Door-To-Door Sales People Return To 24/680 – Neighborhoods Unhappy

The periodic scourge of door-to-door solicitors continues.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article first ran on these pages in January of last year. It appears timely and is reprinted by reader request: Teams of organized, highly mobile and extremely aggressive salespeople descended on Moraga and Lafayette again Tuesday, inspiring the wrath of homeowners unused to their techniques and attracting the attention of police. We’ve written…

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Moragan Says: “Good Morning, Mr. Coyote!”

For those of us who have lived here any length of time our local Coyotes are ubiquitous creatures – elusive, and yet part of our landscape. This wily critter was spotted prancing through the 800 block of Augusta Drive in Moraga Monday. A reader was able to snag a quick photo.

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One Dead In San Ramon Crash On I-680 Thursday

One person was killed in a chain-reaction crash just before midnight Thursday on Interstate 680 in San Ramon. The crash was first reported at around 11:25 p.m. near the Bollinger Canyon Road off-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers reported that a southbound black Honda sedan rear-ended a crane-equipped utility truck – and was moments later struck…

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Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Medicines Linked To Overdoses In Contra Costa County

Press Release issued Wednesday by Contra Costa Health Services: Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) urges county residents not to buy or use prescription drugs except from licensed pharmacies after receiving several reports of overdose believed to involve counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills. No deaths have been linked to the cases. CCHS’s Public Health Division has received four…

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Pleasant Hill-Martinez Minister Arrested For Sex With Minor

Press Release issued by Martinez PD: Martinez, Ca – Monday, April 18, 2016, Martinez Police Department took a report of a female juvenile that had been sexually assaulted by a 29 year old male over a three year period. Detectives from Martinez Police and Pleasant Hill Police investigated the allegations which ultimately led to the arrest…

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It’s Official, Moraga – We’re A Disaster Area!

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued a proclamation Tuesday declaring storm-related damage to roads and highways as an existing State of Emergency – a move covering the mounting cost of repairs to Moraga’s landmark sinkhole. The governor issued the proclamation Tuesday, naming Contra Costa and several other counties sustaining damage during our recent rainfall as…

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San Ramon PD Arrest Bay Point Man For March 2 Bank Robbery

Police in San Ramon Wednesday announced the arrest of a Bay Point man in connection with the March 2 robbery of a Wells Fargo Bank branch at the Nob Hill Foods in their city. Investigators said David M. Beardon, 23, was arrested on robbery charges after a thorough investigation into the crime. He is being…

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Scary Moment On Moraga Hillside Triggered By Airsoft Gun Tuesday

Lamorinda police – with a California Highway Patrol Helicopter orbiting overhead – searched a Moraga hillside above Ashbrook Place for a man with a gun Tuesday and found him – but the gun he was carrying turned out to be a realistic-looking Airsoft version. Acting Police Chief Jon King said his department received a call…

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