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Danville PD Looking For CoEd Car Burglary Crew
In something of a departure from the usual template of 24/680 Car Burglar, it turns out Danville police are searching for a well-dressed crew who struck at Hap Magee Ranch Park earlier this month – two men and two women Danville Police are looking for these four individuals in connection with vehicle burglaries earlier this…
Read MoreEstate Of Pleasant Hill Spokesman Killed In Lafayette Truck Accident Sues Driver, Truck Company, Contractors
The family of Martin Nelis, the 54-year-old resident Pleasant Hill man who was struck and killed by a commercial truck last year while bicycling on Reliez Valley Road during his lunch break, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the truck’s driver and several related companies. According to a press release issued through Business Wire,…
Read MoreIf A Tree (And Power Pole) Fall In Downtown Martinez, Would You Hear It? You Bet You Would…
The Tip Line lit up this afternoon as a tree fell in downtown Martinez – bringing some power lines and a power pole down with it and damaging some unfortunate cars parked in the area. There were no injuries, we’re happy to report, but Martinez PD shut down the 600-700 block of Ward, Green, Masonic…
Read MoreCan You Identify This Crew Of Armed Robbers?
We can’t remember seeing a photo that captured the moment an armed robbery took place, but these photos provided by Livermore police seem to fit the bill. Investigators are looking for the members of this trio, who committed an armed robbery at an AM PM on Rincon Ave in Livermore at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday. If…
Read MoreCh-Ch-Ch-Changes At Lafayette Ch-Ch-Chow? Not Really, But It’s Tutu’s Now
People around these parts take their food and restaurants seriously, as we know, and they are quick to sniff out the slightest change. It has been noted that there are a few changes going on down at Lafayette Chow, that much-favored Bistro With an Eye On Lafayette where the locals go to snuggle, guzzle and…
Read MoreTwo Dead After Recent Flurry Of Shootings In Richmond; Six Murdered So Far This Year
A series of recent shootings in Richmond has residents on edge and the police looking for a cause. A 44-year-old Richmond man wounded in separate shootings Sunday died of his wounds, according to police, and two other men and a woman are recovering from wounds suffered in three separate incidents Sunday night. Residents responding to…
Read MoreBicyclist Severely Injured In Lafayette Crash
Lafayette police and California Highway Patrol officers have been called to Pleasant Hill Road and Taylor Boulevard after a collision between a motorist and bicyclist left the cyclist with serious injuries Monday night. The incident, reported at 9:42 p.m., involved a passenger car and the cyclist, with motorists reporting that the cyclist was down on…
Read MoreWhat’d I See? Update On Last Night’s Armed Robbery At Sunvalley Mall
Monday afternoon, Concord police released a brief report on last night’s armed robbery at the Round 1 location at Sunvalley Mall in Concord, covered via our Flash Alert interface: On Sunday, May 12th at approximately 11:50 PM, Concord officers responded to Round 1, located at 185 Sun Valley Mall, for a reported armed robbery in…
Read MoreOrindan Warren Hagstrom Dies At Age 89
Life-long Bay Area resident, Warren A. Hagstrom passed away peacefully at home in Orinda CA at the age of 89. Born in Oakland to parents Emil and Agnes Hagstrom, Warren was raised in Piedmont, graduating from Piedmont High School in 1948. He had fond memories of working summers, starting at age 14, at Glenbrook, Lake…
Read MoreAnother “Terrace” Project Shaping Up In Lafayette
While still in the study session (i.e. very preliminary) stages, a plan to demolish most of the 81,000 square feet of professional and medical offices in the 3400 block of Mt. Diablo Boulevard in favor of condos and low-income housing has already started local war drums beating. Owners Miramar Mount Diablo Boulevard, LLC would like…
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