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San Pablo Amtrak Crash Scatters Cars, Leaves Passengers Seeking Other Transport Monday
An Amtrak passenger train with 30 people on board struck a high-centered car transport in San Pablo Monday, toppling the cars, injuring the engineer and leaving the passengers on foot and seeking alternative transportation. Night Hawk photographer Craig Cannon said the damaged train engine rolled 500 feet past the wreckage at Soto and Market street,…
Read More“Ram Raiders” Strike Local Merchants Overnight
Local Ram Raiders – those prone to driving their vehicles into storefronts in order to plunder the contents – were at work in the 24/680 overnight. A van drove into a liquor and food store in the 600 block of Gregory Lane at about 4:50 a.m. this morning, the raiders stuffing the store’s ATM in…
Read MoreOne Person Wounded After Shooting In Walnut Creek Saturday
Police cordoned off the Walnut Creek Motel 6 at 2389 N. Main Street Saturday after an apparent robbery attempt ended with a person shot and wounded there or in the area at about 9:30 Saturday morning. Main Street was blocked by police from Penniman Way to Parkside for more than five hours while police brought…
Read MoreMartinez PD Chief Outlines Plans Ensuring Peaceful March Sunday
Letter from Martinez PD Chief Manjit Sappal: July 8, 2020Dear Community:Many of you may be aware that we are planning for a large scale protest on July 12th. We have received numerous emails and messages from concerned business owners and residents about potential problems in our town due to the protest. I wanted to provide…
Read MoreHot Cars Still A Hot Commodity In The 24/680; Burglary At Pleasant Hill CarMax Sunday Night
Police in Pleasant Hill, with some apparent support from neighboring jurisdictions, interrupted a small squad of prospective burglars apparently after cars at the local CarMax lot Sunday – scattering the thieves and sending them running into surrounding neighborhoods. As many as five people were believed involved and police apparently made at least one arrest, but…
Read MoreMartinez PD Arrest Suspect In County Recorders Office Burglary; Other Downtown Crimes Under Investigation
The Martinez Police Department is actively investigating a series of incidents involving window smashes at offices and businesses downtown. The department announced that one person had been arrested in connection with at least one incident Wednesday. Police said the person, whose name, age, or hometown was not given, had been arrested on suspicion of an…
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