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PetSmart To Pay 1.4 Million For Unlawfully Overcharging Customers And False Advertising
From the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office: Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office announces that PetSmart LLC entered into a Stipulated Judgement on June 23rd and will pay 1.46 million dollars for overcharging customers, false advertising, and unfair competition. District Attorney Diana Becton said that “The law in California is clear: businesses…
Read MoreCrisis Negotiations Close Walnut Creek Overpass Early Monday
Police responded to the Treat and Buskirk overpass in Walnut Creek early Monday after a person climbed through a fence at the location and threatened to jump. Northbound I-680 and traffic across the Treat Boulevard overpass was closed briefly in both directions as California Highway Patrol and Walnut Creek police moved in to seal off…
Read MoreShots Fired Outside Walnut Creek BevMo Store Saturday
Citizens called police to report that someone had fired on their car while they were outside the Walnut Creek BevMo store on N. Main Street Saturday night. Reports were made at approximately 10 p.m. with responding officers locating multiple shell casings and an apparent bullet strike to the front of the store. Reports that a…
Read MoreEarly Saturday Shooting Under Investigation In Concord
About 12:21 a.m. Saturday Morning, shots were reported in the 1500 block of Concord Ave at a Chili’s Restaurant, possibly connected to an attempted armed robbery in the area. Witnesses reported hearing gunfire after an alleged road rage altercation on or near Highway 242 while others insisted the gunfire stemmed from a robbery attempt. One…
Read MoreDistrict Attorney Charges Bay Area Construction Companies With Fraud And Conspiracy
From the District Attorney’s Office: Martinez, California – Individuals from two Bay Area construction companies were arraigned on charges of conspiring to misclassify workers to avoid paying workers’ compensation insurance, payroll taxes, and insurance premiums. Complaints were filed with the court on March 8, 2023. District Attorney Diana Becton said that “Prosecuting insurance fraud is…
Read MoreScoop Says: “It’s Feelin’ Prowly Out There…”
Scoop, being a man of letters delivered at warp speed, knows all too well that “prowly” is not a recognized word. He hopes readers and former grammar teachers out there will be forgiving, as he is attempting to convey a prevalent mood in our beloved 24/680. For we are getting creepy-crawled and burglarized, our cars…
Read MoreFatal Appian Way Crash In El Sobrante Thursday
A fiery crash in the 400 block of Appian Way in El Sobrante claimed one life early Thursday morning. Calls of a crash and car on fire at 420 Appian brought multiple emergency services to the area, crews quickly locating the burning car and the body of a person with major injuries a short distance…
Read MorePolice Intercept Suspected Carjackers In Walnut Creek Wednesday
Officers from several local jurisdictions intercepted a car with two suspected carjackers aboard as the driver was making his way into Walnut Creek Wednesday – arresting two men after a short vehicle and foot pursuit. Police converged on a black Honda Accord in the area of Ygnacio Valley Road and Oakland Boulevard at approximately 6:30…
Read MoreLetters: The Whispers In The Room
Editor; As a former citizen of the midwest whose parents stressed education and independent thinking I have been struck by the blatant resurgence of propaganda as a tool to sway the masses – influencing national politics, local school board policies and now city council meetings in my new home in the Bay Area. As I…
Read MoreTwo Dead In Dougherty Road Crash In Dublin Tuesday
Two men – both believed to have been in their 20s and from San Ramon – were killed in an explosive crash on Dougherty Road at Fall Creek near the San Ramon/Dublin border Tuesday night. The pair were identified as brothers Adam Rasheed, 25, and Khaleed Rasheed, 23, both of San Ramon. The crash was…
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