Orinda PD Checking La Cresta Road After Mountain Lion Sighting
UPDATE: 6:45 p.m. – Police have suspended their search for this critter and a sheriff’s helicopter orbiting the area has moved along. So has the cat, apparently. Let’s hope. ORIGINAL POST: Police are currently (6:17 p.m.) in the area of La Cresta Road in Orinda after a neighbor reported seeing a mountain lion in the…
LEO’s And Lasers And Bears, Oh My!
A busy couple of days in the 24/680 these last 48 hours with spot fires popping up, investigator’s eyebrows going up, handcuffs going on, bad guys acting up and our blood pressure spiking as we try to fit it all in. Apparently, a good portion of our readership saw some part of an Alamo robbery,…
Stories That Go “Poof”: Chasing The Who, The What, And The Ever-Elusive Why
People who practice our trade know all too well that despite public impression none of the hundred or so tales that come to us over the course of a month ever arrive whole and in a neatly tied bow. Stories, we have all been told in English 101, have a beginning, a middle, and an…
Apparently, We’re Still Having Problems Behind The Wheel
We’ve been writing about this sort of thing lately with many folks expressing interest/concern with what’s going on on our local roads. Police in Dublin captured this photo of an accident at Dublin Boulevard and Dougherty Road this morning. Apparently the driver survived the experience and no one else was injured but that tree isn’t…
The Sunday Punc – Uh, Monday PunchUp
Best intentions to sit before the Great Glowing Box and crank out a weekend-ending column Sunday gave way to what we can only call “the pressures of life” as time with readers, past pals and family held sway. Some of you may have caught our titular softball toss of a reference to The Punch, a…
So, How’s YOUR 24/680 Commute Going This Morning?
The good news is everyone made it out of this one in good order. The bad news is that traffic on the southbound I680 connector to westbound Highway 24 is looking a little sticky as the Highway Patrol and others clear the wreckage and reopen lanes. Apparently this car tangled with another and “turtled,” blocking…
Anyone In Orinda Missing A Calvin?
An eagle-eyed runner/reader spotted this tell-tale bit of evidence during a walk near the end of Martha Road near Catherine Court Sunday. She told us she didn’t have the heart to call the number on the tag but if you’re missing a Calvin out that way, you may want to collect his collar. Hopefully, he…
Shoplifting Crews At Work In The 24/680 Friday
ADVISORY: Video clip bears a few Scottish F-Bombs and drug references. Do not open if this offends you. A beautiful morning dawns in the 24/680 and we entertained the idea of playing a little hooky but it seems the local or – dare we say it? – visiting shoplifting crews are hard at work. One…
The Monday Fumble – Stuff We Know, And Things We Don’t
Our title today alludes to the resumption of football season and associated interest in all things football – which is America’s sport after all, isn’t it? Or is it? We don’t watch much anymore and had to be informed that the San Franci… Santa Clara Forty Niners (we can’t keep up) had clawed their way…
Bay Area Pacific Union Realtors Killed In Santa Ana Plane Crash Sunday
Five people killed in a plane crash Sunday afternoon in Santa Ana were Bay Area realtors and consultants headed to a conference in Southern California when their Cessna lost power and crashed into a Santa Ana parking lot. Associates and friends have identified all five victims as Pacific Union agents bound for a Tom Ferry…