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“In The Water Floated Empty Life Rafts And Soldiers’ Packs And Ration Boxes, And Mysterious Oranges…
“There in a jumbled row for mile on mile were soldiers’ packs. There were socks and shoe polish, sewing kits, diaries, Bibles, hand grenades. There were the latest letters from home, with the address on each one neatly razored out—one of the security precautions enforced before the boys embarked. “There were toothbrushes and razors, and…
Read MoreNot Every Fire Is A 4-Bell Burner…
Scenes captured at a small apartment fire in Walnut Creek Friday. No less dramatic than the bigger conflagrations and each compelling in their own way.
Read MoreArmed Robbery Rocks County Fair; $90k Loss Raising Questions
Workers carrying an estimated $90,000 in gate and parking receipts from the Contra Costa County Fair were reportedly confronted and robbed at gunpoint while attempting to make a bank deposit early Monday morning. The incident occurred after the fair ended its last day on Sunday and during an attempted deposit of receipts at the BMO…
Read MoreDA’s Office Issues Use of Force Report On Richmond Man Shot While Holding Assault Rifle
Use of Force Report on Kevin McDonald: Martinez, California – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office’s report on the use of force death of 66-year-old Kevin James McDonald in Richmond is now publicly available. Law Enforcement Involved Fatality Incidents (LEIFI) reports summarizes the results of the District Attorney’s Office’s independent criminal investigation, including a summary…
Read MoreWatch, Jewelry, Other Items Taken In Concord Armed Robbery Friday
Four men, at least two of them reportedly armed with handguns, assaulted and robbed a victim in the 1800 block of Willow Pass Road in Concord on Friday before escaping in a late-model Mercedes sedan. The incident was reported at 4:40 p.m. with the group making off with a watch, necklaces and electronics. An ambulance…
Read MoreConcord YouTuber Found Guilty Of Reckless Driving, Speeding, And Fleeing Police
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – On April 3rd, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office convicted a Concord man for multiple incidents of extreme speeding and reckless driving on Contra Costa freeways, which culminated in a police pursuit through a residential area in Concord. In late spring of 2022, the…
Read MoreEarly-Risers Treated To Northern Light Show
Northern California was treated to a colorful aurora late Friday and overnight as a severe solar storm put on a heavenly light show. Sean McDonough was up and captured this view from Walnut Creek.
Read MoreWatch Out For Those Earth-Directed Coronal Mass Ejections…
We’re on a NOAA watch after the metro… aero… meteor… um, Sky Scientists issued the first Geo-Magnetic Storm Watch since 2005. Whoa. Essentially – Sunspots – and those things can be tricky… playing tricks with the power grid and other essential infrastructure. Let us know if those household appliances start acting up today.
Read MoreConcord Man Gets 20 Years For Supplying Minors With Fentanyl In Exchange For Sex Acts
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California OAKLAND – Javier Antonio Ramirez was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison for coercing and enticing teenaged girls to produce child pornography and receiving child pornography this week, announced U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) San Francisco Special Agent in Charge…
Read MoreYard-To-Yard Search In Lafayette After Crash Of Stolen Car Friday
Lafayette police and other agencies joined in the pursuit of a reportedly stolen car down Pleasant Hill Road and onto Highway 24 – where it was believed rammed during a police PIT maneuver (precision immobilization technique) and brought to a stop. Three people were believed to have fled from the vehicle and into the surrounding…
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