“What’d I See?” – Recalcitrant Passenger Finally Removed From Lafayette BART Car Monday
Passengers aboard our local transit systems are frequently in touch with this site, reporting delays or worse and sometimes the unusual as they make their way along the morning commute with phones at the ready. This morning our Tip Line lit up with messages from passengers at Lafayette station reporting a gentleman who had apparently…
The Sunday Scribbler
Quite the week. We had a little bit of everything popping off in our valleys, glens and dales this week – with a Point Break-type bank robbery in Pleasanton (everything but the skydiving and surfing, of course) – BioSpill attacks on local businesses by transients who have learned to use the weapons at hand, a…
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Closed In Both Directions Thursday Due To Falling Concrete
Authorities in Marin County and on the Richmond side of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge are reporting massive traffic jams and drivers leaving their cars after falling concrete from the upper to lower deck prompted closure of the bridge in both directions. One lane of the bridge was reopened in both directions at 2:40 p.m. and…
“What’d I See?” – Minor Injuries For Lafayette Pedestrian After Near Miss Tuesday
We dispatched Flash Alerts for what we knew of an attention-getting scene on Moraga Road at School Street Tuesday night but have been getting additional questions throughout the day. Chief Ben Alldritt confirms that a woman pedestrian was struck by a car at that location, suffering minor injuries to her lower legs, and that she…
“What’d I see?” – San Ramon PD Swoops Down On Two Suspected Car Burglars Wednesday
Our Flash Subscribers in San Ramon got first word of this as it was happening Wednesday afternoon but several folks have asked about the activity in the Target parking lot about 10:05 a.m. NEWS24/680 thanks San Ramon Police Lt. Cary Goldberg for the following information: On 2/6/19 at 1001 hrs, San Ramon Valley 911 Communications…
So, How’d YOUR Night Go?
Can’t find the car. Mild case of hypothermia. Mysterious new tattoo – all in all a successful evening as we bid a not-so-fond farewell to 2018 and wiped the slate clean in preparation for the New Year. The rest of you seemed to have made it through okay with some minor scuffles and boozy hiccups…
Snippets: Waiting For The New Year
And here we are, poised on the brink of a freshly stamped New Year. Another 365 days to make something happen, to recover, or to forget 2018 and hits taken in previous years. Being optimists at heart despite our many bruises and welts, we’re looking forward to the New Year, not only the cocktails and…
PG&E Scam Making The Rounds – Don’t Bite!
Regular readers will know that we can’t stand scammers trying to separate good people from their money and that we write about their antics until you all say: pleeeeaase, stop! And then, they come up with another one. These grifters, probably working in a foreign land with no existing extradition protocol, are hitting us hard…
San Ramon Transient Finds Accommodation In Attic Of Local Bagel Business
Employees of Sunrise Bagels in San Ramon thought they were hearing things – or perhaps that they were facing a rather large pest control issue – when they began to notice something big stirring in the attic of their business Thursday. Police were summoned after it became apparent something or someone had taken up residence…
Sunday Snippets
Love this time of year. Always have. Crisp mornings, a little fog in the valleys and things moving a little slower – not much – but a little slower. Getting closer to the Ho Ho Ho. Old friends checking in to see if we’re still kicking, ticking us off their list of “Status Unknown” and…