up Phone Line To Report Illegal Fireworks
CONCORD, CALIF., July 2, 2021 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced the availability of a toll-free phone number for use by residents to immediately reach their local law enforcement non-emergency phone lines to report illegal fireworks use in their areas. The illegal fireworks reporting phone number is 1-833-885-2021. The phone…
Read MoreAntioch Man Arrested In Connection With Concord Double Shooting Wednesday
Concord and Antioch police have captured a man suspected of a double shooting inside a Concord apartment on Meadow Lane early Wednesday. Investigators determined that the suspected gunman was known to both victims and that the motive for the shooting was Domestic Violence. Officers, led by special weapons police, located and arrested 20-year-old Demaria Gipson…
Read MoreLafayette Councilmember Cameron Burks Submits Letter of Resignation, Citing Family Reasons
At the City Council meeting on June 28, 2021, Councilmember Cameron Burks announced that he will resign his position on the Council effective June 29, 2021 due to family reasons. In his letter of resignation submitted that evening, Burks said in part: “In recent days, I have come to the difficult decision to step down…
Read MoreTwo Wounded In Concord Shooting Early Wednesday
Two people were shot and wounded in a Meadow Lane apartment in Concord Wednesday after a gunman opened fire on them with a pistol. The pair were reported shot at around 12:47 a.m. in an apartment building in the 1100 block Meadow. Both were taken to area hospitals with serious gunshot wounds. Their assailant reportedly…
Read MoreRe-Thinking Policing: Should Officers Handle Priority Calls Only?
NOTE: We like to “what if?” from time to time around News24/680, putting things out there for people smarter than us to weigh in on and, when things go right, perhaps come up with a better way of doing things. We’re hopeful police officers and their commanders will contribute their thoughts, experiences here – Editor.…
Read MoreTuesday Morning Wrapup: Things That Go Boom In The Night
Anyone with our Flash Alert system enabled got early word of a pyrotechnic detonation in downtown Walnut Creek that burst windows and frayed nerves Monday evening. Our first Flash went out a minute after 10 p.m. when a pyrotechnic of some type detonated near a skin care business at Mt. Diablo and Mt. Pisgah –…
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