Painted Rock Lives To Be Painted Again; Lamorinda Celebrates Acquisition
John Muir Land Trust will acquire and permanently preserve Painted Rock, the prominent 84-acre hill near the boundary of Moraga and Lafayette. Thousands of local residents made generous donations to The Campaign To Save Painted Rock and are celebrating what will become their newest public open space. The campaign needed to raise $2 million by a deadline…
San Ramon Man Dies After I680 Crash In Walnut Creek Monday
A 63-year-old San Ramon man died at John Muir Hospital after he was injured in a grinding crash on northbound Interstate 680 in Walnut Creek Monday. Two cars, a vintage black 1974 Porsche and a Jeep SUV were involved in the crash with the Porsche operator sustaining, identified as Richard Adeokun of San Ramon suffering…
Robbery Crew Strikes At Rheem Arco – Rough Up And Rob Employee; Suspects Caught After Police Chase
A crew of armed robbers struck the Arco station in Rheem Valley shortly before 8 p.m. tonight, Sunday, roughing up an employee and robbing him at gunpoint before fleeing through Lafayette and onto northbound I680. We have learned the getaway vehicle used in the theft, a black or dark blue Nissan Sentra with paper plates,…
The Sunday Scribblings
It has been a quiet but also quixotic week in the NEWS24/680 News Bunker – our merry little band churning out news of baby mountain lion sightings, fires, Grim Ironies and the often hard-to-believe-or describe-incidents of the day as we glide into our summer while snow is falling in the Sierra. In the end we…
Danville PD Looking For CoEd Car Burglary Crew
In something of a departure from the usual template of 24/680 Car Burglar, it turns out Danville police are searching for a well-dressed crew who struck at Hap Magee Ranch Park earlier this month – two men and two women Danville Police are looking for these four individuals in connection with vehicle burglaries earlier this…
Two Dead After Recent Flurry Of Shootings In Richmond; Six Murdered So Far This Year
A series of recent shootings in Richmond has residents on edge and the police looking for a cause. A 44-year-old Richmond man wounded in separate shootings Sunday died of his wounds, according to police, and two other men and a woman are recovering from wounds suffered in three separate incidents Sunday night. Residents responding to…
Bicyclist Severely Injured In Lafayette Crash
Lafayette police and California Highway Patrol officers have been called to Pleasant Hill Road and Taylor Boulevard after a collision between a motorist and bicyclist left the cyclist with serious injuries Monday night. The incident, reported at 9:42 p.m., involved a passenger car and the cyclist, with motorists reporting that the cyclist was down on…
What’d I See? Update On Last Night’s Armed Robbery At Sunvalley Mall
Monday afternoon, Concord police released a brief report on last night’s armed robbery at the Round 1 location at Sunvalley Mall in Concord, covered via our Flash Alert interface: On Sunday, May 12th at approximately 11:50 PM, Concord officers responded to Round 1, located at 185 Sun Valley Mall, for a reported armed robbery in…
Another “Terrace” Project Shaping Up In Lafayette
While still in the study session (i.e. very preliminary) stages, a plan to demolish most of the 81,000 square feet of professional and medical offices in the 3400 block of Mt. Diablo Boulevard in favor of condos and low-income housing has already started local war drums beating. Owners Miramar Mount Diablo Boulevard, LLC would like…
Strong-arm Robbers Steal Bank Deposit Bag In Danville Thursday
Danville police are searching for a red, 2003 Honda Accord used in a brazen daylight strongarm robbery at Front Street and Hartz Way Thursday – three masked men approaching the victim, knocking them down to take the bag and escaping in a waiting car. Police are looking for a red, 2003 Honda with an empty…