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Frost On Our Punkins – And Spidey In Lafayette?
We’re out and about in the 24/680, staving off frostbite and a rising bile as our national paroxysm plays out and we hunt for a local story to keep our mind off things. If we were to give you The Bullet – the quick and dirty brief we’d give an impatient desk editor tapping his…
Read MoreScreenShots: “Epées, Sabers, Or Pistols?” – The Duellists
Ever have a small, perceived offense – taking someone’s parking spot, stepping on someone’s sneakers, inadvertently cutting someone off on the freeway – turn into a long-term sparring match with an individual of questionable mental equilibrium and a penchant for weaponry? Right. Such is the motivation behind the debut effort of director Ridley Scott, who…
Read MoreThieves Swarm Dublin Camera Store Wednesday
Mike’s Cameras in Dublin is trying to reorganize and re-open today after as many as seven armed thieves descended on the business with hammers Wednesday, smashing display cases and making off with a substantial amount of merchandise. The morning robbery left employees stunned, with thieves ordering everyone on duty at the time down on the…
Read MoreSan Ramon Valley PDs Pursue Dublin Lucky Store Bandits Tuesday
Two men have been detained at gunpoint at La Questa and El Rincon in Danville following a police pursuit northward on I680 after the robbery of a Lucky’s market in Dublin. The sheriff’s helicopter is orbiting the scene. The pair are believed to have been with another man, all described as Hispanic, who fled the…
Read MoreTracker Cracks Stolen Tools Case In Walnut Creek Monday
Monday turned out to be a busy night for crime and the people tasked with keeping a lid on it, police tracking a carload of stolen tools in Walnut Creek and a pair of suspected car thieves in Orinda. Arrests were made in both cases though the custody status of those detained remains unknown. Two…
Read MoreGarage Fire In Orinda Sunday
Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District firefighters responded to reports of a garage fire at 81 Hillcrest Drive Friday, arriving to find the garage fully engulfed and turning their attention to stopping the spread of flames to the residence itself. Three occupants were able to flee the home shortly after the fire was reported at 11:22 p.m.…
Read MoreSwarm Raiders Steal Cigarettes, Cash From 7Eleven Stores In Lafayette, Pleasant Hill Friday
A carload of masked youths appear to be making the rounds of local convenience stores Friday, jumping counters at stores in Pleasant Hill and Lafayette and making off with cash and cigarettes. The group, believed to be about six black males wearing COVID-style masks and hoodies, first swarmed an employee at the 7Eleven store on…
Read MoreBank Trip Ends With Attempted Robbery In Moraga; Second Incident In Two Days
A routine trip to the bank ended in a moment of terror for a Moraga woman who returned home from the local Bank of America branch to find herself hemmed in by two men in a Mercedes, one of whom reached into her car in an attempt to take her purse, jewels and other items.…
Read MorePublic Assistance Grifters Charged After Hercules Arrest
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – Two fly-by-night individuals have been charged with multiple felonies and face misdemeanor charges in a sophisticated financial criminal scheme that defrauded hundreds of Californians receiving public assistance. Florin Tanasa, 27, and 30-year-old Adam Nilsson each face seven felony counts that includes second degree commercial burglary,…
Read MoreScreenShots: “The Man Who Wasn’t There”
As movie-lovers whose taste runs to the Coen, we’re not sure how we missed this one over the years, but we did. This black-and-white sonnet to film noir is lovingly crafted and executed, driven and narrated by a chain-smoking Billy Bob Thornton – second chair in a three-chair barber shop in Santa Rosa during the…
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