Posts Tagged ‘burglary’
Moraga PD Arrest 15-Year-Old Tuesday – Suspected Of String Of Residential Burglaries
Moraga Police, in what their acting chief called “an extensive and ongoing investigation,” arrested a 15-year-old youth living in the Carroll Ranch area investigators say is responsible for four residential burglaries and one attempted burglary last week. The youth, whose name has not been given due to his age, was arrested shortly after a neighbor in…
Read MoreLamorinda, BART PD Track, Taser, Capture Suspected Burglars In Lafayette Early Thursday – Get Carjackers Instead
Police sealed off a section of Golden Gate Way in Lafayette early Thursday after two men – believed connected to the previous day’s burglary spree in Moraga and Orinda – were spotted allegedly attempting to burglarize a car along Mt. Diablo Blvd. Instead, further investigation revealed the two men taken into custody before dawn were not…
Read MoreBurglars Strike Quandt Road Home In Lafayette; Take The Jewelry Box
Lafayette police confirmed what a homeowner suspected Monday after they returned to their home in the 1200 block of Quandt Road and found that someone had gotten there ahead of them. A search of the home determined that the thief or thieves entered after forcing open a rear French door and conducting a “limited search”…
Read MoreLafayette Police Release Photo Of Car Used In Suspected Burglary Attempt
Lafayette police released a photo of a car they believe may have been used in a burglary attempt May 20, advising residents to call them if they see it in their neighborhoods. Investigators said the car was captured on camera leaving the 3400 block of Goyak Drive after an occupant, described only as a “young…
Read MorePersistent Neighbor, Lafayette Police Track Burglary Car To Marin – Drag It Back
Police in Lafayette are crediting a caring neighbor and an alarm system with deterring a crew of burglars who visited the city to raid homes – only to find themselves tracked to Marin County and have their tools of the trade seized by investigators. Police said the latest instance of a Bay Area burglary crew…
Read MoreDanville Police Dog Takes A Bite Out Of Crime; Suspected Burglar Caught On St. Christopher Drive
Danville police – with the help of a very swift police dog – chased down and arrested a suspected burglar from Dublin believed to have broken into at least one home in the area of St. Christopher Dr. Thursday. A 20-year-old Dublin man was arrested following a brief foot pursuit in the Greenbrook neighborhood of…
Read MoreSuspected Burglar Leads Lamorinda Police On Chase Out Of Town Thursday – Later Arrested In Piedmont
Lamorinda police responding to a call of an auto burglary underway in Moraga found themselves in a speedy pursuit Thursday after the suspected car thief hit the gas and headed for the freeway. Neighbors – one of whom told this site she spoke with the suspected burglar shortly before things went haywire – called in…
Read MoreDoor-To-Door Sales People Return To 24/680 – Neighborhoods Unhappy
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article first ran on these pages in January of last year. It appears timely and is reprinted by reader request: Teams of organized, highly mobile and extremely aggressive salespeople descended on Moraga and Lafayette again Tuesday, inspiring the wrath of homeowners unused to their techniques and attracting the attention of police. We’ve written…
Read MoreCalling All Car (Fans) – Lafayette PD Asks If You Can ID This Car
A NEWS24/680 reader came through for Lafayette PD on a case they were handling not long ago and they’re back with a similar task after a burglary on Laurel Drive in their city March 22: “The image of this vehicle was obtained during one of our residential burglary investigations,” writes Chief Eric Christensen. “(We’re) looking for one…
Read MoreSecond Wave Of Backyard Burglars Target Homes In Lafayette Monday
For the second time in four days a hard-working burglar or crew of burglars has smashed their way into Lafayette homes, carting off anything of value and, in one instance, dragging a safe out of the residence before abandoning it and its contents in the owner’s backyard. Lafayette police, who reported a similar flurry of break-ins…
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