Police Log: Thieves Have Heyday With Unlocked Cars In Valley Trails, Vineyard Areas

Thieves preyed upon unlocked vehicles last week, with several cars hit in the Valley Trails and Vineyard-corridor neighborhoods, according to the .

Residents in the Valley Trails and Country Fair neighborhoods on Saturday morning reported thefts from vehicles parked along Paseo Catalina and Wind Cave Court.

Cars parked in the Vineyard Avenue area -- including on Half Dome Drive, El Capitan Drive, Whitney Drive, Chardonnay Place and Smoketree Commons Drive -- were hit sometime overnight from Thursday to Friday, reports state.

In all cases, there were no signs of forced entry and owners acknowledged their cars were likely unlocked, police said.

Stolen belongings included purses, cash, phones, phone chargers, wallets, credit cards and, in one case, a gun holster, according to filings.

Law enforcement reminds citizens to always lock and leave nothing of value in parked vehicles.

In other news:

Saturday, June 23

• Thefts reported: 6700 block of Paseo Catalina at 12:09 a.m.; 3500 block of Wind Cave Court at 10:47 a.m. and 11:33 a.m.; 300 block of Oak Bridge Place at 3:20 p.m.; on 4100 Francisco Street at 11:04 p.m.
• A woman, 21, was arrested at 1:35 a.m. along 5000 Hopyard Road for suspected driving under the influence.
• A male, 29, was arrested for alleged possession of controlled substances and drug paraphernalia at 7:21 p.m. on Mohr Avenue at Greenwood Road.
• Battery arrest made of a man, 58, at 9:41 p.m. on the 4800 block of Hopyard Road.
• Domestic assault reported 3:12 a.m. along 4800 Bernal Avenue; female suspect, 56, arrested.
• Report of injury on city property investigated 8:46 p.m. on 4500 Pleasanton Avenue.
• reported on Owens Drive at 7:20 p.m.
• Possible at 1:17 a.m. on Olivina Avenue in Livermore.

Friday, June 22

• Thefts reported: 3200 block of Vineyard Avenue at 5:33 a.m.; 2800 block of Whitney Drive at 7:16 a.m.; 3200 block of Chardonnay Place at 7:20 a.m.; 2800 block of El Capitan at 8:42 a.m.; 3100 block of Half Dome Drive at 9:19 a.m.; and 3400 block of Smoketree Commons Drive at 1:47 p.m.
• Two reports of tobacco furnished to minors: 11:33 a.m. on 4100 First Street; 11:59 a.m. on 100 Spring Street.
• Vandalism reported on 4500 First Street at 9:23 a.m. and 3:46 p.m.; property damage 11:59 a.m. on 4300 Valley Avenue.
• A male, 19, was arrested at 3:44 p.m. on Foothill Knolls and Prairie drives for suspected possession of metal knuckles.
• Female motorist, 22, arrested for suspected DUI at 12:42 a.m. on Ray and Main streets.
• A 1976 Chowchilla bus kidnapper .

Thursday, June 21

• A Pleasanton man, 26, was arrested for alleged drunk-and-disorderly conduct at 11:57 p.m. along 1800 Santa Rita Road.
• Marijuana possession reported at 11:48 p.m. on the 9000 block of Longview Drive.
• Vandalism logged 4:12 p.m. on 4500 Pleasanton Avenue.
• Battery and fraud/theft reported on the 2600 block of Gapwell Court at 12:19 a.m.
• Identity theft cited at 8:38 a.m. on 4200 Rosewood Drive.
• Thefts reported: 8:50 a.m. along 3100 Paseo Robles; 4:20 p.m. on 4700 Willow Road; 6:54 p.m. on 1600 Stoneridge Mall Road.
• Danville mom in car at Stoneridge Mall.

Wednesday, June 20

• Burglaries reported at 11:16 a.m. on 2100 Alexander Way, and at Golfsmith store on 4200 Rosewood Drive at 5:08 p.m.
• Vandalism cited: 7:04 a.m. on 1300 Bordeaux Street; 8:46 a.m. on 5800 Northway Road.
• Vehicles reported stolen from the 5900 block of Stoneridge Mall Road at 5:32 p.m. and 6:35 p.m.
• Property damage logged on 400 Mavis Drive at 12:30 p.m.
• Identity theft reported at 2:58 p.m. along 4800 Bernal Avenue.
• Thefts logged at 3:46 p.m. along 1700 Santa Rita Road, and along 1500 Stoneridge Mall Road at 7:25 p.m.
• Court plea delayed in
• Alameda County announces resignation.
• Two Contra Costa .

Tuesday, June 19

• Identity thefts logged: on 3200 Vineyard Avenue at 10:47 a.m.; 11:05 a.m. on 3000 Hopyard Road; 11:46 a.m. on 1900 Nicosia Court.
• Burglaries reported 7:47 p.m. on 1400 Valley Avenue, and 9:13 p.m. on 7000 Commerce Circle.
• Car break-in logged 9:24 a.m. on 1700 Santa Rita Road; reported missing were a stereo face-plate and sunglasses, valued at a combined $105.
• Stolen vehicle recovered on Siena Street and Giorgio Court at 6:29 p.m.
• A Pleasanton man, 45, was arrested at 7:38 p.m. on the 2300 block of Redberry Court for suspected public intoxication, threatening/resisting officers, disorderly conduct and cruelty to elder or dependant individual.
• Grand theft recorded at 8:13 p.m. along 4200 Diavila Avenue.
• Thefts included: $259 navigation unit and other items from a car at 6:42 a.m. on 5500 Baldwin Way; and suspected shoplifting at 7:26 p.m. on 1500 Stoneridge Mall Road, in which a woman was arrested.
• Brush fire reported 2:37 p.m. near .

Monday, June 18

• Vandalism cited at 8:49 a.m. on 6700 Hansen Drive, 9:02 a.m. on 5800 Laurel Creek Drive, and 12:53 p.m. along Canyon Creek Circle.
• Suspected theft arrests made on 1500 Stoneridge Mall Road at 11:02 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. of a man and woman.
• Kitty Hawk Road at 2:48 p.m. in Livermore; police seek public's help in .
• Police escort through Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

Sunday, June 17

• Minors violating curfew reported 12:41 a.m. on Mission Drive and Sunol Boulevard.
• A San Ramon male, 45, was arrested at 12:21 a.m. along 5500 Sunol Boulevard for suspected possession of methamphetamines and giving false identification to police.
• Drunk-and-disorderly arrests: Castro Valley woman, 29, 2:18 a.m. on 2400 Santa Rita Road; and a Pleasanton male, 30, 2:57 a.m. on Navajo Court.
• Six vehicles towed at 6:06 a.m., 6:09 a.m., 6:25 a.m., 6:38 a.m., 6:51 a.m. and 6:56 a.m. from during Spirit Run.
• Apparent drowning death at 5:30 p.m.