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County Public Works To Remove Trees Along The Iron Horse In Danville
January 2, 2020, Danville, CA – Contra Costa County Public Works will perform tree removal operations, weather permitting, along the Iron Horse Trail between San Ramon Valley Boulevard and Glen Arms Drive, just north of Oak Court in Danville. The work is scheduled for Wednesday, January 8, and Thursday, January 9, 2020 between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00…
Read MoreDublin PD Investigating New Year’s Day Shootout
Police in Dublin are attempting to sort out a lethal, armed encounter at a home in the 3400 block of Monagham Street reported at 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 1. According to the resident of the home, he was awakened by someone pounding on his front door at that time and, when he went to investigate,…
Read MoreIt’s 2020 – Locals Ring In The New Year With Restraint
The arrival of Double Twenty was greeted with a sort of quiet restraint, as far as we can tell, though there were one or two ragers out there with some dedicated partying. It’s quiet out there for the most part, we’ve been roaming around, “You Belong To The City” running on our own personal soundtrack…
Read MoreSix House Burglaries In San Ramon Saturday – Police Looking For “Organized, Selective” Crew Of Thieves
We first wrote of an apparent “burglary flurry” in San Ramon on Saturday night as residents and neighbors began to realize a dedicated crew of thieves was in town and busy. San Ramon PD Sgt. Bob Ransom on Monday confirmed that a total of six homes were broken into and a variety of items taken…
Read MorePleasanton-Dublin Reels After Christmas Day Crash Leaves Three Teens Dead, Two Injured
Three teenagers – two twin brothers among them – died Christmas night after a Hyundai with five youths aboard crashed near the Castlewood Country Club outside of Pleasanton. A family member said twins Mark and Michael Urista, 16, both died in the crash, reported just before 10 p.m. Wednesday on northbound Foothill Road north of…
Read More“This Little Piggy…”
Of our stories this week, few generated as much offline reader response as Lafayette’s effort to control its feral pig population: Editor: Re: Lafayette’s Pig Problem – Step 1, Place bounty on said pigs. Step 2, Open season on said porkers to local hunters. Step 3, Offer byproducts of hunting effort to the hungry, any…
Read MoreBurglars Bedevil The 24/680 – Four Break-ins In Orinda Thursday
No city or town seems exempt from a recent spate of local burglaries and some areas are getting especially hard hit on an apparently rotating basis. Thursday was Orinda’s turn in the crosshairs, apparently, with Chief of Police David Cook confirming his officers dealt with four residential burglaries over the course of their day. “The…
Read MorePleasant Hill Man Arrested For Child Pornography Related Crimes
Martinez, Calif. – On Tuesday December 10, 2019, 29-year-old Pleasant Hill resident Daniel Joseph Feliciano was arrested for possession and production of child pornography. On December 11, 2019, acting on a tip from an electronic communication service provider, investigators executed a search warrant in the 100 block of Burns Court in Pleasant Hill and seized numerous…
Read MoreFormal Charges Filed Against Home Invasion Robbery Suspects
The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office has filed 25 felony counts against home invasion robbery suspects Adama Diop and Joseph C. Wells Jr. The charges include kidnapping, robbery, burglary, grand theft, carjacking and intimidation. Diop and Wells remain in custody at the Martinez Detention Facility. They are each being held in lieu of $9,125,000…
Read MoreDon’t Hit The Big, Red Truck! San Ramon Valley Fire Apparatus Rammed Monday Night
A San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District ladder truck – one of the big ones you see with lights and a ladder on it – was rammed by an unfortunate motorist outside its station Monday night. The lone occupant of the civilian vehicle got the worst of the encounter, but the fire apparatus is going…
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