Crews Clear Wreckage Of Big Rig Crash On I-580 In Pleasanton

Flash subscribers who heard it said last night’s crash on westbound I-580 at Foothill/San Ramon Road in Pleasanton “sounded like a bomb went off,” the crash trapping one unfortunate motorist under one of the involved semis and tying up traffic for hours before a fuel spill was cleaned up and debris hauled away. Calls about…

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Suburban Wonders, Cont’d: Case Of The Wandering Emu

Part of the charm of living in a “Semi-Rural” area are the “Semi-Strange” critter stories that pop up from time to time, everything from wandering bovines to wily coyotes to lazing llamas – live here long enough, you’ll see some interesting things. But the Go-To people for errant animal calls or ill-tempered pitties are, of…

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Pleasanton Police Investigating In-Custody Death

On Wednesday, August 1, at approximately 2:42 p.m., Pleasanton Police patrol officers were dispatched to 5420 Sunol Blvd. regarding a disturbance inside the Raley’s grocery store. Police said a manager from the store called police after observing a white male adult in his thirties acting irrationally, picking up a shopping cart and slamming it to…

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Adding Insult To Injury: Dining On A Pleasanton Burglary Victim’s Dime

The Pleasanton Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the two people pictured. One is described as a Hispanic male adult with multiple arm tattoos. The other is described as a Hispanic female adult with multiple arm and chest tattoos. Sometime between August 6, 2017 and August 10, 2017 a Pleasanton resident’s…

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Armed “Chain Snatch” Robber Has Tri-Valley On Edge

Armed robberies with decorative jewelry the apparent target have been reported in Pleasanton and San Ramon, the latest in Pleasanton on Monday and another the evening before. Pleasanton police say two women were walking in the Pleasanton Place Apartments at 4408 Mohr Ave. at 10:53 p.m. Monday when a black male suspect approached them, brandished…

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