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The Pleasanton Police Department is currently investigating several recent residential burglaries where people have broken into homes and in two cases attacked residents, according to police.
In a Friday press release, the department reminded residents that home security cameras can help provide evidence to the police and implored residents to make sure their camera systems are working properly, to double check their alarm systems are activated and to take any other safety precautions.
“We would like to remind residents to keep their doors and windows locked even when they’re home, and to promptly report suspicious behavior,” police stated in the press release.
According to police, the most recent incident occurred on Wednesday (March 4) when a resident on the 3800 block of Mohr Avenue encountered a suspect in his backyard at approximately 8 p.m.
While the press release categorized the incident — and the other two — as a burglary, PPD’s virtual crime map currently lists the March 4 violent crime as a robbery.
“The suspect displayed a handgun and forced the resident back into the home,” police said. “Inside the residence, both the resident and his wife were struck by the suspect before the suspect fled the area by jumping over nearby fences.”
According to the press release, the suspect, who is described as a light-skinned Black male who is about 5 feet 8 inches tall and was wearing dark clothing and a mask during the crime, did not shoot his gun during the interaction.
Officers attempted to locate the suspect using drones and a police canine to search the surrounding area but were unable to find him, police said.
The other two crimes PPD is investigating happened on the same day, and roughly in the same area as each other near Valley Avenue and Hansen Drive.
According to police, shortly before 7 p.m. on Feb. 27, a suspect entered a home on the 6000 block of Hansen Drive and pepper-sprayed a teenager who was inside the home at the time of the encounter before fleeing. PPD’s crime map currently lists the incident as a robbery and first degree home invasion.
About an hour later, another burglary, which is also listed as a breaking and entering in the crime map, was reported just down the street on the 5900 block of Via Del Cielo.
“Security footage from the residence showed a male suspect wearing a dark hoodie, jeans, and white shoes,” police said. “We believe these cases are related.”
PPD detectives are actively investigating all three of these cases and are asking folks who have any information to contact the department at 925-931-5100.
