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A woman gave a whole new meaning to customer service by holding up a cashier at the Pleasanton Wal-Mart’s return counter last week, according to police.
“A gal came in and presented a demand note to one of the clerks, stating it was a robbery,” said Pleasanton Sgt. Jim Knox. “No weapon was seen, and the woman fled, taking an undisclosed amount of cash with her.”
The suspect is described as a black female of indeterminate age, approximately 5 foot, 3 inches tall and weighing about 130 pounds, with black shoulder-length hair. At the time of the holdup she was wearing a black jacket, black shirt and black sunglasses, along with what Knox described as a round fisherman’s-style hat.
The robbery took place at about 9:56 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Wal-Mart store in the 4500 block of Rosewood Drive. Knox said no other similar robberies have been reported in the area and that police are pursuing leads.
This robberies along at businesses adjacent to I580 are becoming regular occurances. Now that the new BART station is opening up, its likely that the robberies, assualts and muggings at Stoneridge Mall will become more frequest than they are currently. Has the Pleasanton Police thought about putting a sub-station at Stoneridge? Will you now drive to Walnut Creek to shop or arm yourself to go to Stoneridge? Now they’re are going to build low-cost housing in Hacienda near BART. Our schools are declining because of the influx of illegals. I fear our lovely town of Pleasanton is headed downhill in a hurry.
I suppose there will be an uproar from left wingnuts about this post, but you might want to sell your house just the same.
This robberies along at businesses adjacent to I580 are becoming regular occurances. Now that the new BART station is opening up, its likely that the robberies, assualts and muggings at Stoneridge Mall will become more frequest than they are currently. Has the Pleasanton Police thought about putting a sub-station at Stoneridge? Will you now drive to Walnut Creek to shop or arm yourself to go to Stoneridge? Now they’re are going to build low-cost housing in Hacienda near BART. Our schools are declining because of the influx of illegals. I fear our lovely town of Pleasanton is headed downhill in a hurry.
I suppose there will be an uproar from left wingnuts about this post, but you might want to sell your house just the same.
I agree with Auntie, We are running out of places where we can safely spend our money.
What is the world coming to? The little sleepy town of Pleasanton is just now getting a dose of reality.
Not a surprise at all!! Ive said for a long time that the rise in crime along Stoneridge/Owens drive area has been due to people coming in on BART. Its no coincidence that the Shell/Chevron gas stations have been robbed how many times now or that how many cars get stolen or broken into at the mall every year?!? Yeah, can’t wait to see what happens when the new BART station opens tomorrow. Too bad Pleasanton Police don’t have a clue how to handle this, so they just continue to write kids citations for riding their bikes or calling in backup to handle a broken tail light.
Where was it said that the “black female of indeterminate age, approximately 5 foot, 3 inches tall and weighing about 130 pounds, with black shoulder-length hair.” was an “illegal” or that this crime has anything to do with our nation’s immigration policy?
Crime is everywhere. Pleasanton’s is less than elsewhere, which is why a hold-up actually is front page news for our town’s paper.
I suppose you could go live in a plastic bubble…
Another reason why I carry my glock with me at all times.
@ Mike: If you don’t have a license to carry, you are breaking the law. If you are not fully trained to handle a weapon in public, you are more likely to hurt yourself or those around you by carrying. Not very smart…
@ Auntie: I think the recent spike in crime is due mainly to the declining economy and job opportunities. People do whatever it takes to put food on the table, which has nothing to do with Bart and whatnot. Our schools are declining not because of illegals but because parents allow their children to spend more time on texting, tv, video games, instead of brushing up on their Alegbra. Of course, you can choose to blame Canada too.
@Jerry
I’m fully trained not only to handle a weapon in public but in private also. I don’t need a license to carry because I’m exempt since I authorized by law per 830.5 PC.
You can go around in life being a sheep while the sheep dogs protect you from the wolves. There is no shame in being a sheep to continue to think that life is full of rainbows, lolipops, cotton candy, and unicorns.
Unfortunately I’m beginning to see rampant theft all over. For example, recently at Raleys a couple and their child were blatantly eating fruit, peeling bananas feeding their kid pretending to shop. I watched them for a good 10 minutes and they never once stopped eating. I told the clerk, but they shrugged it off. I guess they didn’t want to confront them.At Walmart, they have people in wheelchairs watching the front door. I witnessed a hooded kid just walk out with his sweatshirt bulging and the buzzer goes off. The woman didn’t blink, seemed confused. Again, it seemed avoiding the confrontation was the issue. I use to work for a police department so I’m sensitive to the theft I witness. Unfortunately, the words spreads like wildfire when an “easy target” is identified. Pleasanton is slowly becoming a huge easy target.
ck31, I am curious to know the last time the gas station has been robbed? I would bet is has not been in a while. The cars that get broken into at the mall are mainly because of the clueless victims that leave their valuables in plain view. And how would you know the cops dont know how to handle it? Since you seem to know everything, how should they handle it? And are you sure they are not already handling it?
Just because you deserved a ticket and probably got one, dont post your comments on the computer whining that they write kids tickets.
I can imagine in policing, that is part of their job. Compare the news in Pleasanton to Union City. Both cities are the pretty much the same in size, but which one do you think has way less crime? I think PPD is doing a great job keeping the city safe. They cant be everywhere at once, nor can they prevent every single crime. Being that these are the times we live in, crime is up everywhere.
Since you seem to know so much, why dont you go down to the precinct and let them know how you think they should handle this.
Mike,
More power to you.
We’d all be safer if we were all armed.
Statistics are that the communities with the most stringent laws against guns…have the highest murder rates. The reverse is true where laws favor the right to bear arms.
Pleasanton residents have nothing better to do than whine and whimper about their city. Although Livermore gets a bad rap about the crime versus Pleasanton, I would rather live in Livermore than to live around a bunch of people who cry about the city services. In my opinion, Pleasanton’s police force is doing something right…. look at the statistics!
I find it very disappointing that a bunch of grown men and women do not come together and discuss problems and solutions like adults. Instead, they resort to belittling the city services that make their city so safe and desirable to live.
I say…. move if you are not happy! Or better yet, since so many believe they can do a better job at stopping crime…. get off the computer and get your butts out there doing something productive!!!!
Cheers!!!
Tim, I could not agree more with your post. All the P-town residents do is whine and whimper when it could be so much worse. They are the first to complain about getting pulled over but complain when the littlest thing happens. I would love to see a Pleasanton resident live for a day in Oakland or Hayward, where actual problems exist.
Great post, I could not have said it better.
While BART likely does serve as transportation for people targeting Pleasanton as “easy pickings” for crimes like shoplifting and theft from vehicles, I don’t think it’s the “transportation of choice” for those needing quick getaways after armed robberies.
Our proximity to interstates offering fast exits in multiple directions I think is a larger contributor to more serious crime.
I lived in a smaller Southeast city not too many years ago near the intersection of three interstate highways. The interstates made the area a favorite meeting place for those running major drugs across multiple states east and west. I’ve often remembered that when noticing the number of busted drug deals in the Koll Center area off 680 and not too far from 580.
And even for theft from vehicles the interstates are an exit artery. My wife’s purse was stolen from her car while parked at a gym off Santa Rita Road. Before she could get home and make calls to report the bank cards stolen, they had mostly already been used in the Bayfair Mall area….probably less than 40 minutes after the theft.
@Mike: “Another reason why I carry my glock with me at all times.”
What are you going to do, Mike? Start shooting inside the local Wal-Mart to stop the robber? No thanks. Not with my family around.