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Antioch Man Arrested In Connection With Concord Double Shooting Wednesday
Concord and Antioch police have captured a man suspected of a double shooting inside a Concord apartment on Meadow Lane early Wednesday. Investigators determined that the suspected gunman was known to both victims and that the motive for the shooting was Domestic Violence. Officers, led by special weapons police, located and arrested 20-year-old Demaria Gipson…
Read MoreLafayette Councilmember Cameron Burks Submits Letter of Resignation, Citing Family Reasons
At the City Council meeting on June 28, 2021, Councilmember Cameron Burks announced that he will resign his position on the Council effective June 29, 2021 due to family reasons. In his letter of resignation submitted that evening, Burks said in part: “In recent days, I have come to the difficult decision to step down…
Read MoreTwo Wounded In Concord Shooting Early Wednesday
Two people were shot and wounded in a Meadow Lane apartment in Concord Wednesday after a gunman opened fire on them with a pistol. The pair were reported shot at around 12:47 a.m. in an apartment building in the 1100 block Meadow. Both were taken to area hospitals with serious gunshot wounds. Their assailant reportedly…
Read MoreRe-Thinking Policing: Should Officers Handle Priority Calls Only?
NOTE: We like to “what if?” from time to time around News24/680, putting things out there for people smarter than us to weigh in on and, when things go right, perhaps come up with a better way of doing things. We’re hopeful police officers and their commanders will contribute their thoughts, experiences here – Editor.…
Read MoreTuesday Morning Wrapup: Things That Go Boom In The Night
Anyone with our Flash Alert system enabled got early word of a pyrotechnic detonation in downtown Walnut Creek that burst windows and frayed nerves Monday evening. Our first Flash went out a minute after 10 p.m. when a pyrotechnic of some type detonated near a skin care business at Mt. Diablo and Mt. Pisgah –…
Read MoreSheriff’s Office/Behavioral Health Services Form Mental Health Evaluation Team
From the Office of the Sheriff: The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff and Contra Costa BehavioralHealth Services have partnered to form a Mental Health Evaluation Team (MHET) to provide follow-up health and welfare checks, evaluations, short term case management and services to individuals who have had a recentpsychiatric emergency. Contra Costa Deputy Sheriff…
Read MorePolice Contact San Ramon Resident After Animals Turn Up Wounded, Dead
The neighborhoods filling in around San Ramon’s popular Bridges Golf Course are dotted with areas named after local residents for which the area is known – Coyote Crossing Park, Coyote Creek school, and Falcon Bridge. Local wildlife, one might think, are both welcome and treasured. But it appears at least one human has been targeting…
Read MorePolice Interrupt Reported Assault On Pleasant Hill Road In Lafayette Sunday
A relatively quiet Sunday morning in the 24/680 was interrupted by some phone calls from readers concerned about a scene developing on Pleasant Hill Road just after the westbound 24 offramp (almost to the Shell station.) Turned out a man was seen beating on someone in a car (seen at far left with the trunk…
Read MoreMartinez Man Surrenders In Connection With Walnut Creek Homicide; Two Others In Custody
An 18-year-old Martinez man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a Concord delivery driver found dead in his car in Walnut Creek last Thursday turned himself in to police on Saturday, authorities said. Dylan Baker was booked into Martinez Detention Facility on suspicion of the murder of Stacy Corley, a 25-year-old DoorDash driver…
Read MoreDoor-To-Door Masseur Rings The Wrong Bells In Concord; Arrest Made
A man going door-to-door offering massages in the area of Clayton Road and La Vista Avenue in the Canterbury Village neighborhood of Concord attracted the wrong kind of attention and was eventually arrested, according to police. Concord police did not specify the charges or give the man’s name, citing their ongoing investigation. However, they asked…
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