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CHP Seeking Witnesses After Motorcycle Officer Clipped On I680 Wednesday
Investigators for the Contra Costa County division of the California Highway Patrol are seeking information about an injury accident involving one of their officers on southbound I680 in Alamo Wednesday. Investigators said one of their motorcycle officers was making a traffic stop on a black Jaguar sedan on Livorna Road at about 8:02 am Wednesday…
Read More“What’d I see?” – San Ramon PD Swoops Down On Two Suspected Car Burglars Wednesday
Our Flash Subscribers in San Ramon got first word of this as it was happening Wednesday afternoon but several folks have asked about the activity in the Target parking lot about 10:05 a.m. NEWS24/680 thanks San Ramon Police Lt. Cary Goldberg for the following information: On 2/6/19 at 1001 hrs, San Ramon Valley 911 Communications…
Read MorePedestrian Killed After Collision In Pacheco Wednesday
A man was struck and killed while walking in the area of Brown and Aspen drives in Pacheco Wednesday morning. The area was quickly sealed off to provide for evidence collection following the 7:52 a.m. collision. Investigators initially determined that a woman was driving a grey Nissan Cube southbound on Aspen Drive when for unknown…
Read MoreSheriff’s Investigators Asking For Public Help After Murder In El Sobrante Saturday
At about 12:22 PM Saturday, January 26, Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a report of shots fired with a man down in the intersection of Jasmine Court and Jasmine Way in El Sobrante. The caller advised that they had heard gunshots and saw a man in the street. Deputies arrived on scene and found a man…
Read More“What’d I see?” – Danville PD Arrest Pair After Stopping Stolen Car Tuesday
As you might expect, we get a ton of “What’s going on at XYZ?”-type questions in the course of the day here at NEWS24/680. Yesterday was no exception – with readers Melanie, Robert and Jan asking about police activity on Sycamore Valley Rd. near I680. We put their queries to Town SpokesPro Geoff Gillette and…
Read MorePre-Dawn Pursuit Wends Its Way Through 24/680, Lamorinda, Ends In Canyon
A seemingly innocuous contact with police turned into a high-speed Thunder Run through the 24/680 early Sunday, picking up officers from Lafayette and Moraga before ending near the Upper San Leandro Reservoir in Canyon. Lafayette Police Chief Ben Alldritt said his officers attempted to stop the vehicle, a 2006 750 series BMW, due to its high…
Read MoreArmed Robbery Suspect Arrested After Sheltering In Martinez Home Thursday
Police arrested a suspected armed robber who took shelter in a home on Begonia Court after leading officers on a brief chase Thursday night. Officers tracked and arrested the man, so far unnamed by police, after the suspect entered a home in the 100 block of Begonia around 7 p.m., a police helicopter providing overwatch…
Read MoreArea Thieves Following Their Victims – Then Robbing Them
Can your shopping habits lead to your being victimized by criminals? Apparently, as one area police chief detailed an occurrence when crooks followed a Lafayette woman from the Walnut Creek Apple Store to a business in her hometown – waiting until she went inside to break into her car and steal two new laptops. Lafayette…
Read MoreMan Dead After Martinez Crash Thursday Night
A 37-year-old man died when his passenger car collided with a parked semi truck in the 800 block of Howe Rd. Thursday, according to Martinez police. Sgt. Patrick Salamid said the crash was reported at 10 p.m. The unidentified victim was unresponsive and had to be extricated from the vehicle by responding Contra Costa County…
Read MorePedestrian Struck, Killed In El Sobrante Tuesday Night
An 80-year-old man apparently walking outside of a designated crosswalk across Hilltop Drive was struck by a car and killed shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers responding to a report of a collision on Hilltop Drive near El Centro Road located the victim on the ground in the eastbound…
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