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The NEWS24/680 Week In Review – Col. Jessup Edition

All in all a breathless week in the 24/680 with all sorts of news breaking, aspersions cast, dubious discoveries made and Halloween Hijinks thrown in for a little color. We’ve named this screed for Jack Nicholson’s bellicose character in A Few Good Men and his famously ad-libbed “You can’t handle…” line because The Truth, apparently,…

Busy Day For Police In Walnut Creek Friday

Friday has been busy for Walnut Creek police so far into their day, with a couple of different suspected robbery crews striking in different parts of town and others allegedly attempting to make off with what they could when they could. One man suspected of a theft from the Target store and allegedly pushing a…

Second Armed Robbery Reported In Walnut Creek Friday

In what would be the second armed robbery to occur in the city Friday, a man told police he was dragged from his car and robbed of his gold chain and wallet at the Burger King on N. Main Street at approximately 3:15pm. An ambulance was summoned to the scene to treat the victim for…

Armed Robbery Reported In Walnut Creek Friday

Police were summoned to the 1500 block of Newell Avenue in Walnut Creek a little after 1 p.m. Friday after a person reported being robbed at gunpoint at that location. Details remain vague as the victim was reportedly undergoing treatment for a head laceration suffered during the robbery. It is unclear if the reported thief,…

County Health Advising TB Testing For Workers, Visitors To Pacheco Casino

From Contra Costa Health: Contra Costa Health (CCH) recommends that anyone who has spent time inside California Grand Casino in Pacheco since 2018 consider a tuberculosis (TB) test, after recent genetic testing revealed several related cases among staff and customers over the past five years. Of the 11 confirmed TB cases, 10 are genetically linked…

Raw Video: Canyon Fire Destroys Residence; No Injuries

Fire Engulfs Redwood Highway Home In Canyon Wednesday

A fast-moving fire consumed a home in the 200 block of Redwood Highway in Canyon on Wednesday night, the owners away from the residence at the time of the blaze. The blaze was reported at 10:25 p.m. with neighbors in Canyon and Moraga reporting the smell of smoke and then spotting flames from the residence.…

There’s Just Something About Halloween…

The office togs come off, that thin veneer of PTA respectability falls away and it’s time to paaaaarrrty like Kristen Wiig in Bridesmaids. Lots of saucy Barbies and Naughty Nurses and devilish Witches out and about tonight. Hope everyone had a good time and that the hangovers don’t burrow in too deep tomorrow.

Thief Robs Danville Wells Fargo Tuesday; Escapes

As we notified many of you via The Flash shortly after noon Tuesday, a lone robber entered the Wells Fargo Bank branch at 3402 Camino Tassajara, presented a note demanding money from a teller and left the bank on foot. The robbery was reported at 12:29 p.m., with Danville police and officers from neighboring jurisdictions…