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DeAngelo Charged With Felonies From Alleged Attacks In Contra Costa County

Martinez, Calif. – The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office announced today that Joseph DeAngelo, the East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer, is charged with four felonies from the alleged attacks in Contra Costa County from 1978 to 1979. DeAngelo could face four life sentences plus ten years for his alleged crimes of kidnapping during the course of…

Moraga PD, Other Jurisdictions Track, Arrest Juvenile Purse Snatch Suspect

Moraga police, spearheaded by the investigative work of Det. Kevin Mooney, joined other jurisdictions in tracking and arresting a serial robbery suspect after a July 30 purse snatching in Moraga – an investigation that eventually led to the arrest of a 17-year-old San Leandro teen, police said Monday. Lt. Brian South said Mooney identified the…

Looks Like Little Moraga Is Getting Its White Tablecloth Restaurant – La Finestra Preps Terzetto’s Space

It appears a lingering question in the game of musical chairs that is Moraga’s restaurant scene may finally be answered as Jeff Assadi prepares the space formerly occupied by Terzetto’s to serve as the new home of La Finestra. Some here may remember that Assadi was rather cruelly burned out of his old Lafayette location…

Cars Seen Racing On Bear Creek Road In Orinda Prior To Major Injury Crash Sunday, Witnesses Say

A 30-year-old woman was seriously injured in a grinding collision on Bear Creek Road Sunday after the black BMW she was riding in lost control during what witnesses said was a road race with another car of similar description. California Highway Patrol investigators said a 37-year-old Martinez man was behind the wheel and possibly racing…

The Monday Rumbles

Heckuva week there, wouldn’t you agree? We lost a Queen, gained a precious new jewel for the crown of Presidential Orwellian-isms – “Truth isn’t Truth” – and sought some vague form of sanity in ordinarily mundane things like sports and other go-to tranquilizers for the modern age. We chilled, thanks for asking, and lost ourselves…

Anyone In Orinda Missing A Calvin?

An eagle-eyed runner/reader spotted this tell-tale bit of evidence during a walk near the end of Martha Road near Catherine Court Sunday. She told us she didn’t have the heart to call the number on the tag but if you’re missing a Calvin out that way, you may want to collect his collar. Hopefully, he…

Shot Of Friday’s 3-Alarm Fire In Martinez – Shot From Horseback – Captures Our Attention

We get a lot of reader photos here at NEWS24/680 – some of them funny, some of them dramatic, some with great big thumbs over the camera lens – all of them of interest to us as they’re capturing a moment in our collective timelines. They don’t all have to be perfectly focused and composed.…

Three Alarm Grass Fire Burns 30 Acres Along Highway 4, Into Martinez Friday

Multiple fires spotted burning along Highway 4 in Martinez Friday evening have merged in areas and are burning swiftly, in some cases in the direction of local homes. Firefighters called for a 3 Alarm response to the blaze, reported at 7:14 p.m. by California Highway Patrol officers and motorists who saw the spot fires around…

Shoplifting Crews At Work In The 24/680 Friday

ADVISORY: Video clip bears a few Scottish F-Bombs and drug references. Do not open if this offends you. A beautiful morning dawns in the 24/680 and we entertained the idea of playing a little hooky but it seems the local or – dare we say it? – visiting shoplifting crews are hard at work. One…

Antioch Man Suspected Of Pleasant Hill Carjacking Tracked, Arrested In Bay Point Wednesday

Two Sun Valley Mall employees talking inside a car near the Pleasant Hill Burger King restaurant a little after midnight Tuesday were interrupted by a masked gunman who approached the driver and demanded the car. Pleasant Hill police, who took the resulting call for help, said the suspect fled the area in the stolen car,…