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Firearm Storage Ordinance Adopted In Orinda
Securely storing firearms when not in use is an essential element of responsible gun ownership and the #1 way to help prevent firearm accidents, theft, and misuse. To this effect, the Orinda City Council voted unanimously on October 16, 2018 to approve a safe storage ordinance requiring that “except when carried on his or her…
Read MoreDA Announces New Reporting Policy For Fatal Incidents Involving Law Enforcement
Martinez, Calif. – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton announces today a new policy for the DA’s Office investigations into fatal incidents involving members of law enforcement. At the conclusion of the criminal investigation, DA Becton will publicly release a report in all law enforcement involved fatal incidents if no charges are filed. The reports…
Read MoreMartinez Resident Charged With Child Molestation And Production, Distribution And Selling Child Pornography
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – On Thursday October 25, 2018, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charged 21-year-old Martinez resident Aaron Kurtis Mikkelsen with multiple felony violations including committing lewd acts with a minor under 13, producing child pornography, as well as selling and distributing child sexual abuse material online.…
Read MoreOne Dead, Two Critically Injured After Rudgear Road DUI Crash Thursday
One person was killed and two others were trapped in the wreckage of a their cars with critical injuries after a grinding crash at Rudgear Road and the South Broadway extension from Highway 680 Thursday night. County Coroner’s deputies identified the dead man as Hector Garza, 45, of Walnut Creek. Garza’s child also suffered critical…
Read MoreSan Ramon Police Investigating Fatal Auto Vs. Pedestrian Collision On Crow Canyon Road Tuesday
San Ramon police are investigating the death of a Walnut Creek man struck by a car while jogging along Crow Canyon Road at the Iron Horse Trail this morning. Crow Canyon Road was closed in both directions shortly after the incident was reported at 6:49 a.m., with police relaxing closures as their investigation progressed into…
Read MorePower Out For 700 In Moraga Tuesday; St. Mary’s Road Briefly Closed
A downed power line cut off power for nearly 700 Moragans Tuesday and led to closure of St. Mary’s Road at the Moraga Library for about an hour as crews worked to restore power. There is a heavy smell of smoke in the air but no active fire. St Mary’s was closed at Carter and…
Read MoreThief Attempts To Steal Rolex During Craigslist Meeting At San Ramon Starbucks Monday
Police are looking for a man they say attempted to snatch a Rolex watch from its owner during an aborted Craigslist transaction at a San Ramon Starbucks around 10 a.m. Monday morning. Police said the Starbucks in Magnolia Square was chosen as a meeting location for a Craigslist sale and the pictured suspect turned up…
Read MoreThe Sunday Sniffles
Our casually alliterative title this morning comes not from any impending nasal diphtheria – at least we hope not – but rather our reaction to those little, sunlit moments that come along in life every so often and, if you are lucky, several times in a week. Like this week. It has been a rather…
Read MoreThe 24/680’s “Homeless Question” – A Crisis In Search Of A Solution
This site recently requested anecdotal commentary from its Social Media users relative to what we perceive as a mounting problem with homelessness in the 24/680 and, as usual, the readership had plenty to say. Sky-High rents in our urban areas have put more and more people onto the streets, it is generally agreed, as those…
Read MoreAlamo Man Killed In Danville Boulevard Crash Thursday
An 82-year-old Alamo man died after a crash on Danville Boulevard at Rudgear Road Thursday morning. A spokesman for the California Highway Patrol said a Volkswagen sedan was located resting in a ditch just west of Danville Boulevard shortly after the crash was reported at 10:32 a.m. First responders found the driver, later identified as…
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