Posts Tagged ‘NEWS24/680.com’
What Smoke?
Hazardous air conditions appear to be with us for a while until our grasslands stop burning and those offshore winds crank up again. Local hardware stores report a rush on for masks, respirators, and window sealant as our neighbors search for ways to protect themselves from this nasty air. It’s bad, though we cannot moan…
Read MoreDeputies Shut Down Digital Casino On Pacheco Boulevard Wednesday
Detectives from the Special Investigation Unit of the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff launched an investigation into an alleged illegal gaming operation on the 5000 block of Pacheco Boulevard after receiving a tip from a citizen regarding a casino at that location. Detectives were able to corroborate the information provided by the citizen…
Read MoreKarl James Hildinger, May 30, 1931 – November 11, 2018
Karl James Hildinger was born in Danville, California in 1931. He passed away at home, surrounded by family, in South Lake Tahoe on November 11, 2018. Three weeks after he was born, he was carried into Angora Lakes Resort in a Washoe papoose basket. He was a staunch environmentalist and spent his lifetime protecting and…
Read MoreWith Tragedy In The News, Lafayette Reminds Residents Of Its Evacuation Plans
From the City of Lafayette: With the continued tragic news concerning the Camp Fire that destroyed Paradise, a city similar in size to Lafayette, it is good to be reminded that we have a wildfire evacuation plan for the City of Lafayette. You can find the plan HERE. It is particularly important to note the evacuation…
Read MoreLafayette Police Detain Two, Arrest One After Brief Pursuit And Crash Saturday
Lafayette Police Chief Benjamin Alldritt on Tuesday confirmed our earlier account of a brief pursuit and car crash on Acalanes Road Saturday night. Two suspects were detained after a “gray colored BMW vehicle with paper plates matching the description of the suspect vehicle seen in video surveillance 24 hours prior” fled at high speed from a…
Read MoreChunky Air Quality, Other-Worldly Sunrises: It’s A New Day In Moraga Saturday
Skies, dark and heavy with soot and smoke, have turned daylight to night in the fire zone – and given our air a reddish, Martian tinge the last couple of days. Moragan Greg Fulcher was up and about early and captured this shot of our sunrise, shot from a ridge at 7:05 a.m.
Read MoreLamorinda Police Pursue, Arrest Suspect After Noon Hour Chase Along Highway 24 Thursday
A circuitous pursuit which originated on Pleasant Hill Road near Rancho View in Lafayette and wended its way along downtown streets before jumping onto Highway 24 ended with the arrest of a suspect at the Wilder offramp shortly after noon Thursday. Witnesses said police appeared to be behind a grey Volvo with no license plates…
Read MoreContra Costa’s Marijuana Tax Passes
On Tuesday, voters of Contra Costa County approved Measure R – which provides for the taxation of marijuana businesses similar to those businesses engaged in the sale of alcohol and tobacco. Measure R passed with 71.73% support (158,898 votes) to 28.27% who opposed (62,623 votes). Voters said the county should be able to impose a…
Read MorePolice Pursuit Ends When Stolen Car Crashes In Alamo Tuesday
A high-speed pursuit of a suspected stolen car turned into a wild ride down Highways 242 and 680 Tuesday, the driver of a stolen Honda eventually crashing into a county-operated speed trailer and coming to rest in the parking lot of a business on Orchard Court in Alamo. Bystanders reported seeing the chase reaching speeds…
Read MoreInvestigators Looking Into Death Of San Ramon Man At Martinez Detention Facility
The Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office are investigating the death of a San Ramon man found unresponsive in a holding cell at the Martinez Detention Facility Saturday night. An inmate, identified as 26-year-old Karthik Kandaswamy of San Ramon, died despite staff efforts to revive him, according to a sheriff’s spokesman. Kandaswamy had been…
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