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Suspect Arrested In North Richmond Homicide
From the Office of the Sheriff: At about 10:02 this morning, Bay Station Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a ‘medical-police’ call near Market Avenue and 6th Street in North Richmond. The caller reported that there was a person on the sidewalk who was bleeding. Deputies located the person and provided first aid and CPR. The…
Read MoreICE Arrests Spark Anger, Protest In Concord Tuesday
Angry words, protest and some pushing and shoving followed the arrests of four people by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after their hearing in a Concord immigration court Tuesday. News of the arrests spread quickly amongst a crowd of protestors massed outside the court – several of whom responded by physically trying to intercede. Additional…
Read MoreFront Seat Slap Fights; Street Fightin’ Man; Seven Days In May-Be
Well, it’s Hi, Hi Hee and the caissons are rolling into Washington, D.C., long batons are swinging and pepper balls stinging in L.A. There’s a lot of military might on display and heated rhetoric flying lately with government officials threatening California’s governor with arrest and Da Guv sounding defiant as elected leaders square off like…
Read MoreThree Injured In Quad Cycle Crash In Clayton Thursday
Serious injuries incurred after quad crash on Oak Hill Lane in Clayton this evening. Two young riders airlifted to Children’s Hospital in Oakland by air ambulances H30 (CHP) and ConFire’s AIR1. A third victim was transported via ground ambulance. The incident was reported at 5:52 p.m.
Read MoreWalnut Creek Police Officers Association Frets Thin Blue Line Getting Thinner
Depending on who you ask and whether those red lights are behind you or not, there are either far too many or far too few officers patrolling the not-so-mean streets of Walnut Creek on a daily basis. People in need of police assistance may say there are never enough officers around when things go wrong,…
Read MoreIn Remembrance:
This is Bay Area photojournalist Craig Cannon, after a CalFire VLAT used his car as an aiming point. You may not know his face but as friend and colleague Art Ray wrote after news of Craig’s passing reached him: “I guarantee you if you saw a breaking news story from Central Contra Costa County on…
Read MoreLosing A Member Of The Family…
Forgive Us. Processing some news of our own this morning. Lost a dedicated newsgatherer and Friend of News24/680 this morning after some upbeat late-night comms and we’re a little rattled. He told us of a contemplative moment on his patio and a visit by a local owl, who sat with him and dropped this as…
Read MoreClose Call At Alamo Safeway Sunday
Photo Bundle from scene of incident at Alamo Safeway this morning. Close call on Aisle Two. Relatively minor injuries after all was said and done. Thanks to everyone who stopped to talk with our photographer. Minor injuries to driver, mom hurt getting her child out of the way and a store employee who suffered an…
Read More3.1 “Baby Shaker” Rocks Concord, Sparks Facebook Comment Flurry From Neighbors
No, we didn’t feel a thing in the News Bunker – thank you veddy much for asking – but plenty of other folks had their seats rumbled when a 3.1 temblor shook parts of the 24/680 like a Jiffy Pop popcorn shaker at 12:11:42pm Friday. The shaker was a source of some derision by quake-hardened…
Read MorePerson Struck, Killed By Train At Martinez Amtrak; Second Incident This Month
A woman was struck and killed by a train at the Martinez Amtrak station Wednesday evening – the second incident involving a pedestrian at the train depot this month. The incident was reported at approximately 5:44p.m. Wednesday. Details of the moments leading up to the collision were not immediately available and police were reportedly on…
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