Police Log: Bra-Stealin' 'Flash Mob' at Mall; Plus, Couple Arrested After Asking Cop for Directions

A patrol officer at Marilyn Murphy Kane Trail off West Lagoon Road was approached Wednesday by a man seeking driving directions to Half Moon Bay.

Turns out the "lost motorist," a 31-year-old Turlock man, was a parolee  subject to a search clause, with reportedly stashed in his car stolen mail from at least 15 Livermore residents, along with "funny money" -- $5 bills altered to look like $50s and $100s.

He was accompanied by a female, 29, also from Turlock, who police suspected of being under the influence of controlled substances.

The pair never made it to Half Moon Bay, diverted, instead, to Santa Rita Jail, where they were booked on charges, including possession of stolen property.

In other news, a fast-moving, grab-and-seize gang of six to eight thieves made off Saturday afternoon with nearly $2,000 of "Very Sexy" and "Temptation" bras from Victoria's Secret at Stoneridge Shopping Center.

The case is under investigation ... and very similar to a Thursday incident reported in Newark. (Story here.)

In other area crime news:

Saturday, April 20

• Man arrested 10:59 a.m. on 1000 block of Stoneridge Mall Road for alleged battery and brandishing weapon.
• Vandalism logged 8:19 p.m. on 3200 Vineyard Avenue, and 11:37 a.m. along 600 Palomino Drive.
• Vehicle reported stolen 8:41 a.m. on 700 Palomino Drive.
• Double arrest 4:06 a.m. on 5200 Hopyard Road: male for allegedly giving false identification to police, driving on suspended license, possession of drugs for sale; male for suspected possession of drugs and paraphernalia.
• Theft of $972 from a business on 1800 Santa Rita Road 4:32 p.m.
• Commercial burglary of $3,500 of computer equipment reported 1:02 a.m. from Pure Red Creative, on 5700 Stoneridge Drive. Suspects gained entry breaking rear door.
• Car break-in 12:46 a.m. on 300 St. Mary Street, with $150 cash and $40 purse/wallet stolen.
• Warrant arrest of woman 1:28 a.m. on 300 St. Mary Street.
• Drunk-and-disorderly arrest of female 2:17 a.m. Meadowlark Drive at Tapestry Way.
• Robbery/theft reported 2:42 p.m. on 2300 Stoneridge Mall Road. 
• Brush fire logged 9:10 a.m. I-580 in Dublin.
• Security upped after bomb threat at Chabot College.

Friday, April 19

• Residential burglary reported 2:55 p.m. on 7400 Alder Court.
• Vandalism logged 3:13 p.m. on 5700 Johnson Drive.
• Vehicle reported stolen -- 2003 gold, four-door Ford pickup -- 8:40 a.m. on the 9300 block of Benzon Drive.
• Drunk-and-disorderly arrest of male 7:10 a.m. along 4600 Shearwater Road.
• Warrant arrest 2:09 p.m. Stoneridge Mall Road.
• Double arrest 11:24 p.m. Hopyard Road at I-580: male for suspected marijuana/hashish possession; male for carrying concealed and loaded weapon.
• Commercial burglary reported 7:40 a.m. on 4000 Santa Rita Road of electronics and cash valued at $917; entry gained using pry tool on front door.
• Alameda County Sheriff's in Castro Valley. Female also struck, injured; arrested on drug charges.

Thursday, April 18

• DUI arrest of male 4:01 p.m. Case and Bernal avenues.
• Assault reported on the 400 block of Mavis Street 8:19 p.m.
• Theft from building on 4700 Willow Road 1:02 p.m.
• Bicycle theft 10:15 a.m. on 4800 Bernal Avenue.
• Residential burglary reported 7:35 p.m. on 1600 East Gate Way, with $350 loss of bike wheels, bike seats and cleaning supplies.
• Man and woman arrested 5:24 a.m. along 2400 Via De Los Milagros for alleged stolen-property possession and burglary tools.
• Male arrested 5:38 p.m. Hacienda Drive at I-580 for suspected possession of methamphetamine for sale and being under influence of controlled substances.
• Pleasanton couple, male, 46, and woman, 34, arrested on the 4200 block of Payne Road 9:21 a.m. for suspected corporal injury on child.
• Shoplifting arrests: female 5:22 p.m. on 1400 Stoneridge Mall Road; male 6:21 p.m. on 4500 Rosewood Drive.
• Murder suspect to be tried as adult in death of Dublin paramedic.
• Oakland body could be missing Castro Valley man.

Wednesday, April 17

• Vandalism reported 7:42 a.m. Happy Valley Road at Riddell Street.
• Stolen vehicle recovered 6:49 p.m. on 6700 Bernal Avenue.
• Assault reported 10:36 a.m. along 9000 Sunol Boulevard.
• Dublin man, 46, and Hayward man, 45, arrested 1:23 p.m. on Dublin Canyon Road at Scheaffer Ranch Road for suspected burglary of a $2,300 bicycle from Klemetson Drive home.
• "Boom" sounds explained.
• Theft of $58 purse/wallet, $600 Droid phone and $38 sunglasses from vehicle 12:11 p.m. on 4200 Rosewood Drive.
• Arrests of Turlock man, 31, and Turlock woman, 29, 2:07 p.m. on West Lagoon Road for alleged possesion of stolen property, parole violations and other charges.
• Four arrested in brutal attack to “deface” Bollywood promoter’s Fremont ex-wife: Read more here.

Tuesday, April 16

• Residential burglaries  reported: 5:55 p.m. along 7600 Canyon Meadows Circle; 1:49 p.m. along 2500 Skimmer Court. Skimmer Court suspects entered through front door and exited with $4,200 of laptops, TVs, art, an acoustic guitar, knife set, cigars and humidor, and three bottles of SKYY Vodka, Maker's Mark bourbon and Jameson Irish whiskey.
• Missing-person case filed 7:09 a.m. on the 6000 block of Allbrook Circle.
• Theft of $2,468 via MoneyPak logged 3:29 p.m. along 3100 Cranbrook Court.
• Assault reported 11:41 a.m. on 6700 block of Bernal Avenue.
• Warrant arrest 4:22 a.m. Owens Court at Owens Drive.
• Oakland male, 34, arrested for alleged hit-and-run with property damage 1:26 p.m. Bernal Avenue at I-680.
• Bicycle theft logged 1:02 p.m. along 1500 East Gate Way.
• Pittsburg woman, 31, arrested 7:32 p.m. on 5900 Stoneridge Mall Road for drug-paraphernalia possession.
• Dublin man, 48, and Livermore man, 51, arrested public intoxication 5300 Hopyard Road 8:47 p.m.  

Monday, April 15

• Stolen vehicle recovered 5:44 p.m. on 7700 Canyon Meadows Circle.
• Theft from structure on 1300 Germano Way reported 5 p.m.
• Fraud cases filed: 8 p.m. on the 4000 block of Rockingham Drive; 2:24 p.m. along 1100 Sycamore Creek Way.
• Pleasanton woman, 45, arrested 12:23 a.m. for suspected public intoxication on 5500 West Las Positas Boulevard.
• Domestic-assault arrest of Pleasanton male, 46, 7:22 a.m. on the 2100 block of Valley Avenue.
• Thefts: 12:34 p.m. along 700 Rose Avenue; 5:04 p.m. and 9:17 p.m. on 2300 and 1500 Stoneridge Mall Road.
• Thirty-eight businesses pass tobacco-decoy tests.

Sunday, April 14

• Fraud case filed 9:44 a.m. on the 800 block of Genevieve Place.
• Warrant arrest of Fowler man, 48, 11:04 p.m. on 6400 Owens Drive.
• Death investigated  1:44 a.m. on the 4300 block of Valley Avenue.
• Shoplifting theft logged 1:55 p.m. from Sunglass Hut at Stoneridge Mall of two Burberry and three Gucci pairs of sunglasses, valued at a combined $1,470. This was the second hit in four week for the retailer. 
• San Leandro male, 27, arrested 2:18 a.m. on 600 Main Street for suspected public intoxication.