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Police Log: Stolen Car Set Ablaze; Plus, Jeepers, $1,700 of Stolen Peepers

"Mouth bling," house keys nabbed in car break-in, and more incidents encountered March 24 to 30.

A stolen vehicle was ditched and set on fire early Saturday morning on a dead-end street off Vineyard Avenue, according to the Pleasanton Police Department.

Arson is suspected in the incident, logged 3 a.m. on Pietronave Lane.

Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department extinguished the blaze; no injuries or additional damages were reported.

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The charred vehicle -- described only as a Chrysler -- was reported stolen from San Jose. No further details were released as detectives investigate the case, police said.

In separate incidents last week, crooks in Pleasanton scored designer glasses and pricey gold teeth.

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Along with stealing backpacks, make-up, electronics, credit cards and two sets of house keys, a Stoneridge Mall Road car burglar on Tuesday also swiped from the victimized vehicle $250 "gold grillz" -- for teeth.

And from the Sunglass Hut on March 24, thieves helped themselves to six pairs of tony eyeglass frames -- Gucci, Prada and Burberry -- valued at $1,665, reports state.

In other area crime news:

Saturday, March 30

  • Two battery arrests: 4:10 p.m. along 5500 Springdale Avenue.
  • Male arrested 1:21 a.m. for allegedly riding bicycle under the influence Santa Rita Road at West Las Positas Boulevard.
  • DUI 10:34 p.m. Valley Avenue at Boulder Street.
  • Pleasanton male, 25, arrested 2:42 p.m. along 1500 East Gate Way for suspected court-order violation and possession of billy-club/cane-type weapon.
  • Arson reported 3:05 a.m. on the 700 block of Pietronave Avenue.
  • San Leandro mom and two kids missing. Details here.

Friday, March 29

  • DUI arrest of man 1:45 a.m. Blackbird Drive at Valley Avenue
  • Embezzlement filed: 2:09 p.m. on 2600 Stoneridge Mall Road; 2:26 p.m. along 1200 Quarry Lane.
  • Male arrested 8:06 p.m. along 900 Montevino Drive for suspected possession of methamphetamine, paraphernalia and felony warrant.
  • Warrant arrests: 11:18 a.m. on 6000 Johnson Avenue; 11:59 a.m. on 6600 Owens Drive.
  • Graffiti/vandalism: 2:33 a.m. on 4800 Hopyard Road; 10:34 a.m. on 600 Grapevine Drive.
  • Theft reported along 1300 Hearst Drive 1:50 p.m. 
  • Protester arrests at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.

Thursday, March 28

  • Residential burglary reported 7:06 a.m. along 7800 Fairoaks Drive; pry tool used with $500 damage to front door.
  • Embezzlement arrest of woman 7 p.m. on 1300 Stoneridge Mall Road.
  • Double theft arrest of females 6:48 p.m. on 1500 Stoneridge Mall Road.
  • Male arrested for theft 12:52 p.m. along 4500 Rosewood Drive.
  • Other thefts: 2:10 p.m. on 5500 Springdale Avenue; 5:38 p.m. on 5900 Black Avenue; 5:56 p.m. along 5900 Corte Espada.
  • Fraud filed along 1900 Via Di Salerno 5:57 p.m.
  • Girl struck by arrow on Berkeley science field trip.

Wednesday, March 27

  • Commercial burglary reported 9:25 a.m. on the 6100 block of West Las Positas Boulevard; $1,999 in cash taken.
  • Residential burglary logged 8:06 p.m. on the 1500 block of East Gate Way.
  • Pleasanton man, 25, arrested along 1600 East Gate Way for suspected domestic assault and criminal threats.
  • Car break-ins: 9:19 a.m. along 1500 Loganberry Way; 1:17 p.m. on 3200 Omega Circle; 8:26 a.m. along 3900 Blacow Court, with $200 iPad and $10 charger taken.
  • Theft arrest of female 4:07 p.m. on 1400 Stoneridge Mall Road.
  • Livermore Costco evacuated for Freon leak.
  • Super Bowl ticket-scam arrest -- who's "LOL-ing" now? Details here.

Tuesday, March 26

  • Residential burglary reported 2:34 p.m. on 1500 East Gate Way; two bikes taken -- one missing a front tire.
  • Female arrested for methamphetamine possession on 5100 Hopyard Road 3:03 p.m.
  • Missing-person case filed 7:58 p.m. on the 3200 block of Curtis Circle.
  • Vandalism logged 5:07 p.m. on 6200 Stoneridge Mall Road.
  • Fraud filed 5:02 p.m. along 5700 Stonecliff Vista Lane.
  • Two separate theft arrests on 4500 Rosewood Drive: male, 4:40 p.m.; female, 6:30 p.m.
  • Car break-in 6:18 p.m. in Sears lot of Stoneridge Shopping Center.
  • A $10K reward offered in homicide of Alameda man helping mom-in-law. 

Monday, March 25

  • Fraud filed 6:36 p.m. along 8000 Rockford Place.
  • Theft reported 10:11 a.m. along 4700 Willow Road.
  • Investigation/verbal notice logged 12:28 p.m. on Case and Bernal avenues.
  • Former priest/Alameda man freed from Irish jail.

Sunday, March 24

  • Missing-person case filed 4:06 p.m. on the 2900 block of Garden Creek Circle.
  • Warrant arrest 10:24 a.m. on 4800 Bernal Aveue.
  • Shoplifting theft reported on 2500 Stoneridge Mall Road 4:24 p.m.
  • Male arrested 3 p.m. for suspected child endangerment on the 6700 block of Paseo Catalina.
  • FBI seeks input on suspected Walnut Creek and Pleasanton bank robber.
  • Suspected DUI crash 8:13 p.m. Bollinger Canyon and Crow Canyon roads involving vintage truck and new-model SUV.
  • Castro Valley man killed crossing I-580 near Oakland.

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