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Overpass Demonstrations In The 24/680 Friday
People with various political positions and sentiments took to local overpasses to express themselves Friday before rainfall brought many of the flags down and forced the demonstrators to cover. No problems reported, with varying positions represented on individual overpasses. This one was in Lafayette, though Flashers and other tipsters reported seeing flags of a countering…
Read MoreWhere “The Invisibles” Live…
We see many of them moving around at night, resisting offers of shelter – and we wonder where they go. This is the Olympic Boulevard off-ramp from southbound I680 in Walnut Creek.
Read MoreWelcome To Friday! We’re Off And Running…
What a night and early morning. We’re exhausted and hitting the coffeemaker. Burglars doing what they do and coming in through the back door in Walnut Creek and then a high-rise fire alarm call that shut down N. Main Street in the city while The Fire People evacced residents and eventually tracked the source of…
Read MoreCivil Enforcement Action Announced Against Martinez Refining Company
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, California – Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s Chief Counsel Alexander Crockett, today announced a joint civil enforcement action against the Martinez Refining Company (MRC). This joint civil action will involve multiple agencies, including the Air District, Department…
Read More“And All At Once, Summer Collapsed Into Fall.” — Oscar Wilde
It’s Fall in Moraga, and the Leaf Peepers come from far and wide to glimpse our changing foliage… Our thanks and a tip of the fedora to Mr. Lemaux!
Read More“Dodge Charger” Burglary Crew Crashes In Alamo After Smoke Shop Raid Thursday
An early-morning burglary attempt at a San Ramon smoke shop ended in a pursuit, a bad crash on Interstate 680 in Alamo and a helicopter wake-up for residents unlucky enough to be living in the resultant search grid Thursday. Police were notified of a grey Dodge Charger backed up to the Smooth Leaf Smokeshop, 12903…
Read MoreFire Damages Martinez Home Wednesday
Firefighters worked to extinguish a blaze burning at a home in the 100 block of Fig Tree Lane in Martinez on Wednesday night. The blaze, of undetermined origin, was reported at 8:07 p.m. The fire damaged power lines to the home, burned into adjacent vegetation and consumed most of the home’s garage. Firefighters worked around…
Read MoreLafayette Man Re-Arrested – Arraigned On Armed Home Invasion, Kidnapping, And Child Abuse Charges
A Lafayette man who allegedly held a neighboring family hostage at gunpoint in their apartment and who disappeared from a court-ordered mental health diversion program pending trial has been re-captured and is currently being held without bail. Kenneth David McIsaac, 31, was arraigned today (Wednesday) at 1:30 pm in Martinez for kidnapping, false imprisonment by…
Read MoreA Devil Mountain Morning In The 24/680
If you don’t know where this is it’s time to hand in your CoCoCounty Resident Card. Brought to you this morning by The Big Guy who makes skies… and Sean McDonough.
Read MoreFairfield Man Arrested For Walnut Creek Robberies
Investigators with the Walnut Creek Police Department Investigations Bureau arrested a Fairfield man in connection with two recent robberies in downtown Walnut Creek. Police reported the arrest of Malcolm Hale (age not provided) in connection with the Nov. 3 robbery of a man at a Burger King in the 1700 block of N. Broadway and…
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