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Uploaded: Friday, October 19, 2012, 7:23 AM
Updated: Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 7:02 AM
Jewelry worth more than $55,000 stolen from 2 nearby Pleasanton homes
Plus, other police reports through Oct. 15
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by Glenn Wohltmann
Pleasanton Weekly Staff
Two homes less than a half mile away from each other were hit by a thief or thieves the same day and near the same time, according to police reports.
Jewelry worth more than $52,000 was stolen in an Oct. 10 burglary in the 2600 block of Vista Diablo Court. A ring, with an aquamarine stone, valued at $25,000 was stolen, along with an $8,000 blue sapphire ring, a $7,000 diamond ring, and a $6,000 tennis bracelet. Also taken were two $2,500 watches, a men's gold and silver watch, and a woman's gold and diamond watch, along with a $100 watch, a $1,050 laptop, a video game console worth $150, about $60 in video games and a $15 novel. The break-in was reported at about 4:21 p.m.; a garage door had been left unlocked.
That same day jewelry and electronics were stolen from a home in the 2500 block of Yolanda Court. Two Tag Heuer watches were taken, one worth $1,500 and another worth $500, along with pendants worth $1,000 and $750, and two sets of earrings worth $300 and $200. Also stolen were a $200 wedding band and $200 cash. In addition to the jewelry, a $2,300 MacBook pro was stolen, along with a $800 iPad, video games worth $350, a $300 DVD player, a Nintendo DS valued at $150 and two iPhones worth $200 apiece. The burglary occurred between 10 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.; entry was gained by breaking a window.
In other police reports:
* Three men lost their shoplifted goods but escaped after pepper spraying a security guard who tried to stop them in an Oct. 12 incident at Walmart, according to a police report.
The three suspects had put about $417 in goods -- DVDs, disposable razor cartridges, over-the-counter medicines and video games -- in a box and attempted to leave the store at about 9:10 p.m. A security guard who tried to stop the trio was doused with pepper spray, but the men dropped their box before getting away by car.
* A would-be strong-arm bandit apparently bit off more than he could chew when trying to force a man to use his ATM card to withdraw cash from Chase Bank in the 5800 block of Stoneridge Mall Road at about 7:32 p.m. Oct. 11. The victim overpowered the thief, throwing him to the ground, and ran to his vehicle. The suspect escaped without any cash.
* Four women from San Francisco were arrested around 8:44 p.m. Oct. 9 for trying to make off with a $300 cubic zirconium ring from Bailey, Banks and Biddle, a jewelry store at Stoneridge Shopping Center.
Uniqua Monay Mackey, 20, and Talera Leasena Brewster, 20, were arrested for felony shoplifting, possession of stolen property and conspiracy. Tory Marie Sprague, 21, and Markida Ululani Blueford, 22, were arrested for possession of stolen property and conspiracy.
* Lawrence Leroy Jones, 52, of San Leandro was arrested Oct. 12 for failure to register as a sex offender.
* A $1,000 Fender Jazz Bass and $90 laptop were stolen in an Oct. 10 burglary at a home in the 400 block of Vineyard Avenue. The break-in was reported at about 11:31 a.m.; entry was gained through a rear window of the home.
* DJ equipment worth more than $10,000 was stolen from a vehicle parked near Club Neo sometime between 12:45 p.m. Oct. 4 and 9:50 a.m. Oct. 9. Two amplifiers worth $4,849, a $2,849 processor, and a $2,499 16-channel remote server were stolen along with a $1,399 mixer, 11 speakers worth $4407, and video screens worth about $643.
* Cash and other items were stolen in two Oct. 14 burglaries. In one, a $200 laptop taken from the victim's room at the Sheraton Hotel in the 5900 block of Stoneridge Mall Road, reported at about 12:26 p.m. There was no forced entry.
* An unlocked garage door at a home in the 3700 block of Angus Way led to the theft of $890 in cash, $228 in sports equipment, a $50 flash drive, personal belongings worth $75, and passports and other documents.
* In an Oct. 15 burglary at Lexus of Pleasanton in the 4300 block of Rosewood Drive, a $50 wallet was stolen from an employee's desk. The worker received a call from his credit card company saying someone had tried to use the card at Walmart, nearby. Police have a suspect in the case. That incident was reported at 11:25 a.m.
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Posted by William Tell, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 19, 2012 at 8:47 am C'mon Weekly. Every time jewelry of a sensational value is stolen its the lead story. Might as well take out an article in the Oakland Tribune and state, "Attention urban thugs-people in Pleasanton keep tens of thousands of jewelry in their homes. It's worth the gas money to go robbing.
The ATM story should have been first because it has a happy ending. Would have been happier if the assailant would have been made good.
Speaking of the ATM incident-how's that Bart station by the mall working out? Is it still the Weekly's standard response that crime has not increased even though police and people's eyes and ears know differently?
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Posted by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood, on Oct 19, 2012 at 8:57 am
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a member (registered user) of PleasantonWeekly.com Mr. Tell, the story isn't complete. Much of the stolen property was found in a home in one of our neighboring towns. Still not BART.
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Posted by mooseturd, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood, on Oct 19, 2012 at 9:36 am
mooseturd is a member (registered user) of PleasantonWeekly.com Keep looking Mr. Tell. Someday a criminal will come to Pleasanton, rob us and escape via BART.
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Posted by Been there, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 19, 2012 at 9:37 am I feel sorry for the people that had their homes broken into. We had ours broken into several years ago. I had some jewelry stolen that was not as expensive but it was very sentimental to me. In the whole scheme of life, it is OK but it is still sad to lose things that special people (grandparents) presented you.
I don't think that it is a news flash that there are homes in Pleasanton that have alot of valuables in them. I also doubt that the people that stole all of this stuff took it home on the Bart. I would guess they drove.
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Posted by Think Twice, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 19, 2012 at 10:11 am I agree with William Tell about it is not exactly prudent that the PW be trumpeting the details.
Also, people need to think twice about investing in expensive jewelry and wearing it in public. Years ago a Pleasanton family was robbed as they arrived at their home after driving back from a function in Oakland. The thing that drew the thieves attention was the Rolex watches and jewelry they were wearing. The perps followed them from Oakland to their home in Pleasanton. I know that incident prompted some Pleasantonians to even quit wearing their fake Rolex watches they had bought in Asia. Getting whacked in the head or killed for wearing a fake Rolex is even more disturbing than for wearing a real one!
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Posted by Randy, a resident of the Mission Park neighborhood, on Oct 19, 2012 at 10:24 am If the story isn't complete why isn't it Mr. Wohltmann? Kathleen if you know more I would think the reporter that wrote this should know more about it too. That kind of followup helps people from jumping to conclusions as to who did it.
While Mr. Tell may be jumping to conclusions it is obvious that crime has risen around the mall in the last year or two just from the stories in this paper. Wasn't there some big chase out of there earlier this year back towards Castro Valley or Hayward? Oh and regarding crooks taking BART back, I kind of doubt that, but I bet there are a few cars stolen from the mall.
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Posted by William Tell, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 19, 2012 at 11:17 am And interestingly enough Club Ne(**)o again continues to bring more crime to Pleasanton. Maybe the disc jockeys will stop "spinning" there when word gets out their equipment will get stolen by the thug club's clientele in the parking lot. At least we're not violating "dey civil rights" by shutting it down.
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Posted by Glenn Wohltmann, Pleasanton Weekly reporter, on Oct 19, 2012 at 12:28 pm
Glenn Wohltmann is a member (registered user) of PleasantonWeekly.com Mr. Tell,
We decided to put the $52,000 jewelry theft first because it was an avoidable crime. I continue to hope that people will get the message to lock their garage doors.
Ms. Ruegsegger is correct about some details but incorrect about some of the particulars. Beyond that, I've been asked to not include additional details, even when they are available, if there is an impending arrest.
There was little additional information about the would-be holdup man, which is why it was placed third.
Regarding crime and BART, you're welcome to check with the police department. The department consistently says there's no statistical evidence to show any increase in crime -- except at the mall -- due to BART.
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Posted by Kangaroo, a resident of another community, on Oct 19, 2012 at 2:09 pm Now come on, why do you have a problem with redistribution, you voted for it.
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Posted by William Tell, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 19, 2012 at 2:29 pm Mr. Wohltmann-I don't agree with you that the victim should be publicly shamed that they invited robbery by leaving a garage door open. I guess given your line if thinking we should get the message out to all the women in town that they should wear a hijab and not consume alcohol in the presence of men, otherwise they are inviting rape or sexual assault. And that could be avoided. As for the statistical evidence in no increased Bart crime-live your caveat "except for the mall." That's what most people care about.
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Posted by Ptown native, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood, on Oct 19, 2012 at 3:05 pm I think William Tell's got it right! I always agree with him.
What gets me is the fact that the PW doesn't divulge the
descriptions. WHY? How do we know who and what to look for?
Gone are the days of trusting people in Ptown. Every outsider is
suspect. TruDat!...as 'they' say.
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Posted by Westside, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 19, 2012 at 4:18 pm Cubic zirconium? Seems high risk for little reward.
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Posted by Sam, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood, on Oct 19, 2012 at 4:42 pm Ptown said: "I think William Tell's got it right! I always agree with him."
I think that "William Tell" is just playing for laughs with his posts and I don't take them seriously. I'm surprised that Mr. Wohltmann even bothered to respond.
As for "Westside", it's "cubic zirconia" not "cubic zirconium". Zirconia is a transparent metal oxide. Zirconium is a shiny metal.
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Posted by Cholo, a resident of Livermore, on Oct 19, 2012 at 4:49 pm How come anybody is crowing about costume jewelry?
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Posted by Pleasanton Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 22, 2012 at 3:36 pm PW, Are you referring to the side door of garages that require a key in a deadbolt, or the garage door that opens for your car? The thieves may be watching kids walk home by themselves and enter the side door of garages and leave them open (?)
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Posted by Glenn Wohltmann, Pleasanton Weekly reporter, on Oct 25, 2012 at 4:14 pm
Glenn Wohltmann is a member (registered user) of PleasantonWeekly.com Anyone interested in having a dialog about our coverage of crime is invited to Pleasanton Weekly Night from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at Gene's Fine Foods, 2803 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton.
~Glenn
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