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Lamorinda Police Pursue, Arrest Suspect After Noon Hour Chase Along Highway 24 Thursday
A circuitous pursuit which originated on Pleasant Hill Road near Rancho View in Lafayette and wended its way along downtown streets before jumping onto Highway 24 ended with the arrest of a suspect at the Wilder offramp shortly after noon Thursday. Witnesses said police appeared to be behind a grey Volvo with no license plates…
Read MoreContra Costa’s Marijuana Tax Passes
On Tuesday, voters of Contra Costa County approved Measure R – which provides for the taxation of marijuana businesses similar to those businesses engaged in the sale of alcohol and tobacco. Measure R passed with 71.73% support (158,898 votes) to 28.27% who opposed (62,623 votes). Voters said the county should be able to impose a…
Read MorePolice Pursuit Ends When Stolen Car Crashes In Alamo Tuesday
A high-speed pursuit of a suspected stolen car turned into a wild ride down Highways 242 and 680 Tuesday, the driver of a stolen Honda eventually crashing into a county-operated speed trailer and coming to rest in the parking lot of a business on Orchard Court in Alamo. Bystanders reported seeing the chase reaching speeds…
Read MoreInvestigators Looking Into Death Of San Ramon Man At Martinez Detention Facility
The Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office are investigating the death of a San Ramon man found unresponsive in a holding cell at the Martinez Detention Facility Saturday night. An inmate, identified as 26-year-old Karthik Kandaswamy of San Ramon, died despite staff efforts to revive him, according to a sheriff’s spokesman. Kandaswamy had been…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Destination Maternity Store Robbed Monday
Walnut Creek police are investigating the armed robbery of the Destination Maternity Store at 1604 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Monday night, with a an armed robber striking shortly before the business was scheduled to close, according to witnesses. Sergeant David Rangel said the suspect, described as a Hispanic male adult, 30’s, 5’07”, 200 lbs., black hair, wearing a…
Read MoreDriver Dies In Fiery DUI Crash On Highway 24 Sunday Morning; Concord Man Arrested
One person was killed and another injured in a fiery crash on eastbound SR24 just west of Interstate 680 Sunday morning, according to the Contra Costa CHP. Officers responding to reports of a collision at that location found two cars at about 1:21 a.m., according to the CHP, with a 2003 Nissan sedan fully engulfed…
Read MoreThe Sunday SitRep
Those of you with time in the military, or who have just watched too many Tom Clancy movies, know that today’s alliterative titling comes from military shorthand for situation report. We use a lot of shorthand here at NEWS24/680, trying to pack a boatload of information into character-limiting lines of text alerts, Tweets and other…
Read MoreOrinda Wells Fargo Branch Robbed Saturday
Lamorinda police – with help from neighboring jurisdictions – are searching for a man who simulated a weapon and held up the Wells Fargo bank branch at 80 Moraga Way in Orinda Saturday night. Police are concentrating their search near the BART station at this time. The suspect is described as a white male, 50s,…
Read MoreSuspect Shot, Killed By Danville Police Officer After Attempting To Run Him Down Saturday
Police provided fresh details of an officer involved shooting that took the life of a 33-year-old Newark man Saturday, identifying both the victim and the officer who opened fire out of “immediate fear” he was going to be struck by the suspect’s car as it veered toward him. A police spokesman identified the dead man…
Read MorePedestrian Hit, Killed By Motorist In El Sobrante Thursday
Thursday evening at about 6:30pm, Contra Costa CHP was advised of a vehicle collision with a pedestrian struck while walking his dog in the area of Appian Way and Fran Way in El Sobrante. First responders found an 81 year old El Sobrante man unresponsive at that location. He was transported to Highland Hospital in…
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