Summer Stuff To Do: Agents Of Discovery Go Exploring In Danville
Looking for a great way to get your youngsters outside this summer? The Town of Danville has a new app that lets them be secret agents, investigating our local parks. As part of Parks Make Life Better Month, the Town of Danville has partnered with educational technology platform Agents of Discovery to launch a free app…
Mini-“Carmaggedon” On Pleasant Hill Road In Lafayette Thursday As Semi Stalls
UPDATE: The northbound lanes of Pleasant Hill Road were reopened at 4:50 p.m. ORIGINAL POST: Lafayette police – with some help supplied from neighboring jurisdictions – are fighting to untangle a massive traffic jam on Pleasant Hill Road at Rancho View after a truck stalled there blocking lanes in both directions. Several officers are on…
Attempted Catalytic Converter Theft Leads To “Old Switcheroo” And Arrest At Cal Shakes Thursday
An inquisitive Orinda police officer touched off a stranger-than-usual confrontation with two suspected catalytic converter thieves Thursday – one of the suspects sacrificing his pal in order to get away. Officer Devyn Hom was on routine patrol at Cal Shakes, 100 California Shakespeare Theater Way in Orinda around 11:30 a.m. when he spotted a person underneath…
Flash 101: Getting The Most Out Of Our News Alerts
Bit of a breather here in The News Bunker as things ease a bit except for friends, neighbors, firefighters out along Marsh Creek Road today. We’re hoping you all catch a break out there today. We believe in keeping you abreast of developments and innovations here at NEWS24/680 and since a whole bunch of you…
Despite Arrests, Phone Fraud Continues To Spike With Americans Proving To Be Easy Pickings
It appears we are a wealthy and gullible nation. And those bent on exploiting our gullibility in order to get sizable chunks of that wealth are still doing a land-office business despite our rising rancor and some global law enforcement. Having been around a little and come up in the analog world we have seen…
Police Car Fire On Westbound Highway 24 In Orinda Tuesday; Freeway Briefly Closed As Ammunition Cooks Off
Police are descending on Highway 24 east of St. Stephens in Orinda Tuesday after a police car driven by a CHP repair technician caught fire and burned, cooking off ammunition inside the vehicle and catching the adjacent hillside on fire. Traffic was diverted onto St. Stephens offramp. The technician made it out of the vehicle…
Man Assaulted At Pleasant Hill BART Later Found Dead; Suspect In Custody
In a dark twist to an incident first reported here Wednesday, a 51-year-old Pittsburg man who suffered minor injuries during an assault at Pleasant Hill BART was found dead two days later – apparently from infection stemming from an injury suffered in the fight. County Coroner’s deputies identified the victim as Gerald Bisbee, 51. The…
BART Police Arrest Murder Suspect At Pleasant Hill BART Station Monday
BART police said they have arrested suspected murderer John Lee Cowell, 27, wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Nia Wilson and wounding of her sister at MacArthur Station Sunday night. Cowell was reportedly taken into custody at Pleasant Hill BART after patrons provided police with information as to his whereabouts. He was reportedly on…
Men Who Allegedly Fled From Orinda PD Officer Saturday Identified
UPDATE: Alleged driver Danny Lockett Jr. was charged Wednesday with manslaughter and felony evading peace officers in connection with this case. He was additionally charged with having prior convictions for assault, burglary and gun possession. ORIGINAL POST: Two men in the Nissan Altima that allegedly fled from an Orinda police officer and crashed on Highway 24…
Police Capture Three Suspected Armed Robbers After Chase From Walnut Creek Into Lafayette Sunday
Police from Walnut Creek and Lafayette descended on a carload of individuals suspected of an armed robbery at the Tice Valley CVS store in Walnut Creek Sunday, chasing the car into Lafayette and arresting three people who fled from the vehicle. At least two people were arrested in the 900 block of Reliez Station Road…