OAKDALE- A group of rejects calling themselves the “California State Militia-2nd Regiment” and dressed in mismatched uniforms (some too small for the ones failing the “military appearance” weight requirements of the real military) invaded the two blocks of 8 stores known as “downtown” yesterday armed with rifles and pistols, that may or may not have been loaded. We don’t know …
Protest Turns Violent In Oakdale
OAKDALE- Police have taken a person into custody as the situation escalates. A man on the side wall is seen exchanging words with a passenger in a car as he runs up in full view of multiple police officers and throws a punch at the passenger. More details to come as they become available. Earlier this week members of an …
Oakland Zoo Confirms All Tigers Accounted For After Scare
OAKLAND- Commuters from the 209 returning to work in the Bay Area can rest assured of one less threat today. No tigers are roaming the streets. Yesterday the Alameda Sheriff notified the public that there was a report of a tiger on the loose. Social media was also abuzz with rumors that people let animals free from the zoo amidst …
Several Solidarity Protests Planned For Central Valley
STOCKTON- Several protests in different cities from Stockton to Modesto and Tracy have been planned. The demonstrations are meant to show solidarity with the protests that have occurred for multiple days in several cities throughout the nation with many turning into riots. The flashpoint for the unrest was the killing on video of a handcuffed black man named George Floyd …
USA Surpasses 100,000 Deaths Attributed to COVID-19
California- The United States has reached a grim mile stone with 100,495 deaths being attributed to COVID-19 according to aggregate numbers. Over the country has seen 1,725,275 confirmed cases of the strain of coronavirus with 477,314 recovered and some 17,000 plus currently in critical condition as of this article being written. The numbers from earlier this morning; The numbers for …
Suspects In Tracy Costco Jewelry Heist Arrested
TRACY- Police have announced that the two men suspected of the smash and grab robbery from a Costco on May 7 have been arrested. Manteca resident Richard Hoffman, 28, was already in custody in the Santa Rita jail for possession of stolen goods and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jeffrey Potter, 30, of Livermore was arrested on …
Thieves Wearing PPE Masks Snatch $150,000 In Jewelry From Costco
TRACY- Police released a statement on May 11th that on May 7th two suspects Of unknown ethnic backgrounds wearing filter masks commonly being worn amidst the Coronavirus pandemic and sunglasses entered the Cosctco shortly before closing around 8:30pm. As one suspect smashed the jewelry counter with a sledgehammer the other exited to ready the car. $150,000 worth of jewelry was …
An Open Letter to San Joaquin Registrar of Voters Melinda Dubroff
Melinda Dubroff, It has come to 209 Times’ attention that you are being sued in federal court over your refusal to do a recount of the last election. “Plaintiff has identified at least thirty-six (36) voters in the California Assembly District 13 of San Joaquin County whom timely voted by mail in the March 3, 2020, Presidential Primary Election that …
Musk vs California: Tesla Plant in Fremont Re-Opens In Defiance of County/State Orders
FREMONT- Yesterday the South African billionaire who owns Tesla tweeted out a request that only he be arrested if the state cracked down on the re-opening ogle the Bay Area plant where many from the Central Valley commute to work for. The battle has been waged over social media and now will go to court according to Musk. The battle …
Car Drives Off Altamont, Bursts Into Flames On 580
Firefighters have been extinguished the flames of a car that drove off the cliff of the Altamont on 580 WB towards the Bay Area past Tracy. The status of the occupant(s) is unknown.