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Meanderings: Carving Out Our Personal Truths, As Things Get Curiouser And Curiouser
Where once truths were self-evident and identifiable we have found now, in these unsettled times, that people have closely held versions of the truth – the truth as they see it and, apparently, are prepared to defend to the death. It may be the American DNA, the way we’re wired, ready to clamber aboard the…
Read MoreWild Chase, Carjacking On Highway 24 In Orinda Saturday
A man believed to have been at the wheel of an allegedly stolen pickup truck led Lamorinda police on a circuitous pursuit along Highway 24 Saturday, ramming a Lafayette police car before carjacking a second vehicle and fleeing the scene of that crash. The suspect, believed to be at the wheel of a second car…
Read MoreSan Ramon’s Chief Stevens Bans Carotid Restraints, Requires Officer Intervention In Sweeping Revision Of Use-Of-Force Tactics
San Ramon Police Chief Craig Stevens issued a point-by-point response to an eight point initiative calling for the immediate revision of police use-of-force tactics in a community letter released Friday night: This past week, I have received many emails from members of our community. Some included words of support towards our police department, while others…
Read MoreGrass Fire Burning Alongside Highway 24 Near Wilder Thursday
UPDATE: Firefighters gained the upper hand over the fire shortly before midnight, staying on-scene to guard against flare-ups. At its height smoke from the fire prompted several concerned calls about other fires in the area but nothing else was burning, we are happy to say. Firefighters have called for a full vegetation fire response to…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested In El Sobrante Homicide
On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at about 4:05 pm, Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriffs from Bay Station were dispatched to a suspicious circumstance at an apartment building on the 4800 block of Appian Way in El Sobrante. Deputies arrived at the location and discovered a body that was decomposed. The Homicide Unit of the Investigation…
Read MoreWoman Arrested In Connection With Concord RV Arson
Suspect Arrested June 8 in Port Chicago Highway/Highway 4 Blaze CONCORD, CALIF., JUNE 11, 2020 – Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) announced today the arrest of a suspect in the recreational vehicle (RV) fire that burned under Highway 4 in Concord earlier this week. The fire in question took place June 8,…
Read MoreLetters: Peaceful Protest Sparks A Dialogue In The 24/680
Editor; I would like to take a minute to acknowledge local police and so many of our neighbors who took their concerns about so many problems in our country today and aired them in such a peaceful manner this week. With the exception of one tumultuous day I found both sides willing to listen and…
Read MoreBART Shutdown In Walnut Creek/Pleasant Hill; Person Under Train
UPDATE: BART officials confirmed details of this incident and said it was fatal. Pleasant Hill Station has been reopened and service has been restored. A bus bridge has been established from the Walnut Creek BART station to Concord after a person was discovered under a train in Pleasant Hill. BART service has stopped between Walnut…
Read MoreScammers Impersonating Local Police To Secure “Fines” Over The Phone
Phone scammers intent on grabbing your hard-earned money and willing to do or say just about anything to do it are impersonating local police during phone sessions designed to separate us from our cash. We have documented the antics of – mostly international – phone scammers here in the past, even showing the inner workings…
Read MoreAnd Now, A Word For Our Flashers…
We have this nifty little alert system set up and it has proven quite popular. Many of you know we call it The Flash – for those nerve jangling alerts we used to get on our newsroom wire machines way back when. We’ve always advised interested parties to sign up for this gizmo – which…
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