Posts by NEWS24-680
Wrong-Way Driver Kills Two On I680 In Danville Sunday; Faces DUI And Vehicular Manslaughter Charges
A 27-year-old Concord woman was arrested on suspicion of felony Driving While Intoxicated and Vehicular Manslaughter after the car she was allegedly driving the wrong way down I680 struck a northbound vehicle – killing the two people inside. Sunday’s crash in the northbound lanes of I680 near El Pintado killed Nettie Perkett, 46, and Taurean…
Read MoreFatal Crash On Northbound I680 In Danville Sunday
Two people were killed in a multiple car, multiple injury collision on northbound I680 south of El Cerro in Danville early Sunday. The crash was reported just before 4 a.m. with fire and California Highway Patrol officers locating several cars strewn along the stretch of road. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene. Reports…
Read MoreTwo-Alarm Grass Fire Brought To A Halt In Concord Saturday
A swift-moving grass fire consumed 136 acres of grassland and a building of unspecified type at Highway 4 and Willow Pass Road in Concord Saturday. The blaze, reported at 4:56 p.m. and reported out by 6:40 p.m. was elevated to two alarms with aerial tankers making drops to support crews on the ground. There were…
Read MoreOrinda Businesses Slammed By Opportunistic Burglars
As we’ve reported, opportunistic burglary crews following chaos caused by some local mass demonstrations have taken advantage of dwindling police resources and weary business owners to strike – hitting at least two businesses in Orinda hard on Monday night. Computer Software and Hardware, a small, family-run firm on Orinda Way, had its front door and…
Read MoreMore Protests Planned In The 24/680 Wednesday
The wave of protests sweeping the county following the death of a Minneapolis man at the hands of police continues to roil Wednesday with planned demonstrations in Danville-San Ramon and other “actions” signaled for other areas. Local businesses have hardened their storefronts accordingly, as have many public offices and buildings, in advance of planned demonstrations…
Read MorePD Squares Off With Protestors In Clayton; Tear Gas Soccer Match Ensues After Crowd Ignores Curfew Order
Rumors of a planned confrontation in little Clayton were borne out Tuesday after a sizable group of demonstrators turned up, stayed past the recently imposed 6 p.m. curfew and refused police orders to disperse. A crowd of about 100 protestors, their number swollen by the arrival of others who had been marching in Concord, stayed…
Read MoreCurfew Imposed In Contra Costa County; Supes Pass Declaration Of Local Emergency
(Martinez, CA) – The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has unanimously passed a proclamation of local emergency in response to civil disturbances after peaceful protests in the county following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. The Board also adopted an order imposing a curfew in Contra Costa County due to civil unrest to begin Tuesday,…
Read MoreCriminal “Whack-a-Mole” In The 24/680; Crooks Exploit Holes In Our Defenses
Aside from learning that we are required to shift descriptive phrasing from “protestors” to “rioters” in the middle of a breaking news story, we also found ourselves dispensing invaluable knowledge to those caught up in yesterday’s (Monday’s) seesaw street battle in Walnut Creek. Reader Duane Chapman wrote asking if we knew of a surefire way…
Read MoreRushing The Freeway – Group Closes I680 At N. Main Monday
Ryan Thompson was in the area when several hundred people split away from a downtown demonstration and rushed Interstate 680 at N. Main Monday, bringing commute hour traffic to a halt and police on the run. After about an hour of cat-and-mouse tactics with police, demonstrators eventually abandoned the freeway and traffic was restored. Arrests…
Read MoreSheriff Livingston Issues Advisory On Curfews, Safety Concerns During Unrest
This is a message from Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston: Due to continuing civil unrest, ongoing disturbances and sporadic looting of businesses, all Contra Costa residents are encouraged to remain indoors today, June 1st from 8:00 PM until tomorrow, June 2nd at 5:00 AM. There is currently NO countywide curfew order. However, that is subject to change. …
Read More