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Pleasant Hill, Concord Police Busy In The 24/680 Monday
Reader Josh Cagle was out and about Monday when he found himself in the middle of a police stop and (apparent) arrest of some folks in this car today on eastbound Monument Boulevard at the I680 underpass. Corporal Chris Anderson from Pleasant Hill PD said the car had been reported stolen and their officers stopped…
Read MoreSunday Afternoon Parking Ticket Rager Leads To Strongarm Robbery Arrest In Lafayette
This site took a, we believe, understated approach to details of an incident stemming from a local man’s ire about getting a parking ticket downtown on Sunday but, as we have learned over the years – there was more to the story. Our rationale was to illustrate the competition and angst which accompanies parking in…
Read MoreMotorcyclist Killed In SR242 Crash Friday
An update to our earlier Flash Alerts on this tragic incident: From Contra Costa CHP This morning at about 6:43am, Contra Costa CHP was advised of a two vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on SR-242 southbound, just south of Concord Avenue. Upon CHP and emergency personnel arrival, the driver (37yr old male from Brentwood) had…
Read MoreBank Robber Visits Orinda Bank Of The West Branch Tuesday, Makes A Withdrawal
A lone thief in a dust mask robbed the Bank of the West branch at 21 Moraga Way shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, passing a note demanding cash from a teller and escaping on foot. Orinda Police Chief Mark Nagel said the suspect entered the bank at 4:40 pm. He was described as a white male…
Read MoreMoraga Road Reopens To Traffic In Both Directions
As of 2:40 p.m. Enjoy! And thanks for all those colorful messages you left us during the closure!
Read MoreMoragan Arrested For Auto Burglary – In Emeryville
A 23-year-old Moraga man is in custody Tuesday after Emeryville police officers reportedly found him in the passenger seat of a truck parked outside the Oliver Loft Condominiums in their city – a truck that did not belong to him. Officers arrested Alex Mills on Monday after noticing the cab of the truck had been…
Read MoreTrees, Power Lines Down On Moraga Road At Old Jonas Hill Road
UPDATE: 7:30 a.m. Tuesday: Officials hope to have Moraga Road reopened to traffic by noon today. Power is slowly creeping back on for hundreds of homeowners in Lafayette and Moraga after several trees toppled along Moraga Road, bringing power and communications lines down with them. Moraga Road is currently closed and traffic is being re-directed.…
Read MoreDigiBites: Stormy On Capitol Hill, Stormy In The 24/680 – Time For Boeuf Bourguignon!
Epicurean Exchange Culinary Travel is departing for the Burgundy region of France for our 2018 Food and Wine Tour beginning on April 21 and, in anticipation of our travels, I am presenting my carefully honed version of Boeuf Bourguignon (Beef Burgundy). This dish can be complicated, but over the years I have revised the recipe…
Read MoreBlack Clouds, Hail, Thunder, Lightning, Crashes, Spills, Crooked Deeds And A Fight For Life In Walnut Creek
Just your usual morning in the 24/680, with heavy winds and hail making things slick for drivers; people waking up to find things they thought were theirs are gone and now belong to someone else; and fire and police fighting to save a young life from the grip of a Fentanyl OD. Neighbors…
Read MoreDanville: 100 Mph Chase On Camino Tassajara Ends In Crash
A brief but high-speed chase on Camino Tassajara in Danville ended in a grinding collision at Glasgow Drive Saturday, police quickly shutting down the roadway to aid in debris removal and their further investigation. Danville Police Chief Allan Shields said the incident began at 2:58 p.m. when Automated License Plate Reader cameras sent out a…
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