Posts Tagged ‘NEWS24/680.com’
Bank Robber Visits Orinda Bank Of The West Branch Tuesday, Makes A Withdrawal
A lone thief in a dust mask robbed the Bank of the West branch at 21 Moraga Way shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, passing a note demanding cash from a teller and escaping on foot. Orinda Police Chief Mark Nagel said the suspect entered the bank at 4:40 pm. He was described as a white male…
Read MoreMoragan Arrested For Auto Burglary – In Emeryville
A 23-year-old Moraga man is in custody Tuesday after Emeryville police officers reportedly found him in the passenger seat of a truck parked outside the Oliver Loft Condominiums in their city – a truck that did not belong to him. Officers arrested Alex Mills on Monday after noticing the cab of the truck had been…
Read MoreDigiBites: Stormy On Capitol Hill, Stormy In The 24/680 – Time For Boeuf Bourguignon!
Epicurean Exchange Culinary Travel is departing for the Burgundy region of France for our 2018 Food and Wine Tour beginning on April 21 and, in anticipation of our travels, I am presenting my carefully honed version of Boeuf Bourguignon (Beef Burgundy). This dish can be complicated, but over the years I have revised the recipe…
Read MoreBlack Clouds, Hail, Thunder, Lightning, Crashes, Spills, Crooked Deeds And A Fight For Life In Walnut Creek
Just your usual morning in the 24/680, with heavy winds and hail making things slick for drivers; people waking up to find things they thought were theirs are gone and now belong to someone else; and fire and police fighting to save a young life from the grip of a Fentanyl OD. Neighbors…
Read MoreCar Burglars Get Their Comeuppance In Lafayette Friday
Neighbors on quiet Solana Court in Lafayette report that a group of car burglars were hard at work on their block early Friday morning when the law was called on to intervene. Three men were arrested after a sizable police response was called into the area shortly after 3 a.m., the neighbors said. “They (police)…
Read MoreYouth Rams San Ramon Big 5 Sporting Goods, Leads Police On Chase Wednesday
Employees of the Big 5 Sporting Goods Store on Crow Canyon Place in San Ramon got an unexpected visitor Wednesday evening when a young man allegedly rammed the store in a car before speeding off with police in pursuit. The bizarre incident got underway at 9:45 p.m. when the driver of the car allegedly accelerated…
Read MoreCHP Arrests Alleged DUI Driver On Murder Charge
From the Contra Costa County CHP office: On 3/23/18, at about 11:43pm, a two vehicle crash occurred on SR-4 eastbound, just west of Willow Pass Road, causing major injuries to the parties in a Ford Escape. The party from the other vehicle, a Ford Transit, was not injured. The two female passengers from the Escape…
Read MoreMan Shot, Killed During Marijuana Robbery In Pleasant Hill Saturday Night
Pleasant Hill police responding to a report of a man with gunshot wounds found a man who had been shot multiple times inside a residence in the 2100 block of Norse Drive late Saturday night. Although lifesaving measures were taken, the man was declared dead shortly after the call was received at 11:14 p.m. Preliminary…
Read MoreNeighborhood Feud Ends With Stabbing, Arrest In Blackhawk Wednesday Night
A feud between neighbors living on Conifer Terrace in Blackhawk escalated and ended violently Wednesday night, with deputy sheriff’s reporting one neighbor stabbed and a second in custody. Sheriff’s spokesman Jimmy Lee detailed much of the incident in a release issued by the department Friday, saying that a dispute between neighbors heightened until deputies were…
Read MoreFugitive Minister Convicted Of Child Molestation In 2017 Returned To The U.S. For Sentencing
A fugitive minister who preached at churches in Martinez and Pleasant Hill while engaged in a sexual relationship with an underage girl has been returned for sentencing in the United States after fleeing to Mexico following his conviction on child molestation charges last year. Fernando Maldonado has been extradited back to the U.S. from Mexico…
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