Posts Tagged ‘NEWS24/680’
“Forty Acres, Two Burros, And An Old Tractor”
Graciously submitted by a reader and, we thought, an admirable capture of our local look and feel – still. Now, what are those two burros saying?
Read MoreAntioch Teen Dies After Being Shot With Pellet Gun Thursday
NOTE: The following is from our brother site, East County Today, and is used with their permission. The unusual nature of the occurrence was reason, we thought, for its publication: The Antioch Police Department are investigating an “accidental death” of a 15-year-old Antioch resident that occurred at 9:55 am Thursday in the 4300 block of…
Read MoreWrong-Way Driver Eludes Police After Walnut Creek Bank Robbery Friday
A suspected bank robber led Walnut Creek and Concord police officers on a brief chase through those two cities Friday, officers terminating their pursuit out of concern for public safety when the suspect began driving the wrong way on Treat Boulevard from Walnut Creek into Concord. Police confirmed that the chase followed an armed robbery at…
Read MoreOfficer-Involved Shooting In Unincorporated Martinez Wednesday Night
A man sought by police in Vallejo after he allegedly used his car to crash into police vehicles was shot and wounded by police during execution of an arrest warrant at a home in unincorporated Contra Costa County. Investigators in Vallejo had been looking for a man identified as Kevin DeCarlo, 20, of that city since…
Read MoreMartinez Men Arrested In Police Sting; Cervelo Bikes Stolen In Danville Burglary
Two Martinez men are in custody after having been found to be in possession of property stolen in a weekend residential burglary in Danville. According to Police Chief Steve Simpkins, a residential burglary was reported May 27, 2017 on Tunbridge Rd. Several items were taken in the burglary including two high-end Cervelo road bikes and…
Read MoreDanville License Plate Reading System Leads To Arrest Of Lafayette Robbery Suspect
A chance license plate alert by the Town of Danville’s Automatic License Plate Reader system (ALPR) led to the arrest of a man wanted for strong arm robbery in Lafayette Thursday afternoon. Danville police were on patrol at approximately 4:47 pm when their ALPR system “read” the plate of a vehicle used earlier during a…
Read MoreAntioch Man Killed On Northbound I680 In Pleasant Hill Saturday Morning
California Highway Patrol investigators are looking into the cause of a fatal accident on northbound I-680 at the Monument Blvd. offramp early Saturday. Officers were advised of a hit-and-run accident on the freeway at 4:40 a.m. south of Monument Boulevard. While investigating, officers found the body of a 20-year-old Antioch man in the fast lane of…
Read More24/680 Residents Admire – And Some Ski – Snowcapped Mt. Diablo Sunday
Today’s flurry of hail was matched only by the flurry of snapshots we received from readers eager to document the layer of fresh snow atop our landmark Devil Mountain this morning. Photos are on our Facebook page (thanks to all of you who sent them in), but we have to say that, so far, Steve…
Read MoreKick-In Burglars Strike Orinda Residence Tuesday
Calls of suspicious vehicles cruising Lamorinda neighborhoods have peaked of late, with an Orinda residence struck by thieves who kicked in their front door and entered the home Tuesday morning. Neighbors off Moraga Way in the area of Richard Court and Valley View say they reported a distinctly noisy black sedan cruising the area shortly…
Read MoreCHP Says Road Debris – Not BB Gun Plinker – Behind Shattered Windows At 24/680 Junction
A release from the California Highway Patrol, Contra Costa County office: Update to debris causing damage at SR-24/I-680 After our combined effort with our partners, further investigation, and observation of the area of SR-24 eastbound and westbound, between I-680 and Pleasant Hill Road, CHP has found no evidence of criminal intent, just debris that has…
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