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What’d I See? Police Activity On Wiget Lane In Walnut Creek Wednesday
Thanks to an alert reader we shifted our attention to Wiget Lane and Comista Drive yesterday, Wednesday, upon hearing of a “small army” of police converging on the area. Neighbors and passersby said a man appeared to have been taken into custody and police have confirmed their presence in the neighborhood as well as the…
Read MoreWhat’d I See? Carjacking Caper Ends On Solano Way In Concord Wednesday
Readers in the area of Solano Way near Hillside Drive noted a considerable police presence in the area Wednesday, and we Flashed what we could safely say about operations at the time but, as usual, there was more to the story: The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a carjacking with a threat of…
Read MoreDigiBites: A Little Daube’ll Do Ya!
Bonjour 24/680 followers! We have been busy here at Epicurean Exchange! Last week we hosted cookbook author and friend of Epicurean Exchange, Georgeanne Brennan. We had 16 – 24/680 guests and a few others from the surrounding areas helping to prepare an incredible fall menu, including a classic Daube with fresh capes (porcini mushrooms). When we asked Georgeanne…
Read MoreAre Local Drivers Playing Chicken With 18-Wheelers In Canyon?
Folks in the know who don’t mind circuitous back road routes and hairpin turns have been using Pinehurst Road in Canyon as a shortcut from Moraga to Piedmont/Montclair/Oakland for years. On Monday, we received calls from frustrated locals reporting a collision between an inbound 18-wheeler hauling chickens and a small outbound passenger car – the…
Read MoreMaster Songwriter And Walnut Creek Native Michael J. Ryan – “busbee” – Dead At 43
Songwriter, record producer, publisher, record label executive and multi-instrumentalist Michael James Ryan, known professionally as busbee, died Sunday at the age of 43. His death was confirmed by his music publisher and, though no cause was given, Ryan had reportedly been recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Born in Walnut Creek in 1976,…
Read MoreWile E. Yote Poses For Local Shutterbug
Suburban “Wolf” aka Canis latrans, also called prairie wolf or brush wolf or, more familiarly Wile E. Yote. Jeremy Mullin captured this portrait of a four-legged neighbor and was captivated by how the color of his coat blended with the landscape, all by design, of course. And then this feller stood there and posed for…
Read MoreDanville Mixed Martial Artist And Walnut Creek Jiu-Jitsu Academy Owner Indicted After Fleeing To Brazil
Ralph Gracie, a mixed martial artist and owner of several Brazilian jiu-jitsu training centers in Northern California, was indicted Friday by an Orange County grand jury after fleeing to Brazil following an alleged assault last year in Anaheim. Gracie, 39, of Danville, is accused of attacking a fellow MMA fighter during a tournament at the…
Read MoreHayward Man Killed In Friday Morning Crash On I680 In Walnut Creek
A 38-year-old Hayward man was killed early Friday after the Nissan Sentra he was driving crashed into a dump truck, rolled over and then ended up on its roof nestled against the center median of I680 near Treat Boulevard. Investigators said the crash occurred at 1:59 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I680 just north…
Read MoreClimate Activists Protest Fossil Fuel Use/Emissions Outside Chevron’s San Ramon Headquarters Friday
Climate activists gathered outside Chevron’s corporate headquarters in San Ramon Friday morning following earlier, worldwide condemnation of the continued use of fossil fuels. Organizers said about 400 people were expected to participate. Organizers said the protest would last from 9 a.m. to noon.
Read MoreSan Ramon PD Investigating Suspicious Contact Of Female Juvenile By Older Male
From the San Ramon police department: On Thursday, September 26, 2019, at approximately 3:29 p.m. a 13-year old female juvenile was walking home from school in the area of Montevideo Elementary on Broadmoor Drive. The juvenile was approached by an unknown male, who started talking with the juvenile. The male asked for directions and complimented…
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