Master Songwriter And Walnut Creek Native Michael J. Ryan – “busbee” – Dead At 43
Songwriter, record producer, publisher, record label executive and multi-instrumentalist Michael James Ryan, known professionally as busbee, died Sunday at the age of 43. His death was confirmed by his music publisher and, though no cause was given, Ryan had reportedly been recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Born in Walnut Creek in 1976,…
Hayward Man Killed In Friday Morning Crash On I680 In Walnut Creek
A 38-year-old Hayward man was killed early Friday after the Nissan Sentra he was driving crashed into a dump truck, rolled over and then ended up on its roof nestled against the center median of I680 near Treat Boulevard. Investigators said the crash occurred at 1:59 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I680 just north…
Climate Activists Protest Fossil Fuel Use/Emissions Outside Chevron’s San Ramon Headquarters Friday
Climate activists gathered outside Chevron’s corporate headquarters in San Ramon Friday morning following earlier, worldwide condemnation of the continued use of fossil fuels. Organizers said about 400 people were expected to participate. Organizers said the protest would last from 9 a.m. to noon.
San Ramon PD Investigating Suspicious Contact Of Female Juvenile By Older Male
From the San Ramon police department: On Thursday, September 26, 2019, at approximately 3:29 p.m. a 13-year old female juvenile was walking home from school in the area of Montevideo Elementary on Broadmoor Drive. The juvenile was approached by an unknown male, who started talking with the juvenile. The male asked for directions and complimented…
Body Of Missing San Francisco Boater Recovered Wednesday From Werner Cut
The Office of the Sheriff Coroner’s Division has identified the body found in Werner Cut, south of Orwood in Brentwood on Wednesday as 47-year-old Baxter Bradley of San Francisco. Bradley is believed to have fallen overboard in the area of Indian Slough and Werner Cut on Sunday evening. The cause of death is pending the…
What’d I See? SFPD Tactical Unit – And Others – Roll Through The 24/680 Wednesday
There are a thousand stories in our semi-naked Cities and Towns (our weather is cooling so folks should be less inclined to strip off for a while) and we like to think we know about most of them. Yesterday, Wednesday, was particularly frantic with a police pursuit/search effort in Pleasanton and that, apparently, set the…
What’d I See? Stolen Car Suspect Attracts Police In Pleasanton Wednesday
Several NEWS24/680 readers queried us about a substantial police presence I680 in Pleasanton Wednesday morning and we can confirm that, no, you weren’t imagining things. Here’s what you saw: Several officers turned out to the area of Stoneridge and Denker Drive shortly after 9 a.m. after police spotted a stolen BMW X5 driving west on…
Walnut Creek PD Nabs Suspected Purse Pickers
Residents of our little suburban slice of heaven reacted with anger and emotion after the September 9 theft of a wallet from an elderly woman shopping in a Walnut Creek Safeway store. Footage from store video cameras detailed how two women brazenly identified, stalked, and then victimized an older woman as she shopped – totally…
Sheriff’s Marine Patrol Continues Search For Missing Boater
The Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Marine Patrol Unit continues to search for a missing boater believed to have fallen overboard in the area of Indian Slough and Werner Cut Sunday night. The missing man is not being identified at this time. The incident was reported on Sunday, September 22, at about 9:07…
Carjacking Couple Trade Their Stolen Car For A Fresh One In Orinda Sunday
Police in Orinda and adjacent agencies are looking for two people who took a pickup truck from an Orinda resident at gunpoint Sunday, leaving their stolen car running in the victim’s driveway. The incident was reported at approximately 10:08 a.m., shortly after the California Highway Patrol was in pursuit of a silver Audi RS5 in…