Rollover Crash Resonates In Walnut Creek Early Saturday; Occupants Flee
Walnut Creek residents were awakened by the sound of a crash and grinding metal early Saturday morning when a car rolled and slid on its roof towards a Jeep parked at N. California Boulevard and Cypress Street at 1:09am. Witnesses investigating the source of the crash found that the involved car had upended while traveling…
One Injured In I680 Crash Thursday
One person was injured in a rear-end collision with a semi truck on southbound I680 in Alamo on Thursday, the crash tying up traffic for more than an hour as the motorist was extricated from his vehicle. The crash, reported by our Flash system users at 2:55pm, triggered a Sig Alert for southbound I680 and…
Suspected Serial Burglar Arrested – At A Meeting With His Probation Officer
A Pleasanton man suspected of participating in “dozens” of commercial burglaries throughout Contra Costa, Alameda, and Santa Clara counties was arrested when he showed up for a meeting with his probation officer. Juan Luis Valdez-Luevano, 19, was taken into custody Sept. 16 at the Alameda County Probation Office in Dublin when he arrived for a…
Return Of “Three Mules” – John Sears Turns Up In Concord
An old friend returned to the 24/680 in recent hours and it’s good to see him… and his namesake mules. Veteran readers may remember our past stories on “Three Mules” aka John Sears, a man with a unique approach to what constitutes open space and how that space should be utilized, making his way up…
Antioch Police Department Investigating Major Injury Hit-And-Run Collisions
From the Antioch Police Department: ANTIOCH, CA — The Antioch Police Department (APD) is seeking assistance from the public following two separate and unrelated hit-and-run collisions involving pedestrians on the evening of Saturday, September 12, 2026. Both victims sustained major injuries and were airlifted to local trauma centers. Incidents Overview • E. 18th Street &…
Rotten Eggs? Sulphur? Methane? Residents Ask: “What’s That Smell?”
Well, no, it’s not as bad as it must have been living next to those steel and pulp mills back in the Way Back When but, whew, the locals are barking about a complex mix of aromas wafting through the 24/680 in recent days and we’ll confess – we don’t know what it is, though…
Too Hot For This – Small Fire Breaks Out On N. Broadway Thursday
A small fire burning along a fence line between the U.S. Postal Service building and county courts building in the 2000 block of N. Broadway brought firefighters on the run Thursday after it was reported at 4 p.m. The fire appeared to have started near some dumpsters behind the buildings and spread along the fence…
Strip Mall Blitz Burglars Hit At Least Ten Businesses In Pleasanton-Livermore Thursday
A series of brazen, pre-dawn burglaries at businesses in Livermore and Pleasanton was witnessed in part by a television news team and filmed as the burglary crew smashed their way into restaurants and other businesses – eluding a police response summoned by the reporter/cameraman team. NBC Bay Area’s Bob Redell was at work with a…
Highway 24 Driver Arrested After Crashing Into Lafayette BART Parking Lot Wednesday
A driver was in police custody after taking his wife and child on a wild ride off westbound Highway 24 Wednesday night, crashing through a tree and on into the parking lot at Lafayette BART – briefly fleeing on foot before he was located, bruised and bleeding, and arrested. News24/680 Flash subscribers described the crash,…
Hit And Run Crash Causes Traffic Logjam In Orinda Wednesday
A morning crash on Camino Pablo in Orinda triggered a traffic backup and California Highway Patrol investigation as additional information on the incident came to light. First reports of a vehicle collision possibly involving a motorcyclist first reached this site at around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday with police searching to located the precise location of the…