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Officer-Involved Shooting Reported In Danville Thursday
This morning at about 11:48 a.m., police dispatch received several calls from motorists regarding a person who was throwing rocks off the Sycamore Valley Road overpass onto Highway 680. A Danville Police Officer arrived at the scene and contacted the subject in question in the area of Sycamore Valley Road and Camino Ramon. The officer…
Read MoreRemains Recovered In San Bernardino Desert Confirmed To Be Missing Walnut Creek Woman
Human remains found in the San Bernardino County desert last month have been confirmed to be those of Erika Lloyd, a Walnut Creek woman last seen on June 14 while leaving for a camping trip in Joshua Tree National Park. Lloyd told family and friends she was meeting some people at the park in hope…
Read MoreConcord Quake Registers 3.8 Magnitude Thursday – Inspiring Some Respect, Some Yawns
Termed “a decent little shake” by local quake veterans, a sharp 3.8 Magnitude temblor rolled through the 24/680 Thursday, nearly throwing one perfectly sober journalist off his feet and sparking reaction from thousands. The shaker, epicentered near Buchanan Field in Concord, rolled through the area at 11:18 a.m.
Read MoreFour Years After A Mis-Timed Trip North – The Nation Sings A Different Tune
Note: Much has happened to our country over the last four years. Many of us watched the Great Ship shudder and veer off course at that time. The following is a report I filed from the Lost Coast of Northern California a day after the 2016 Election – when I sought to get away from…
Read MoreLocal Elections 2020 – Some Familiar Names, Some New
Contra Costans turned out to elect their civic leaders Tuesday, some old names surfacing as frontrunners in what county elections officials designated “semi-official election night final” counts along with a mix of newcomers. In the County Seat, veteran Martinez City Councilman Mark Ross was ahead of challenger Danial Leahy in his bid to retain a…
Read MoreFormer Danville Teacher Pleads Not Guilty To Sexual Assault Of Minor
From the Office of the District Attorney: Martinez, Calif. – Last week, defendant Raymond Engeszer of Oakland (54-years-old) made his first court appearance and pleaded not guilty to the sexual assault case our Office filed against him. The criminal allegations are for the sexual assault of Jane Doe, a minor at the time of the…
Read MoreThe Sunday Scrambler
G’morning all, we hope you’re well on a bright Sunday morning. We’ll just say this newfound air of ours is much appreciated and came just in the nick of time, didn’t it? It has been an interesting week in the 24/680 and Beyond and we believe you’re adequately apprised of the National News in what…
Read MoreI-680 Gets Messy Monday
Flash subscribers got early word of a camper-trailer crash on I-680 today, an unfortunate motorist losing control of his tow and colliding with the center divide near El Pintado. The camper, unfortunately, broke up and spilled across the freeway – causing backups in both directions. Motorists also reported a woman driver allegedly brandishing a pistol…
Read MoreFatal Crash On Highway 24 West Of Orinda Sunday
A rollover crash on eastbound Highway 24 left a child dead after she was ejected from the car she was in Sunday, callers reporting the accident just east of Gateway Boulevard shortly after 9 a.m. Officers found the car, on its roof, and with a woman and child nearby – at 9:12 a.m. The child,…
Read MoreSuspected Car Burglars Arrested In Pleasanton After Tri-Valley Break-in Spree
An apparent return to pre-pandemic burglary rates was interrupted by Pleasanton police Tuesday after they were dispatched to a report of a suspicious car at the Smart & Final store on Johnson Drive. Officers arriving on scene at 7:30 a.m. contacted two men from San Francisco in a nearby car, determining that the vehicle had…
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