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Lafayette Pursuit Ends In Fiery College Avenue Crash Wednesday
Witnesses reported a police pursuit from downtown Lafayette Wednesday evening, bystanders watching as a LPD car followed a speeding Nissan on Mt. Diablo Boulevard from Happy Valley Road and onto westbound Highway 24 at around 8:45 p.m. It was not immediately known why police were interested in the car, its driver fleeing west on Highway…
Read MoreSmoky Crash On I680 South In Pleasant Hill Tuesday
One person was reportedly briefly trapped in the smoking wreckage of a car on southbound I680 in Pleasant Hill Tuesday. The crash was reported at 3:43 p.m. and captured by a local News24/680 Flasher, Ryan Panlilio, who kindly sent in a photo. Witnesses reported seeing the car spin out and make contact with the right…
Read MoreWhere Are All Those Stolen Stretchy Pants, Sunglasses, And Handbags Turning Up?
This latest development in the current, ongoing battle against seemingly unfettered retail theft has been around for a few days but we opted to let it germinate a little, see what developed. We predicted there’d be some proactive enforcement and arrests after a series of high-profile thefts and this appears to be a good start.…
Read MoreWarm Enough For You? No? Not For Us, Either…
You can always tell temperatures have dipped below normal when the photographers – hardy creatures at home in jungle conditions and other extreme weather – begin to find creative excuses for coming back in and huddling around the coffeemaker. Shooter Craig Cannon noticed the unhoused coming out of back alleys and wooded groves where they…
Read MorePolice, Ordnance Squad Callout In Pleasant Hill Sunday
ORIGINAL POST: Details remain sparse – possibly because bomb disposal people don’t like random radio waves – but police and the Walnut Creek Bomb Squad were in the 1700 block of Contra Costa Boulevard early Sunday, perhaps to deal with more of those large pyrotechnic devices which have been rocking the area lately. Much of…
Read MoreShooting Reported At Sun Valley Mall Friday
One person was hit and seriously wounded when gunfire broke out at Sunvalley Mall in Concord Friday, frightened customers scattering and ducking for cover – many huddling inside shuttered stores until police arrived. A large number of heavily armed police were dispatched to the mall at 3:44 p.m. in response to reports of a shooting.…
Read MoreTwo Dead, One Injured In Sunol Crash Friday
Two people were killed and a third person critically injured in a crash on northbound I680 south of the Andrade Road offramp in Sunol early Friday morning. Crews found a vehicle believed to be a Tesla had left the road, firefighters determining that two adult occupants were dead inside while a third, believed to be…
Read MoreExtended Pursuit Of Stolen Truck Comes To Abrupt Halt In Orinda; Suspect Escapes On Foot
A man wanted in connection with the theft of a Chevy Silverado pickup truck led police from multiple jurisdictions on a wild chase along much of the 24/680 before his vehicle – running on metal rims after its tires were flattened by police – caught fire and burned at the Wilder offramp in Orinda. A…
Read MoreLetters: The Doctor Will See You Now
Editor; Much has been and is being said about the state of our health care system, apparently stressed by our current COVID crisis. Our ability/willingness to cope with a health emergency is being tested I am told, with health care workers, ambulance personnel and other first responders affected as many experience symptoms and are forced…
Read MorePolice Investigate Reports Of Explosions, Gunfire In The 24/680 Tuesday
In an unsettled night and apparent return to less peaceful norms 24/680 residents reported fireworks and possible gunfire on area roads and freeways Tuesday night, police finding bullet casings in Walnut Creek and evidence of large pyrotechnics use in Pleasant Hill. Photo: Police search for telltale bullet casings after reports of shots fire from a car…
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