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Snapped: Reader Photos Of Street Crime Capturing The Moment

We’ve addressed the issue of petty theft tying up resources and leading to street arrests in the 24/680 recently, with readers offering photos and unintentionally funny accounts of police activity often as it rolls over them. It’s difficult enough to get a focused, well-composed photograph of your cat or favorite potted plant, but street crime…

A Reader Reaches The Limit Of His Compassion

Editor: I read a line in one of your recent articles and found it to be true: “That the characterization of our homeless population – are we really calling them “residentially challenged” now? – should not always depict them as innocent victims but, rather, often as aggressors.” While I have nothing but the utmost concern…

Patriotic Gunman Holds Up Danville Bank Thursday

Danville police are on the lookout for a man who entered the First Republic Bank at 680 Hartz Avenue a little before noon Thursday, presented a banking officer with a note demanding money and reinforced that demand by displaying a pistol. The suspect is described as a white male with fair complexion and acne scars,…

HazMat Investigation Winding Down In Martinez Thursday; Rail Car Leaking Chemical

Firefighters implemented a HazMat response protocol after a chemical was found leaking from at least one rail car on a siding in Martinez Thursday. The discovery was made at around 10:50 a.m. and safety protocols enacted shortly afterward as both county fire and railway officials worked to identify the leaking substance and what, if any,…

Martinez Residents Soldier On Without Water Thursday; No Estimate Given For Repair

We first heard of this last night when readers in Martinez wrote that they were without water and repair work continues today, Thursday. A sizable water main break at Alhambra Avenue and John Muir Road has knocked out service to residents living in Muir Oaks, Pleasant Hill Road and Vine Hill Way and it looks…

Express Lanes Taking A Toll On I680 Drivers

Editor: As a member of the driving public who spends way too much time on local roads I would like to state that the so-called Express Lanes on Interstate 680 south from Rudgear south to San Ramon can only be classified as a dismal failure of engineering and planning. While I completely understand the inability…

Hot Town, Summer In The City Back Of My Neck Getting Dirty And Gritty…

Things are heating up in the 24/680, as this reader-submitted photo from Dorene Kirsten will attest. “Small” fire brewed up in the center median of Olympic Boulevard at Alpine Road in Walnut Creek a little after 1 p.m. today, Tuesday, and it took some guys with a really big red truck to put it out.

DigiBites: “Heh, Come Over Here, Kid, Learn Something. You Never Know, You Might Have To Cook For 20 Guys Someday…”

For summer-food-lovers, it’s all about the TOMATO. Believe it or not, we here in the 24/680 have not yet reached our peak of season for the best part of summer! We are beginning to enjoy the warmer weather; which will continue until late September, and means our local crops and personal collections are just now…

Exhibitionist Burglar With Distinctive Tattoo Sought After Several Lewd “Visits” To Local Homes

UPDATE: On Thursday, Fremont police announced the arrest of 31-year-old Joseph Ironteeth Angelle, a transient and local car dealership mechanic. Investigators said Angelle was positively identified by numerous victims. Angelle was booked into Santa Rita Jail on two counts of misdemeanor indecent exposure, one felony count of indecent exposure, one felony count of burglary, one misdemeanor count…

Three-Alarm Grass Fire Burns Eastward From Bruce Drive In Tassajara Sunday; One Structure Burned – Evacuations Made

A grass fire pushed by gusting winds consumed a structure in the 5900 block of Bruce Drive Sunday before moving to the east – threatening additional homes on nearby Johnston Road before fire crews were able to stop its forward progress at 5:49 p.m. Three alarms were called to support the firefighting effort, Valley Fire…