Lafayette Family Hit Hard By Back Slider Burglars
Veteran readers are aware (hopefully) of the burglary crews currently at work in the 24/680. Practiced, and very slippery, these crews strike at all hours and are entering homes through rear sliding glass doors. Another local family, living in the 3000 block of Plymouth Road in Lafayette, was victimized this week. “Unfortunately our home on…
A Human Is Writing This – We Swear
Despite the brief “Olly Olly Oxen free!” respite the weekend provides we’re spending it absorbing national news and keeping an eye on our neighborhoods. Things have been kind of rough, we don’t have to tell you. Unless you’re one of the “I Live Under a Rock and That’s The Way I Like It”-people out there…
Does Anyone Actually BUY A Car Anymore? Another Stolen Car Stopped In Walnut Creek Wednesday
The old News24/680 Flash Alert system has red hot today with police chasing – and in at least a couple of cases – bagging cars being driven by someone other than their legal owners. A couple of incidents in Lafayette, one of which ended with a pursuit, a crash and another stolen car over…
Rolex, Wallet Taken In Concord Robbery Wednesday
Two masked gunmen surprised a man on his way to his car in the 2300 block of Crystal Avenue on Wednesday, demanding the man’s Rolex watch and wallet and pistol-whipping him to enforce the demand. The robbery was reported at approximately 7:40 a.m. It was not immediately known if the victim sustained serious injury. Police…
One Dead In Dublin House Fire Monday
One person perished in a 2-alarm fire that burned through a single-story home in the 7000 block of Mayan Court in Dublin on Monday. The blaze was reported at 3:42 p.m. and quickly advanced to a 2-alarm as firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flame throughout the residence. Four adults and four children were…
Return Of The Black Mercedes – This Time To Lamorinda
A prolific crew of house burglars using a black Mercedes to ferry themselves to their jobs and the rear sliding doors of their victims to make entry returned to the 24/680 for the second straight night Saturday, striking at last three times in Orinda and Moraga before fleeing for the Caldecott Tunnel with police in…
Pleasant Hill’s Rooted Coffee Raided; Safe Taken By Intruder
It might be thought that the 24/680’s venerated coffee stops would enjoy protected status when it came to contact with the local criminal element, but it appears they are as vulnerable to intrusion as the rest of us. Pleasant Hill’s Rooted Coffee found this out the hard way recently when the pictured suspect entered the…
Burglary Crew Strikes Homes In Walnut Creek, Alamo Friday
A crew of at least three burglars working from a late model, blacked out Mercedes struck four residences in Walnut Creek and Alamo on Friday, striking at least once while the occupants were in the residence. The thieves, all masked and wearing dark clothing, are entering the homes through rear sliders and selectively ransacking targeted…
Overlapping Pursuits Crisscross The 24/680 Thursday
In a strange series of events even for these somewhat strange times, two unrelated vehicle pursuits nearly overlapped Thursday, attracted police from multiple jurisdictions as well as a police helicopter and at one point slowed down enough for one car to stop for fuel before continuing south on I680. Both incidents seemed to kick off…
County Seeks Volunteers For Oversight Of Martinez Refinery Release Investigation
Contra Costa County seeks community volunteers for a committee to oversee an independent investigation and risk assessment of the Nov. 24-25 release of heavy metals into the surrounding community by Martinez Refining Company (MRC). The oversight committee will advise the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors and Contra Costa Health’s (CCH) Hazardous Materials Program on the…