Police and Fire Beat: Cars Stolen and Homes Burglarized

In the past holiday week, there were a number of homes and cars were burglarized.  The most costly was a residential burglary Dec. 22 in which thousands of dollars worth of jewelry was reported missing from a home on Detjen Court. Two cars were reported stolen on Christmas Eve. Pleasanton police also made two major arrests last week: One involved a driver who police said gave lewd material to an underage passenger, a ; and the other involved a .

Sunday, Dec. 26

• A vehicular burglary was reported on the 3700 block of Pimlico Drive at 10:06 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 25

• A traffic crash involving three vehicles was reported on I-580 westbound near Tassajara Road at 1:58 p.m.
• A traffic crash was reported at the merge of I-580 eastbound and I-680 southbound at 3:38 p.m.
• Fraud was reported on the 6800 block of Santa Rita Road at 3:47 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 24

• A traffic crash involving a car and motorcycle was reported at the intersection of Santa Rita Road and Francisco Street at 11:37 a.m.
• A traffic crash was reported at the intersection of Norfolk Road and Pine Street at 1:01 p.m.
• A gray 2010 Toyota Prius was reported stolen from a parking lot behind Red Coats Bar on the 300 block of St. Mary Street at 2:25 p.m.
• A traffic crash in which a car went off the roadway and struck a tree was reported on I-580 eastbound near Foothill Road at 4:25 p.m. No injuries were reported.
• A maroon 1991 Jeep Cherokee was reported stolen from the front of a home on the 3000 block of Flora Court at 5:05 p.m.
• A traffic crash involving an overturned truck was reported at the merge of I-580 westbound and I-680 southbound at 10:01 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 23

• A 26-year-old woman was arrested at 1:01 a.m. and charged with driving under the influence.
• A traffic crash was reported at the intersection of First and Ray streets at 2:09 p.m.
• A traffic crash involving a car and motorcycle was reported on I-580 westbound near Hacienda Drive at 2:19 p.m.
• A stove fire was reported in an apartment on the 4300 block of Railroad Avenue at 6:49 p.m. Firefighters contained the fire within 20 minutes.
• An oven fire was reported in an apartment at Gardens at Ironwood on the 3400 block of Cornerstone Court at 11:38 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 22

• A traffic crash involving three vehicles was reported at the merge of I-580 eastbound and I-680 northbound at 11:44 a.m.
• A residential burglary was reported on the 6200 block of Detjen Court at 11:59 a.m. Jewelry valued at $6,500 was reported stolen.
• A traffic crash was reported at the merge of I-580 eastbound and I-680 southbound at 1:32 p.m.
• A traffic crash was reported on I-680 northbound near Stoneridge Drive at 5:10 p.m.
• Vehicular burglary was reported in the southeast parking lot on the 1000 block of Stoneridge Mall Road at 6:29 p.m. More than $1,000 in stereo equipment was reported stolen.

Tuesday, Dec. 21

• Vehicular burglary was reported on the 4400 block of Addison Way at 6:03 a.m. Tools worth more than $500 were reported stolen.
• A traffic crash involving two vehicles was reported on I-680 southbound near Sunol Boulevard at 6:51 a.m.
• Vehicular burglary was reported on the 1700 block of Stoneridge Mall Road at 9:49 p.m.
• Police arrested a woman in connection with an 2008 arson case who they believe set fire to her home. For more information, read .

Monday, Dec. 20

• A 23-year-old man was arrested at about 1:30 p.m. and charged with distributing lewd materials to an underage girl.  For more information, read .
  

• A 22-year-old man was arrested at 2:57 a.m. and charged with public intoxication.

Sunday, Dec. 19

• A 31-year-old woman was arrested at 2:48 a.m. and charged with driving under the influence.
• A residential burglary was reported at Valley Plaza Apartments on the 4400 block of Valley Avenue at 1:11 p.m.

Please note: These are selections from the department's logs, which in their entirety list more incidents.