Police Bulletin Police Bulletin (November 26, 2004)

Bicyclist injured in collision

A 19-year-old bicyclist was seriously injured early in the morning Nov. 18 when she collided with a vehicle driven by Qina Xiao, 30.

Police reported that Samantha Beatts was riding a bicycle about 7:47 a.m. eastbound across Hopyard Road on the north side of the Parkside Drive and South Valley Trails Drive intersection.

Driving about 15 miles per hour, Xiao was turning left from South Valley Trails Drive onto northbound Hopyard Road. As Xiao completed the turn, the bicyclist struck the car's left side, police said.

AMR paramedics took Beatts, who suffered a skull fracture and brain contusion, to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley. Beatts was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision, police said.

Police continue to investigate the collision. Vandals bash windows

A pair of vehicles was vandalized while parked for several hours at Amador Valley High School parking lot Nov. 19.

Police reported that vandals smashed the windshield on two vehicles, a 1996 Honda Accord and a 1996 Volvo, between 6 and 10:30 p.m. at the school parking lot, 1155 Santa Rita Road.

The vehicles were parked near each other, and police believe an object like a baseball bat was used to break the windows.

Damage was estimated at $300 for each window. Sucker swipe

A crook with a sweet-tooth swiped a trio of laptop computers valued at $7,500 from a business on Stoneridge Mall Road, but left a lollipop as evidence.

The business operations manager reported to police that an unknown person had taken two of the computers and carrying cases from an unlocked office and mailroom shelf and one laptop from a cubicle sometime between 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17 and 6:30 a.m. Nov. 18.

Police said the manager also turned over a lollipop, which was found on the mailroom counter. The office employee told police the candy did not belong to any of the employees, and police took the sucker as evidence.

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