Police and Fire Logs: Emerald Ring Stolen from Via Del Cielo Home

The most significant burglary Pleasanton Police reported last week involved the theft of jewelry from a home on the 5900 block of Via Del Cielo. 

Among the stolen items was a custom emerald ring worth $5,000.  Another residential burglary was reported the following day on Ruby Hill Drive; police said a computer hard drive was stolen.

Police also reported arrests for public intoxication and driving under the influence over the weekend.

Several Patch articles focused on last week’s announcement from police that an arrest had been made in the decades-old murder case of Tina Faelz, a 14-year-old Foothill High School student who was stabbed to death in 1984. Articles included of Faelz and the 43-year-old suspect’s along with an .

Monday, Aug. 8

• Battery was reported on the 4100 block of Vineyard Avenue at 12:38 a.m.
• A 48-year-old man was arrested at 2:13 a.m. on warrant-related charges.
• Petty theft was reported on the 7300 block of Joshua Circle at 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 9

• A 21-year-old man was arrested at 10:37 a.m. on charges of possession of a controlled substance.
• A traffic collision involving a fire hydrant was reported at the intersection of Bernal Avenue and Old Bernal Avenue at 12:49 p.m.
• A traffic collision involving a bicycle was reported at the intersection of Santa Rita Road and Pimlico Drive at 1:28 p.m.
• Petty theft was reported on the 1000 block of Stoneridge Mall Road at 4:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 10

• A traffic collision involving four vehicles was reported on I-680 southbound near Bernal Avenue at 11:45 a.m.
• A vehicle fire was reported on I-680 nouthbound near Bernal Avenue at 12:53 p.m.
• Emerald Ring Stolen:  Residential burglary was reported on the 5900 block of Via Del Cielo at 3:18 p.m. Gold earrings, a gold pendant and custom emerald ring, all worth a total of $5,450, were reported stolen.

Thursday, Aug. 11

• A traffic collision was reported on I-580 westbound near Tassajara Road at 10:57 a.m.
• Residential burglary was reported on the 4300 block of Ruby Hill Drive at 3:44 p.m. Computer equipment worth $100 was reported stolen.
• A 65-year-old man was arrested at 9:19 p.m. on charges of driving under the influence.
• A 29-year-old woman was arrested at 11:09 p.m. on charges of driving under the influence.

Friday, Aug. 12

• A 60-year-old man was arrested at 12:16 a.m. on charges of driving under the influence.
• A traffic collision was reported at the intersection of Santa Rita Road and Old Santa Rita Road at 1:16 p.m.
• Vegetation fire was reported on I-580 eastbound near the Hacienda Drive overpass at 3:32 p.m.
• A 48-year-old woman was arrested at 7:38 p.m. on charges of petty theft.

Saturday, Aug. 13

• A 27-year-old man was arrested at 3:29 a.m. on charges of  being under the influence of a controlled substance.
• A traffic collision was reported at the merge of I-580 eastbound and I-680 northbound at 7:01 p.m.
• A 58-year-old woman was arrested at 6:01 p.m. on charges of public intoxication.

Sunday, Aug. 14

• A 22-year-old woman was arrested at 12:33 a.m. on charges of public intoxication.
• A 24-year-old man was arrested at 1:02 a.m. on charges of driving under the influence.
• Building Hit by Car:  A traffic collision involving a vehicle striking a building on the 2700 block of Hopyard Road was reported at 7:02 p.m.

Note: This is a sampling from the department’s logs, which in their entirety include more incidents.