Police Log: Break-Ins; Thefts; Plus, Laptop Swiped From Office Desk

A Pleasanton executive didn't leave her laptop in a taxi or at Starbucks. She left it Tuesday on her office desk -- and it was swiped within minutes by an unknown "office visitor" while she was down the hall.

In an Inc. Magazine article, this business owner describes her frustration, safety precautions for everyone to consider, and what Apple application minimized her losses and protected company data.

Read the Oct. 20 article here. 

Saturday, Oct. 19

• Residential burglary reported 10:24 a.m. on the 1500 block of East Gate Way.
• Other burglary logged 4:38 p.m. along 4400 Valley Avenue.
• Fraud case filed on the 3000 block of Badger Drive 5:38 p.m.
• Livermore man, 24, arrested 7:37 p.m. on Hopyard Road at Stoneridge Drive for suspected use/influence of controlled substances.
• Two BART employees struck and killed by train near Walnut Creek station.

• Theft arrests of two Vallejo women, 25 and 23, 5:44 p.m. on 1500 Stoneridge Mall Road.
• Domestic battery and child endangerment arrest of Pleasanton man, 26, 8:24 a.m. Bernal Avenue at Foothill Road.
• Vandalism reported: 11:15 p.m. on 4300 Railroad Avenue; 3:35 p.m. along 6300 Alvord Way.
  
• Fraud reported 1:07 p.m. on 1000 block of Vintner Way.
  
• Missing person cases filed: 8:32 a.m. on 4800 Bernal Avenue; 12:44 p.m. on 1000 Stoneridge Mall Road.
  
• Vehicle reported stolen on 1000 Stoneridge Mall Road 9:29 a.m.
  
• Burglary reported 8 p.m. along 3500 Vine Street.
  
• Commercial burglary: 10:42 a.m. on 4300 Hacienda Drive.
• Theft: 1:41 p.m. along 4800 Bernal Avenue.
• Theft using access-card information logged along 10000 Foothill Road 11:35 a.m.
• Car break-in: 12:52 p.m. on 6100 West Las Positas Road.   
  

• Residential burglary reported 7:27 p.m. on 8200 block of Moller Ranch Road.
• Car break-in: 7:09 a.m. on 4300 Mirador Drive.
  
• Drug violations reported: along 4300 Foothill Road 12:48 p.m.; 12:01 p.m. Bernal and Pleasanton avenues.
  
• Thefts from buildings on 4700 Willow Road reported 7:18 p.m. and 9:01 p.m.
• Public intoxication arrest of Danville female, 42, 2:19 p.m. on 4800 Bernal Avenue.
• Dublin man, 53, cited for alleged battery along 5500 West Las Positas Boulevard at 5:30 p.m.
• Warrant arrests: Pleasanton man and woman, both 23, 8:23 p.m. on 6000 South Vasco Road, Livermore; Pleasanton man, 33, 12:24 a.m. on 3500 Old Santa Rita Road.
• Hit-and-run car fire 12:22 a.m. on East Ruby Hill Drive. 

• Warrant arrests: Stockton woman, 24, 11:20 a.m. on 4800 Bernal Avenue; Pleasanton man, 42, 12:57 a.m. on 3400 Smoketree Commons; 10:05 a.m. on the 3100 block of Joanne Circle, no details on arrestee.
• Residential burglary reported 5:25 p.m. on the 700 block of Gamay Court.
• Thefts: 6:31 p.m. on 6100 West Las Positas Boulevard; 6:59 p.m. on 4700 Willow Road.
• Use/influence of controlled substances: 12:26 a.m. at West Dublin/Pleasanton BART station.  

• Vandalism reported on 4500 block of First Street 1:29 p.m.
• Fraud case filed 7:32 p.m. on 1300 Stoneridge Mall Road.
  
• Theft from building on 5000 Hopyard Road reported 2:34 p.m.
• Pleasanton man, 49, arrested 9:20 p.m. for suspicion of felony child abuse on the block of 3600 North Glacier Court.
• 'In pavement' lights under repair when Pleasanton pedestrians hit Oct. 12 crossing Santa Rita Road. Female victim passed away in the hospital from her injuries.
• Warrant arrest of Livermore woman, 20, 12:50 p.m. on 4500 Rosewood Drive.
• Arrest for alleged prostitution and drug paraphernalia possession made of New York City woman, 35, 8:30 p.m. along 4500 Chabot Drive. 

• DUI arrests: of Pleasanton woman, 42, 12:49 a.m., arrest location unavailable; Joliet, Ill. man, 46, 9:12 p.m. on 4600 Chabot Drive.
• Bicyclist injured on Pleasanton Ridge taken to hospital by helicopter.
• Commercial burglaries: 5:41 a.m. on 300 Main Street; 6:22 a.m. on 5600 Stoneridge Drive; 9:55 a.m. on 5300 Hopyard Road.
• Residential burglary reported 6:32 p.m. on 4100 block of Rockingham Drive.
• Stolen vehicle recovered 4:42 p.m. along 6000 Johnson Drive.
• Bicycle theft: 5:19 p.m. on 1000 Stoneridge Mall Road.   

• Vehicles reported stolen: 12:44 a.m. along 400 Mavis Drive; 3:37 p.m. on the 3800 block of Phoebe Court.
• Child abuse reported 2:54 p.m. on the 400 block of Tawny Drive.
• San Ramon man, 59, cited 2:54 p.m. on 3500 Bernal Avenue for alleged misdemeanor child endangerment.