“Here, Officer… We’ll Only Be a Minute.”

Two suspected car thieves dropped their stolen white Dodge Charger off in the Danville PD parking lot before fleeing on foot following an extended car chase Wednesday night. One man was arrested, another is being sought (11:50pm)… a gun and ski mask was recovered.

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Police Pursuit Ends In Lafayette Wednesday

Police Activity in Lafayette after a twisty police chase ends at an apartment complex on Mt. Diablo Boulevard. Police tailed a suspect believed wanted in connection with some local auto burglaries to this location and are believed to have extracted him from the apartment.

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Tree Falls, Pulls Some Wires Down With It In Lafayette Wednesday

A falling tree brought some electrical lines down with it in the 3100 block of Camino Diablo in Lafayette on Wednesday – darkening homes and traffic signals in the area until PG&E workers could get customers back online. An estimated 1,400 people were left in the dark when the tree fell into the roadway a…

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HazMat Scene Declared After Fentanyl Located During San Ramon Car Search

Two San Ramon police officers were treated for possible exposure to Fentanyl and a HazMat response requested following a car search outside the Diablo Plaza Safeway store in San Ramon Wednesday. The symptoms were reported by the officers following their contact with the drug, found inside a car with an unresponsive driver on board at…

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County Health Conducts Surprise Inspection At Martinez Refinery

From Contra Costa Health: Contra Costa Health (CCH) today launched an unannounced inspection at Martinez Refining Company – owned and operated by PBF Energy, Inc. (PBF) – to request records and observe its operation with a focus on safety programs, reliability of equipment and to follow up regarding several recent accidents. Given the recent history…

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And A Good Time Was Had By All…

Well, most everyone. And we certainly had a blast – acquiring some new togs, learning a new guitar lick and adding a couple of inches to the Holiday landslide that is our waistline. Found ourselves smiling to ourselves on the ride home, Christmas memories old and new dancing in our little heads. Made it back…

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The News24/680 Christmas Poem – Are You Included?

Gather ’round, Fair Readers, and ye shall hear, Tales of the 24/680 and those we hold dear. Most of you know we do this each December, It’s a fun way for us to re-charge and remember Old Friends, New Friends, Those Who’ve Gone Before Us we believe in exercising the mental Thesaurus. As stories go…

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Photos: “Pre-Christmas LZ”

Red and green aviation lights caught the eye of photographer Sean McDonough Friday as a REACH air ambulance arrived at John Muir Hospital with a crash victim aboard, the passenger severely injured in a head-on crash on Byron Highway.

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