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Noise Issues Cropping Up In Danville, San Ramon, Mora… Well, Just About Everywhere In The 24/680. Citizens Unhappy.
Veteran readers know we have a thing about unnecessary noise. We try not to give voice to it much anymore because, well, things are quiet around the News Bunker and people don’t like a Squeaky Wheel squeaking about the same thing over and over again. We’ve just said local noise pollution is a problem, it…
Read MoreCounty Health Department Orders Temporary Closure Of Danville Lunardi’s Store – Rodent Infestation
Locals out shopping for their evening meal tell us the Danville Lunardi’s store is closed – apparently for a couple of days – while workers deal with an apparent rodent infestation. Notice of the closure has been pinned to the front doors and people are at work inside but initial information is that the store…
Read MoreEasy Rider Making Trail Users Uneasy In Walnut Creek; PD On The Case
Police in Walnut Creek say they have received several complaints about a two-wheeled terror riding a black mini-motorcycle in the areas of Perada Dr, Citrus Ave, Oak Grove Rd and Ygnacio Valley Rd. This scofflaw has also (allegedly) been seen riding recklessly on the trail. If you know the identity of the individual or know…
Read MoreCounty Veterans Encouraged To Paint A Picture Of Themselves – Share Their Stories
What’s the saying? “A portrait is worth a thousand words?” Well, here’s a chance to express how you view yourself with a self-portrait painting at an AboutFace workshop designed for military veterans. Each two-day workshop is at NO COST with all supplies provided. The workshops in March, April and May 2019 will be led by…
Read MoreTwo Charged With Firebomb Attacks In Lafayette And Danville
SAN FRANCISCO – David Jah and Kristopher Alexis-Clark were charged with conspiracy to commit arson, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson, United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”) Special Agent in Charge Rayfield Roundtree, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) Special Agent in Charge John Bennett. Alexis-Clark also was charged with…
Read MoreLaptop Thieves Strike At Danville Starbucks Tuesday; Customers Give Chase
A crew of thieves struck a popular local hangout in Danville Tuesday, sweeping a laptop computer off a table after attempting to rob a waiting customer and fleeing to a waiting car with the victim – and other customers and employees – giving chase. The latest strike by crews of thieves targeting high-priced electronic gear…
Read MoreUC Berkeley Police Investigating Armed Robbery/Carjacking At Grizzly Peak And Fish Ranch Road Monday Night
UC Berkeley campus police are investigating an armed robbery at Grizzly Peak and Fish Ranch Road Monday, with four men robbing their victims of their wallets, personal belongings and a car at gunpoint – one man firing a shot in the process. At about 10:31pm on February 18, UC Berkeley campus police received a report…
Read MoreIn The Old Days, Drivers Carried Road Maps And Jumper Cables – Now, It’s…
Martinez Police Corporal Ryan Baillie and Reserve Officer Hue were working their beat at 12:49 a.m. on February 9 when they spotted a car driving in circles in the intersection of Pacheco Boulevard and Howe Road. The officers did what police do and they contacted the driver, 22-year-old Concord resident Oscar Esparza-Cabello, arresting him for…
Read MoreThe Sunday Scribbler
Quite the week. We had a little bit of everything popping off in our valleys, glens and dales this week – with a Point Break-type bank robbery in Pleasanton (everything but the skydiving and surfing, of course) – BioSpill attacks on local businesses by transients who have learned to use the weapons at hand, a…
Read MoreOfficials Investigating Overnight Air Crash On Mt. Diablo, Pilot Killed
The wreckage of a small plane which crashed sometime after its takeoff from Hayward Executive Airport was located near Summit Road on Mt. Diablo, about two miles southwest of the mountain’s peak, on Saturday afternoon as family members reported the pilot overdue. The body of the pilot was found with the wreckage of his single-engine…
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