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In The Old Days, Drivers Carried Road Maps And Jumper Cables – Now, It’s…
Martinez Police Corporal Ryan Baillie and Reserve Officer Hue were working their beat at 12:49 a.m. on February 9 when they spotted a car driving in circles in the intersection of Pacheco Boulevard and Howe Road. The officers did what police do and they contacted the driver, 22-year-old Concord resident Oscar Esparza-Cabello, arresting him for…
Read MoreThe Sunday Scribbler
Quite the week. We had a little bit of everything popping off in our valleys, glens and dales this week – with a Point Break-type bank robbery in Pleasanton (everything but the skydiving and surfing, of course) – BioSpill attacks on local businesses by transients who have learned to use the weapons at hand, a…
Read MoreOfficials Investigating Overnight Air Crash On Mt. Diablo, Pilot Killed
The wreckage of a small plane which crashed sometime after its takeoff from Hayward Executive Airport was located near Summit Road on Mt. Diablo, about two miles southwest of the mountain’s peak, on Saturday afternoon as family members reported the pilot overdue. The body of the pilot was found with the wreckage of his single-engine…
Read MoreThieves Snatch Expensive Rolex During Authentication Session In Alamo Saturday
Police are actively searching for suspects who arranged a meeting at an Alamo jewelry store to authenticate an expensive wristwatch – then snatched the timepiece and fled in a waiting car. It is believed the suspects met the owner of the watch through an online site dedicated to the sale of such jewelry and agreed…
Read MoreShots Fly In Pleasanton Bank Robbery/Carjacking – Officer Slightly Wounded
A Pleasanton police officer was slightly wounded after his patrol car was fired upon by a carload of armed, masked thieves who robbed a local bank and subsequently hijacked a civilian auto at gunpoint, police said Friday. Events kicked off at 10:41 a.m. as police responded to a reported bank robbery at the Wells Fargo…
Read MoreRichmond-San Rafael Bridge Closed In Both Directions Thursday Due To Falling Concrete
Authorities in Marin County and on the Richmond side of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge are reporting massive traffic jams and drivers leaving their cars after falling concrete from the upper to lower deck prompted closure of the bridge in both directions. One lane of the bridge was reopened in both directions at 2:40 p.m. and…
Read MoreCHP Seeking Witnesses After Motorcycle Officer Clipped On I680 Wednesday
Investigators for the Contra Costa County division of the California Highway Patrol are seeking information about an injury accident involving one of their officers on southbound I680 in Alamo Wednesday. Investigators said one of their motorcycle officers was making a traffic stop on a black Jaguar sedan on Livorna Road at about 8:02 am Wednesday…
Read More“What’d I See?” – Minor Injuries For Lafayette Pedestrian After Near Miss Tuesday
We dispatched Flash Alerts for what we knew of an attention-getting scene on Moraga Road at School Street Tuesday night but have been getting additional questions throughout the day. Chief Ben Alldritt confirms that a woman pedestrian was struck by a car at that location, suffering minor injuries to her lower legs, and that she…
Read More“What’d I see?” – San Ramon PD Swoops Down On Two Suspected Car Burglars Wednesday
Our Flash Subscribers in San Ramon got first word of this as it was happening Wednesday afternoon but several folks have asked about the activity in the Target parking lot about 10:05 a.m. NEWS24/680 thanks San Ramon Police Lt. Cary Goldberg for the following information: On 2/6/19 at 1001 hrs, San Ramon Valley 911 Communications…
Read MoreFoxy Fellow Spotted In San Ramon
Reader Holly Moisa was quick as a… well, very quick to snap a photo of what we believe is a local Red Fox in San Ramon recently. We don’t believe he is of the native Sierra Nevada variety but what do all you experts say out there?
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