Police Log: Another Dumpster Arson; Plus P-Town Makes International Headlines

A Saturday dumpster fire at Valley View Elementary School is most likely arson-- the second such incident logged at a Pleasanton grade school in the past two weeks. Read the full story here.

In other news, Pleasanton's recent preschool debacle became worldwide fodder last week, with stories of the reported taped-up toddler replayed in the Washington Post, Fox News, the Massachusetts Lowell Sun, CafeMoms "Stir" blog, Examiner.com, a parenting blog in the Atlanta Journal Constitution and even London's Daily Mail, to name a few.

And Foothill High School was not the only regional campus facing threats of violence last week. Bomb threats were reported at two Tracy high schools, along with schools in Alameda and Fremont. Details below.

In other area crime news:

Saturday, March 16

• Driving-under-the-influence arrests: 1:03 a.m. Santa Rita Road at Valley Avenue; 1:27 a.m. on Vervais and Main streets.
• Arson reported 5:36 p.m. on the 400 block of Adams Way.
• Thefts logged: 5 p.m. on 11900 Dublin Canyon Road; 7:18 p.m. on 1000 Stoneridge Mall Road.
• Male arrested for suspected disorderly conduct/drugs 8:54 p.m. along 6700 Bernal Avenue.
• DUI warrants served by California Highway Patrol.

Friday, March 15

• Graffiti cited 9:31 a.m. along 3200 West Lagoon Road.
• Burglary reported 6:18 p.m. on 1500 Stoneridge Mall Road.
• Drug violation logged on Valley Avenue at Koll Center Parkway 1:27 p.m.
• Theft reported 6:58 p.m. on 4500 Rosewood Drive.
• Big-rig fire blocks I-580.
• State shutters Livermore preschool.
• Six years for San Leandro pot house.

Thursday, March 14

• Two separate embezzlement arrests recorded, 8:48 p.m. and 7:09 p.m. on the 1400 and 1700 blocks of Stoneridge Mall Road.
• Graffiti reported 3:23 p.m. on Via De Los Milagros and Valley Avenue.
• Car-break-in reported on the 800 block of Kottinger Drive 11:39 a.m.
• Assault reported 9:52 p.m. on 4500 Pleasanton Avenue.
• Sex offense reported 9:57 a.m. on the 100 block of South Gain Street; city not available.
• Warrant arrest 8 a.m. on 5100 Hopyard Road.
• Pleasanton man, 22, arrested 11:45 a.m. along 5700 Owens Drive for suspected use/influence of controlled substances and probation violations.
• Oakland male, 32,  arrested 4:58 p.m. on fictitious-check charges after trying to cash a $1,900 check at a bank on 300 Main Street.
• Male arrested for public intoxication 12:23 a.m. on 5300 Hopyard Road.
• Theft arrest of man 3:30 p.m. on 1500 Stoneridge Mall Road.
• Fictitious checks/theft recorded 3:28 p.m. on 4500 Pleasanton Avenue.
• Half of Pleasanton school stays home after shooting threat.
• Animal-cruelty dropped for "Mr. Teeth" owner.

Wednesday, March 13

• Warrant arrests: 7:13 p.m. Camino Del Lago at Paseo Santa Cruz; 7:46 p.m. Del Valle Court at Stanley Boulevard.
• Fraud reported 5:29 p.m. on the 4100 block of Hazelhurst Court, and along 2700 Moreno Avenue at 7:35 p.m.
• Missing person reported 11:06 a.m. on the 6500 block of Singletree Way.
• Pleasanton male, 46, arrested 1:52 p.m. for alleged public intoxication and probation violations on 400 Old Bernal Avenue.
• Female arrested 1:27 a.m. on Greenwood and Raven roads for suspected possession of methamphetamine, paraphernalia, false prescription, driving on suspended license and giving false identification to police.
• San Ramon male, 55, arrested for suspected public intoxication on 5100 Hopyard Road 5:46 p.m.
• DUI arrest of female 11:26 p.m. on 5500 Springhouse Drive.
• Fremont school lockdown after bomb threat; teen arrested.
• Teen arrested for suspected .
• Police-resistance arrest on 4100 First Street logged 9:07 p.m.

Tuesday, March 12

• Vehicle reported stolen -- 2005 Toyota RAV4 -- 3:24 p.m. on 5600 Owens Drive.
• Residential burglary logged 9:18 a.m. on 7700 Canyon Meadows Circle.
• Graffiti: 11:54 a.m. on Norton Way; 11:56 a.m. on Harvest Circle at Summer Court; 8:30 p.m. on North Valley Trails at Hopyard Road.
• Vandalism reported 10:37 p.m. with online filing; vehicle on Railroad Avenue had windshield broken March 7.
• Fraud filed 12:37 p.m. along 3700 Vineyard Avenue.
• Graffiti threat reported at Foothill High School.
• Hopyard Road Wells Fargo Bank robbed 11:10 a.m.
• Clean-up in the slow lane: wine spill on I-880.

Monday, March 11

• Car break-ins: 4:22 a.m. on 7500 Driftwood Way; 12:50 p.m. along 3400 Touriga Drive; 9:51 p.m. on 4800 Bernal Avenue; and 8:33 p.m. on 100 Valley Avenue (window smashed; $150 navigational unit and $50 purse stolen).
• Vehicle theft arrests made: 2:45 a.m. on 4800 Bernal Avenue of Pleasanton man, 35; and 3:53 a.m. along 7500 Driftwood Way of Pleasanton man, 23.
• Death investigated 6:27 a.m. along 3900 Vineyard Avenue.
• Residential burglary reported 7:39 a.m. on 5100 Springdale Avenue.
• Fraud cases filed: 9:14 a.m. on 3300 Smoketree Commons Drive; 10:13 a.m. on the 8200 block of Fondray Court.
• Helicopter search for lost Blackhawk pet.
• Alameda school lockdown; unfounded report of man with knife.

Sunday, March 10

• Residential burglary reported 11:03 a.m. on 5900 Stoneridge Mall Road.
• Death investigated 8:27 a.m. along 5500 Black Avenue.
• Bicycle theft logged 2:32 p.m. on 4300 Valley Avenue.
• Warrant arrest of Pleasanton male, 28, on 6000 Stoneridge Mall Road 12:08 a.m.
• Pleasanton man, 46, arrested 5:50 p.m. for suspected public intoxication on Black Avenue at Santa Rita Road.
• DUI arrest 3 a.m. of Fremont female, 30, Valley Avenue at Sunol Boulevard.
• Theft arrest made 6:30 p.m. on 1300 Stoneridge Mall Road.