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Execution Of FBI Search Warrant In Orinda Sets Tongues Wagging Wednesday
An FBI search team entered a home in the 600 block of Moraga Way Wednesday, looking for “small pieces of a larger puzzle” in an investigation currently underway. The presence of those eye-catching blue and yellow raid jackets and an overflying helicopter quickly set local tongues to wagging – and local wags to riffing –…
Read MoreOrinda Police Stop Suspected Burglars After Window Smash On Broadview Terrace Saturday
Orinda police officers fell in behind a car carrying suspected burglars after an apparent break-in attempt on Broadview Terrace around 2:30 p.m. Saturday. According to passersby who contacted this site, the car was occupied by at least two women in their 20s. The car they were in was stopped by police on Moraga Way minutes after…
Read MoreOrinda Child Psychologist Arrested Wednesday; Alleged Possession Of Child Pornography
Local investigators on Wednesday arrested 68-year-old Lafayette resident Kenneth Allen Breslin for Possession of Child Pornography after an investigation and execution of a search warrant allegedly turned up a “significant quantity” of child pornography in the Orinda-based child psychologist’s home. A spokesperson for the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s office stated in a release that…
Read MoreLafayette Police Urge Awareness After String Of Armed Robberies; Say Cases Are Similar
Although we’ve gotten no official word from investigating agencies about whether a series of armed robberies and incidents in the 24/680 and East County are linked, a cautionary bulletin from the Lafayette police department suggests they may be. That agency, which has been busy but which has so far has been spared an armed robbery in…
Read MoreOrinda Council Studying Possible Future Requirements For Short-Term Rentals
Bloodied when a short-term rental scenario went wrong with tragic results in February, Orinda’s city council has spent the interim period tinkering with ideas to safeguard homeowner, renters – and the city – in future. Mayor Victoria Smith asked city staff to canvass surrounding cities and towns for their approaches to the short-term rental market, popularized by sites…
Read MoreCar vs. Pole Accident On Moraga Way Monday
Orinda police responded to a reported car into pole accident on Moraga Way at Camino Pablo Monday morning and arrived to find that, indeed, contact had been made. The motorist, luckily, was uninjured and traffic flow through the area was restored quickly. This story brought to you by:
Read MoreBurglary Flurry Hits Little Moraga Wednesday; Two Break-Ins While Occupants Are Home
Lamorinda police but Moraga PD in particular spent much of Wednesday dealing with an apparent burglary swarm in the area, with burglars hitting four homes in Moraga – two while the occupants were present. Two more burglaries were reported in Orinda, one of them while a woman was at home with her child. The residential…
Read MoreHeroin Overdose In Orinda Starbucks Sunday Spotlights Recent Influx Of Young Users
NEWS24/680 readers who were present at the time expressed their shock and concern Sunday after a 17-year-old teen was discovered in the bathroom at the Theater Square Starbucks – unconscious and with a heroin needle still in his arm. Orinda Police Chief Mark Nagel confirmed an account of the incident posted on our Facebook page…
Read MoreOrinda Council Studies Short-Term Lease Agreements After Camino Encinas Violence
Stunned by the beating of a Florida man attacked during a party at an Orinda home rented through Airbnb, the city council is taking a hard look at so-called “transient” housing arrangements, and evaluating how they should be handled in future. The council, spurred by Mayor Victoria Smith, queried adjacent cities and towns after the 21-year-old…
Read MoreOrinda Police Caution Residents About Shoplifting/Burglary Crews Using Rental Vans
Like a taxi cab in the city and perhaps the minivan in the suburbs, a U-Haul truck in the neighborhood may not immediately raise suspicions, police said Monday, but recent events have shown that perhaps they should. “We have noticed a couple of times now people renting U-Haul vans and essentially living in them, and twice…
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