Posts by NEWS24-680
A Human Is Writing This – We Swear
Despite the brief “Olly Olly Oxen free!” respite the weekend provides we’re spending it absorbing national news and keeping an eye on our neighborhoods. Things have been kind of rough, we don’t have to tell you. Unless you’re one of the “I Live Under a Rock and That’s The Way I Like It”-people out there…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Assisted Living Facility Worker Charged In Death of Resident
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – An assisted living worker at Atria Walnut Creek has been charged with a felony complaint in the death of a 94-year-old resident on August 31, 2022. Fifty-four-year-old Lateshia Sherise Starling of San Pablo faces one count of elder or dependent adult abuse, resulting in the…
Read MoreFentanyl Is Here – With Willing Customers
Editor; Reading accounts here and elsewhere it is clear we have a Fentanyl problem in America and that our part of California is not immune. As difficult as it might be to understand the need of our young people to ingest a drug with a proven ability to shut down their systems and kill them…
Read MoreDoes Anyone Actually BUY A Car Anymore? Another Stolen Car Stopped In Walnut Creek Wednesday
The old News24/680 Flash Alert system has red hot today with police chasing – and in at least a couple of cases – bagging cars being driven by someone other than their legal owners. A couple of incidents in Lafayette, one of which ended with a pursuit, a crash and another stolen car over…
Read MoreRolex, Wallet Taken In Concord Robbery Wednesday
Two masked gunmen surprised a man on his way to his car in the 2300 block of Crystal Avenue on Wednesday, demanding the man’s Rolex watch and wallet and pistol-whipping him to enforce the demand. The robbery was reported at approximately 7:40 a.m. It was not immediately known if the victim sustained serious injury. Police…
Read MoreOne Dead In Dublin House Fire Monday
One person perished in a 2-alarm fire that burned through a single-story home in the 7000 block of Mayan Court in Dublin on Monday. The blaze was reported at 3:42 p.m. and quickly advanced to a 2-alarm as firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flame throughout the residence. Four adults and four children were…
Read MoreA Blast From Our Past – Courtesy Of 680/24 Corridor History Group
Friends with shared origins lead to long-lasting relationships and we are lucky enough to enjoy one with the folks at 680/24 Corridor History Group and, yes, we’re aware of the similarity in our names. It was discussed. They like many of the things we enjoy and two of those things is history in general and…
Read MoreReturn Of The Black Mercedes – This Time To Lamorinda
A prolific crew of house burglars using a black Mercedes to ferry themselves to their jobs and the rear sliding doors of their victims to make entry returned to the 24/680 for the second straight night Saturday, striking at last three times in Orinda and Moraga before fleeing for the Caldecott Tunnel with police in…
Read MorePleasant Hill’s Rooted Coffee Raided; Safe Taken By Intruder
It might be thought that the 24/680’s venerated coffee stops would enjoy protected status when it came to contact with the local criminal element, but it appears they are as vulnerable to intrusion as the rest of us. Pleasant Hill’s Rooted Coffee found this out the hard way recently when the pictured suspect entered the…
Read MoreBurglary Crew Strikes Homes In Walnut Creek, Alamo Friday
A crew of at least three burglars working from a late model, blacked out Mercedes struck four residences in Walnut Creek and Alamo on Friday, striking at least once while the occupants were in the residence. The thieves, all masked and wearing dark clothing, are entering the homes through rear sliders and selectively ransacking targeted…
Read More