Lafayette Jewelry Store Breached And Burglarized
Lafayette’s Ware Designs store on Mount Diablo Boulevard was entered by two thieves who smashed a window to gain access – smashing display cases once inside. The burglary occurred early Friday morning and came to light when the store manager furnished internal security video to a local television station. No one was injured and the…
Concord Police Activity Stirs Public Interest Saturday
Laurie Vega Stephens was kind enough to share this photo snapped during a police action at Monument and Nursery Lane in Concord Saturday night. An accompanying helicopter eventually moved off but it was noisy out there for a bit and our Tip Line began to heat up. We’re not immediately certain that this response was…
Early Morning Lafayette Crash Draws Police Saturday
A young woman lost control of her vehicle, apparently hit a light pole and rolled the car onto its roof on eastbound Highway 24 at Oak Hill in Lafayette early Saturday. The crash (aka a “Full Turtle” in News24/680 parlance) was reported shortly before 3:30a.m. First responders were met by the driver as she made…
Fuel Prices Have 24/680 Residents Digging Deeper
As the official – or perhaps semi-official – aggregators of life here in the 24/680 we’ve been hearing complaints/reports of rising – just about everything – prices for some time. This has inspired both online and offline commentary from business people and ordinary folk trying to navigate the grocery aisles and fuel pumps that power…
“Nothing Doing On Police,” Cast Iron Mnemonics; Tiers Of The Clowns
“Saucepans in summer, crepe pans in fall, when winter’s upon us, there’s food for us all.” – Dr. Niles Crane Our Spirit Guide’s mnemonic device for remembering the Kitchen Rules of Life sprang to mind with the arrival of a new cast iron dutch oven – the latest addition to our bunker’s Kitchen Arsenal. We’re…
“Hon, Do You Hear That Cracking Sound?”
Far too many crashes to count or categorize so we’re hoping this breaking sunshine holds for a bit and dries things out. Along with all the crumpling metal are toppling trees – some landing on homes or sensitive infrastructure. This one gave it up at Saint Stephens and El Nido and closed off traffic at…
Standoff In Concord Saturday
Photos coming in from the scene of a police standoff in Concord tonight, Saturday. Neighbors reported a sizable police presence in the 4400 block of Buckthorn Court with a man, believed to be armed, barricaded inside a residence and refusing to come out. Lots of police on hand and the neighbors reportedly remained calm (differing…
Crockett Fire, Multiple Freeway Crashes Reported Friday
The day’s rainfall may have turned our freeways into giant Slip n’ Slides but it had no apparent affect on a 2-Alarm fire burning aggressively in Crockett. As usual, we’re updating subscribers via our Flash Alert system – you may want to try it if you like knowing “what’s going on” in your part of…
A Little Late, A Little Short On Details. But…
We’ve noted the very noticeable air activity in our skies lately and guessed at the whirlies’ intent and purpose but, as most of you know, the police have gone dark in terms of providing timely public information, making coverage of breaking news very difficult indeed. Apparently, at about 4:40 p.m. on April 2 – which…
The Local Yodel: Pink Slip Blues; Quakey Wake ‘Ups; Flip Floppin’ Fans
With all that’s happening on and off-planet in recent days we were tempted to release our inner Screamin’ Demons and address the hypocrisy and addled nonsense and off-world exploration riffling across the country – but we’re holding back in favor of letting you all weigh in on that if you wish. Instead, we’ll drill down…