This week was one of the biggest news weeks I can remember, with a missing man whose car plunged into the canal, a police shooting of a man on a bicycle, the funeral of a 17-year-old killed in a car accident and an explosion and fire that consumed six apartments on the night of Valentine's Day.
We got initial tips for many of the stories from the radio scanner, with alerts from the fire and police departments and California Highway Patrol. But much of the information we couldn't get from the authorities came from readers. The online comments, in particular, led us to sources we wouldn't have found otherwise.
We got initial tips for many of the stories from the radio scanner, with alerts from the fire and police departments and California Highway Patrol. But much of the information we couldn't get from the authorities came from readers. The online comments, in particular, led us to sources we wouldn't have found otherwise.
The aerial photo, above, came in this morning from a longtime reader, John Silva, who carries a camera when he goes paragliding over Tracy. It shows the aftermath of the fire at the Sycamore Village Apartments, which is about three blocks from where John lives. Thank you, John, and thanks to all the readers!
3 comments:
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What a shot! Reminds me of my husband who used to love to snap aerial shots in his pow'rchute. The picture of a meth lab was the most edgy. He wondered if they'd take a pot shot if he hovered too low. Mostly just running deer and farms from high in the sky. Robert showed his photo album like they were his grandchildren.
Natural gas explosions are obviously very dangerous. It looks like a war zone.
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