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FBI Posts Reward For Information Leading To Recovery Of Agent’s Weapon
The FBI San Francisco Division is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of a stolen submachine gun, magazines and ballistic vest. The items were taken from an FBI special agent’s vehicle by an unknown suspect or suspects between 6 p.m., Jan. 8, 2017 and 10 a.m., Jan. 9, 2017 in Concord,…
Read MoreLocal Men Race To Rescue San Ramon Resident From Submerged Car Tuesday
Two local men heard that Highland Road crash we mentioned on our Facebook page yesterday, and they knew it was time to act. Dan Rich and Clayton Wiedemann arrived at the scene of the crash on Highland Road near Collier Canyon Road in Livermore and spotted the car upside down in a murky and swiftly-moving creek.…
Read MoreFore-Feet Deep! Blackhawk Golf Course Water Hazard Is A Doozy!
Reader Brent Bowen kindly sent in this photo of the broadening water hazard at Blackhawk today, Tuesday, getting a little help from Ma Nature. Hackers may want to choke up on their swings and play this one waaaay left!
Read MoreSan Ramon Bank Robbed Monday, Hostage Briefly Taken… Released
San Ramon police are searching for a man who entered the US Bank branch at 2821 Crow Canyon Monday, briefly taking a hostage before making off with an undetermined amount of cash. Police determined the suspect entered the bank at approximately 11:59 a.m., contacting several bank tellers and demanding money, telling them to give him large bills. …
Read MoreLOCATED: NEWS24/680 Gearjammers ID This Car – Police Find It With Stolen Items Still Inside
UPDATE: Lafayette police announced a breakthrough in a case they are working – the first “kick-in” burglary in the city in 2017. This was especially galling for the folks at LPD and they went to work tracking a car believed to have been used in the crime – releasing surveillance photos so the Pit Crew…
Read MoreOne In Custody After Police Pursue Stolen Car Into Orinda; Subject Flees On Foot
The driver of a stolen Toyota Camry led California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase down I-680 and onto westbound Highway 24 Wednesday before abandoning the car in Orinda and fleeing on foot. No description of the driver was immediately available as police, concerned by the Camry’s 120mph evasive action, pulled back out of…
Read MoreLafayette Loses Its Original Millie – Mildred M. “Millie” Harris Dies At 91
She started out waitressing in a town that embraced her kind attention and loving spirit, many of Lafayette’s pioneering families following her when she opened a “front room” restaurant of her own at 1018 Oak Hill Rd. – immediately churning out breakfasts and her trademark coffeecake for a loyal and hungry following. Mildred M. Harris – “Millie”…
Read MoreIt’s The Beav! Ailing Critter Heals At Lindsay Wildlife, Enjoys Tail-Slapping Welcome Home
The good folks at Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Walnut Creek took in a storm-battered, plastic-ingesting beaver found a little the worse for wear at Joe Henderson Elementary in Benicia earlier this month, nursed him back to health and celebrated his return to his lodge Thursday. The 50-pound critter was released back into the open space…
Read MoreSpike In Broken Car Windows Along Highway 24 In Lafayette; CHP Looking For Cause
There are a number of things that can cause automotive glass to shatter spontaneously and when it happens many shocked drivers usually fear the worst – that they have been shot at or someone has thrown something at their car. A recent spike in the number of cases involving shattered windows along Highway 24 in…
Read MoreSheriff’s Investigators, FBI Working With Orinda PD To Recover Weapon Stolen From Agent’s Car
Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division are working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Orinda police after an MP5 semi-automatic rifle, ammunition, and a police vest were stolen from an agent’s car. Investigators said the 10 mm rifle was lawfully stored in the vehicle. Anyone with any information…
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