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The Sunday Scribblings
It has been a quiet but also quixotic week in the NEWS24/680 News Bunker – our merry little band churning out news of baby mountain lion sightings, fires, Grim Ironies and the often hard-to-believe-or describe-incidents of the day as we glide into our summer while snow is falling in the Sierra. In the end we…
Read MoreAnchors, Aweigh! Sheriff’s Marine Unit Advising Caution This Boating Season
Memorial Day holiday weekend traditionally marks the start of boating season on the Delta. Significant numbers of boaters are expected to be on the water this summer, especially on the weekends, to go fishing, boating or take part in other recreational activities, like water-skiing. The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Marine Services Unit…
Read MoreCelebration Of Her Life, May 26, In San Francisco
A celebration noting the special life of Melissa Heather Milne Goulder will be held Sunday, May 26th at 1p.m. at the National AIDS Memorial Grove’s Dogwood Crescent, Circle of Friends, the Heart of the National AIDS Memorial in San Francisco California – Golden Gate Park. Melissa was born at John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek…
Read MoreDanville 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…
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