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Criminal “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 MoreAfter The Convulsion: Monday Dawns In The 24/680 After A Night Of Sporadic Looting, Crime
Things we’ve learned since Sunday: That yesterday’s lesson in Hit-and-Run tactics and looting was at least loosely organized, with criminal gangs taking advantage of the chaos in order to strike; that there is an unusual amount of “gaslighting” – deliberate spreading of false and confusing messaging in order to further a specific agenda – in…
Read MoreWidespread Looting, Gunfire, Shake Walnut Creek And The Rest Of The 24/680; Curfew Declared
It started ominously, as not-so-subtle chatter on small, “underground” sites and forums, all promising – threatening – an awakening for East Bay cities and towns. That chatter seemed to gain weight around 4:58 p.m. Sunday as carloads of people, most of them masked and hooded, began to arrive in Walnut Creek, walking in groups and…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Businesses Board Up Sunday
Ryan Thompson was out and about in Walnut Creek today, Sunday, when he confirmed that downtown businesses were fortifying their storefronts in preparation for what some say could be a busy night. Quiet, peaceful protests have continued throughout the day in the 24/680 – though there was a report of someone brandishing a gun in…
Read MorePolice Shift Resources In Anticipation Of More Demonstrations Saturday
Police in the Bay Area moved to head off a repeat of yesterday’s protests and resultant rioting in Oakland and San Jose, mobilizing off-duty officers and sending them to areas likely to be the scene of any new demonstration. Reader Kim Miller was on Highway 24 in Orinda Saturday when her car was passed by…
Read MoreSearch Continues For Missing Delta Boater
From the Office of the Sheriff: A search for a missing boater is continuing this morning, Friday, by the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Marine Patrol Unit. On Thursday, May 28, 2020, at about 10:30 in the morning, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing boater who had gone into the…
Read MoreParking Garage Adagio In Walnut Creek Thursday
Folks appear to be back on the roads lately, and with the increased traffic you might expect to come across a horn of a different type when walking through the Lesher Center parking garage in Walnut Creek. Ryan Thompson and his “bff” were walking through the structure today when they came across this solitary trumpeter…
Read MoreCruising Coyote Family Watches Sheltering Humans Watching Them
Last we checked in with the Chew Family of Orinda they were being entertained by a pair of playful turkeys “dancing” outside their living room window while their youngest child provided an entertaining play-by-play. Well, they’re back – the Chews, that is – only this time their personal Wild Kingdom consisted of a mama Coyote…
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