Watch Taken At Gunpoint In Danville Friday
An armed gunman stole a wristwatch from a man in the 900 block of Ocho Rios Drive in Danville Friday, leaving the scene in a newer model white Dodge Charger and eluding police who pursued the vehicle west on Highway 24 in Orinda. The robbery was reported at approximately 6:10 p.m. No details were immediately…
County Health Deploys HazMat Team After Petroleum Coke Dust Release In Martinez Friday
The Contra Costa County Health department was notified of a release of petroleum coke dust at the Martinez Refining Company plant on Friday morning, sending a HazMat team to the area to monitor what, if any, effect the release had on surrounding neighborhoods. Flash users and Facebook subscribers lit up those interfaces with news of…
Man Robbed Of Rolex Watch In Orinda Thursday
A man was robbed at gunpoint and his Rolex watch taken in the area of Country Club Plaza and Orinda Way, at least one suspect escaping the area in a small SUV, possibly a Range Rover. The robbery was reported at approximately 4:15 p.m. with a masked and hooded suspect approaching the victim, brandishing a…
Police Negotiate Surrender Of Alleged Homicide Suspects In Concord Wednesday
Two people, a man and woman wanted in connection with a homicide, surrendered to police in Concord Wednesday after a lengthy standoff in the 2600 block of Mayfair Avenue. Callers reported the sheriff’s STARR helicopter buzzing low over the area at around 3:30 p.m. with heavily armed police in the area and concentrating on a…
San Ramon PD Plays Through, Arrests Alleged Golf Sticks Scammer
Under “creative law enforcement techniques” this week we have an entry from San Ramon police, who pressed golf carts borrowed from the pro shop of a local golf course to pursue – and catch up with – an alleged course scammer one recent sunny afternoon. The alleged hustler, identified as Brent Palmer, 53, of Santa…
Barriers Back Up In Broadway Plaza After Tuesday Morning Ram Raid
The city installed barriers on either end of Broadway Plaza after the infamous 2021 Nordstrom robbery, the barriers preventing cars from driving through the shopping district for more than a year. Those barriers were removed in March of this year, the city taking steps to increase protection for downtown merchants. Tonight, Tuesday, after early morning Ram…
Ram Raiders Return To Walnut Creek – This Time It’s Louis Vuitton
Walnut Creek Police are reporting an attempted ram-raid of the Broadway Plaza Louis Vuitton store early Tuesday, recovering a Land Rover used to ram the store’s front window and giving chase to numerous subjects who fled from the scene. The incident was reported at approximately 4:20 a.m. with police dispatch receiving multiple calls of an…
Police Capture Murder Suspect Following Pursuit From Oakland to Pleasant HIll Sunday
A twisting, back-and-forth pursuit of a teen murder suspect ranged from Oakland to a neighborhood in Pleasant Hill late Sunday, leaving at least one pursuing police vehicle immobilized by spike strips and the suspect’s vehicle finally hemmed in by law enforcement officers. One suspect, reportedly a teen girl and one half of a duo suspected…
NEWS24/680: “We Deal In Now…”
One of our small but merry staff gave us the title for today’s effort, explaining our model to a call-in subscriber convinced we were robots and AI-generated minions of some giant super-corporation. “Nope, all human,” our man told the suspicious caller. “Call anytime. We deal in now.” We liked that so, we’re using it today.…
Thunder Runners; Highway Hiker; Coppa Choppa, And Sideshow Olé
After a deceptively quiet start to the evening, Friday night devolved into a Code Three blur of sirens, apparitions, and screeching tires as random incidents of criminal intent and psychotic breaks turned the evening into a mélange of breakneck events. By now, you’ve no doubt caught up with us regarding that pursuit from Pittsburg through…