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Brush Fire Burning South of I-580 In Dublin
Alameda County firefighters are turning out in force to battle a stubborn fire burning alongside I-580 on Dublin Canyon Road in Dublin. Heavy equipment and firefighting aircraft have been called in to help with this fire, first reported at 4:26 p.m. Sunday. We’ll have more on this blaze and subsequent firefighting effort as additional details…
Read MoreThe View From Here: Smoky Daze; Joy Riders; And Cougar Juice
Life in our chosen Suburban Jungle cruises on with people trying to hook up, Skywatchers trying to look up – and seeing a hovering haze – and youthful paramours doing what kids do today: borrowing Dad’s car and leading police on a white-knuckled tour of San Ramon. We get a lot of tips and inquiries…
Read MoreLafayette Man Arrested For Car Theft, Assault On An Officer In Antioch
NOTE: NEWS24/680 first ran this story on its social media pages shortly after this incident was reported. Our site was down for maintenance at the time and it could not be uploaded there – raising questions among our readers. It is reprinted here in full. On September 13 at around 3:17 pm, Antioch Police officers…
Read MoreBetty Lane Fire Was Intentionally Set, Police Say, Lafayette Woman Arrested
A Lafayette woman is in custody on arson and attempted murder charges Monday after allegedly setting fire to a boarding residence she lived in with others on Betty Lane. Lisa Stevens, 53, was arrested on suspicion of arson of an inhabited dwelling and attempted first-degree murder, investigators said. She is being held in lieu of $750,000…
Read MoreLafayette Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested; Already In The Bag In Butte County
The man who allegedly robbed the U.S. Bank branch in Lafayette on August 23 has been arrested, police said Wednesday. The suspected robber, identified as 55-year-old Robert Keith Dennis of Oroville,was already in custody in Butte County Jail for a drug violation, according to police. Local investigators, assisted by the FBI, determined the suspect may be tied to…
Read MoreDanville Loses Its Wile E. Coyote – To A Car
The last weeks of his life weren’t the best, his fur gone in patches and the persistent itch that comes with mange plaguing him until the end – which came with the last, final rush of a car which caught him as he was crossing the road. A lot of people were pulling for Danville’s Coyote…
Read More110mph Pursuit Scorches The 24/680 Sunday; Ends In Concord
A hair-raising police pursuit east along Highway 24 and I680 Sunday topped speeds of 100mph and ended with one of two men detained and the other – reportedly armed – running into a Concord furniture store. The incident took local drivers by surprise as California Highway Patrol officers fell in behind a car heading eastbound…
Read MoreRuth Ann “Bonnie” Harrigan, 1923 – 2016
Ruth Ann (Bonnie) Harrigan of Walnut Creek, passed away on August 4th, 2016 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. She was 93. She was born on July 18, 1923 in Berkeley California and lived in the Bay Area all her life. She married Robert Francis Harrigan on September 27th 1945 and raised their four children…
Read MoreHit And Run Crash Touches Off Foot Chase In Orinda As Occupants Flee Police
Lamorinda police detained five people who fled from the wreckage of a car which crashed on Camino Pablo at Highway 24 at 2:20 p.m. Thursday. Police Chief Mark Nagel said his department was notified of a hit and run crash that occurred on Westbound Highway 24 at Camino Pablo at about that time, with five occupants of that…
Read MoreBay Point Man Arrested For Walnut Creek Homicide
A man suspected of a Saturday morning murder in downtown Walnut Creek was arrested during execution of a search warrant at his Bay Point home Sunday. Investigators said Larry Griffin, 24, was taken into custody without incident. Members of a the Central County Regional SWAT unit served a search warrant at Griffin’s residence and made…
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