The Sunday Mumble
Here we are, our Merry Band, in the grip of Summer and a cresting news cycle. Saturday was a day of new records following a week of new records here at NEWS24/680 with record reader visitation (we thought everyone was out of town), a record number of News Flashes going out to record numbers of…
One In Custody After Police Pursuit Of Stolen Car In Concord Saturday
UPDATE: Pleasant Hill police officers located and arrested the male half of this chase in the 900 block of Trent Street and are having him checked out after he was bitten by a police dog. ORIGINAL STORY: Police from Concord and Pleasant Hill are searching for two suspects – a man and woman – who…
Police: “Faux Badge Bandit” Shoots Himself In The Bathroom Of A Goleta Nail Salon Friday
Police in Goleta, Calif. have indicated that a man wanted for bank robbery in their city early Friday morning is the so-called “Faux Badge Bandit” and that he reportedly drove to a business not far away from his latest crime today, asked to use the rest room, and then shot himself while inside. Danville Police…
Martinez Police Talk Man Down From Muir Trestle Friday
Martinez police sealed off a portion of Alhambra Way under the town’s fabled iron trestle bridge after a man climbed the structure and – apparently – threatened to leap off. Police said things first came to their attention at about 10:20 a.m., when their dispatch received a call of a subject jumping in and out…
Man Threatens To Jump From Platform At Walnut Creek BART Thursday
UPDate: Patrons reporting that the man has been brought down from the platform, walking toward an ambulance at ground level of the station (2:07 p.m.) ORIGINAL POST: A portion of the Walnut Creek BART station has been closed and further restrictions may be made as police and fire personnel move to assist a man threatening…
Man Shot To Death In El Sobrante Wednesday
UPDATE: Homicide Detectives from the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Investigation Division have arrested two suspects in connection with Wednesday’s murder in El Sobrante. The suspects were identified as 22-year-old Anthony Gaines of Richmond and 57-year old Judy Barkas of El Sobrante. Both have been booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on murder and…
Police Investigating Altercation At Pleasant Hill BART Station
UPDATE: Sheriff’s deputies arrested an individual found hiding in the brush behind 1173 Las Juntas Way in Walnut Creek at approximately 1:28 p.m. ORIGINAL STORY: Police responded to the Pleasant Hill BART station Wednesday after a reported stabbing on Platform 2 of the station. Officers from Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill are currently searching for…
Cigarette Sparks Second Alarm Fire And Rescue Effort In Rossmoor Tuesday
Fire investigators said an improperly discarded cigarette sparked a 2-alarm fire at 2808 Saklan Indian Drive in Rossmoor Tuesday, causing $140,000 damage to the most heavily impacted unit and displacing two residents. The first firefighters on the scene of the blaze were met by heavy smoke and fire, a second alarm quickly called shortly after…
Orinda Pup Recovered In Antioch, Returned To Owners After Three-Year-Long Absence
ED: First, a big doff of the Fedora to our digital colleagues in arms at EastCountyToday for giving us the heads up on this story. Second, what’s with all the doggies jumping into police cars lately? Here we go: Antioch Police announced on Facebook Saturday that Officer Amiri was performing a routine traffic stop around 1:00 am…
Suspected Shoplifters Return To Lululemon Store Thursday; Walnut Creek Police On Hand To Greet Them
The revolving door that has become the local shoplifting scene in the 24/680 took a fresh turn Thursday when a trio of suspected pilferers returned to a downtown Lululemon store for the second time in two days – and ran into police. This story is evolving as police have only just now detained the trio…