Lafayette Crime Beat: Gone Cars, Shoplifters, And Things That Go Bang In The Night

Lamorinda police have ramped up their beat coverage and are on the hunt for those visiting the area for all the wrong reasons, the NEWS24/680 Tip Line humming with observations from locals reporting cops and robbers action – real and imagined.

Lafayette PD has been as busy as their surrounding jurisdictions, chasing late-night reports of gunfire or explosions and stopping an apparently steady stream of shoplifters visiting local stores or coming down the hill out of Moraga.

Here’s a breakdown of calls handled by LPD last week:

Residential Burglary

• Dec. 7 – 6:16 p.m., 1700 Toyon Rd.

Grand Theft

• Dec. 8 – 7:57 p.m., 800 block of Santa Maria Wy.

Indecent Exposure

• Dec. 8 – 5:36 am., Mt. Diablo Blvd. at First Street

Stolen Car

• Dec. 8 – (Recovered) 8:03 a.m. 1000 block of Blackwood Ln.
• Dec. 9 – 2:36 p.m., 3700 block of Meadow Lane

Auto Burglary

• Dec. 9 – 7:14 p.m., 80 block of Lafayette Circle
• Dec. 11 – 3:30 p.m., 4000 block of Mt. Diablo Blvd.
• Dec. 11 – 5:49 p.m., Bentley School
• Dec. 12 – 6:12 p.m., Oakwood Athletic Club

Shoplifting

• Dec. 9 – 10 a.m., 3500 block of Mt. Diablo Blvd.
• Dec. 9 – 1:49 p.m., Trader Joes
• Dec. 12 – 7:41 p.m., Safeway

Loud Noise

• Dec. 6 – 1:58 a.m., 900 block of Risa Rd.

Gunshots (Reported)

• Dec. 10 – 4:27 p.m., 10 block of Leeward Glen Rd.
• Dec. 10 – 9:07 p.m., Glen Rd. and Nordstrom Ln.
• Dec. 11 – 8:36 p.m., Monson Ln. at Dolores Dr.

Defraud Innkeeper

• Dec. 6 – 4:18 a.m., 100 block of Blackwood Ln.
• Dec. 12 – 11:55 p.m., 3800 block of Palo Alto Dr.

Drunk In Public

• Dec. 8 – 12:25 a.m., (Arrest) Roundup Lounge