Three cars worth more than $138,000 were stolen from Mercedes-Benz of Pleasanton in the 5800 block of Owens Drive overnight Aug. 3, according to police reports.
The three were part of a delivery of eight new cars dropped off by a car carrier after 7 p.m. that night. Sometime between then and 8:15 a.m. Aug. 4, a drop-off box that had the keys inside was pried open and the keys with embedded computer chips -- themselves worth about $1,500 -- were stolen.
An inventory showed that three cars were stolen, but all three had GPS devices. A black 2013 E350W, with a starting price of $51,000, according to the Mercedes-Benz website, was recovered by police in Richmond on Aug. 6.
A 2013 white, four-door C250W with a starting price of $36,675 and a silver four-door 2013 E350W also estimated at $51,000, remain missing.
In other police reports:
* More than a dozen people had their vehicles towed in the early morning hours of Aug. 5 as the city prepared to host the Fast and Furious event. Those cars, 16 in all, were towed between 2:24 a.m. and 4:28 a.m. from St. Mary Street.
* Abercrombie and Fitch at the Stoneridge Shopping Center was the target for shoplifters in two recent incidents. Two Sacramento women and one teenage girl from San Francisco were arrested with booster bags -- which are designed to hide stolen merchandise, and are often foil-lined to keep store sensors from activating.
The 17-year-old from San Francisco was arrested at about 1:22 p.m. Aug. 4 for burglary and possession of burglary tools. Twenty bottles of men's Fierce cologne worth $1,080 recovered.
Angelina Marie Olivas, 21, and Delicia Nicole Jenkins, 31, both of Sacramento, were arrested at about 4:18 p.m. Aug. 3 for felony shoplifting at Abercrombie and Fitch in the theft of nearly $500 in clothing. Olivas also had an outstanding felony burglary warrant from Chico.
* Michael Paul Onate, 43, formerly of Pleasanton but now homeless was arrested at about 6:40 a.m. Aug. 4 on charges of prowling, resisting arrest, contempt of court and a probation violation. Onate was arrested in the 2200 block of Crestline Road for an incident in the 2300 block Redberry Court.
Onate was also arrested June 19 for misdemeanor elder abuse of his parents, who live in Pleasanton, along with public intoxication, resisting arrest and violating a court order.
* Daniel Isaiah Villagomez, 19, of Manteca was arrested at about 3:13 a.m. Aug. 5 at 5102 Hopyard Road on an outstanding felony warrant for theft in Tracy. Villagomez was pulled over in a traffic stop.
* An Aug. 6 residential burglary in the 7400 block of Hillsdale Drive netted more than $10,000 in jewelry, along with camera equipment and other items. Taken were four sets of necklaces and earrings valued at $8,000, 10 gold Indian bracelets worth $3,000, a $1,000 pearl necklace, two sets of gold earrings worth $1,000, and a jewelry stand with miscellaneous necklaces worth a total of $1,000. Also stolen was a $450 Nikon video camera, 15 memory cards worth $200 in total, a $150 camera lens, a Kodak digital camera worth $100, a $60 camera bag and a $40 Canon battery charger, along with a jar containing about $20 in coins -- and three sheath knives worth $200. A glass panel on the front door was broken, providing access. The burglary was reported at about 6:59 p.m.
* Two businesses were hit in separate Aug. 5 commercial burglaries.
In one, at Fastenal in the 7000 block of Commerce Circle, a handheld computer worth $4,000 was stolen, along with a hole saw kit worth $250, three wrench kits worth a total of $240, an eight-piece Blackstone tool kit valued at $160, two boxes of aerosol glass cleaner cans worth $120 and $100 cash. The bolt of the deadbolt lock on the front door was cut and bent. The burglary was reported at about 1:12 p.m.
In the other, at Physiotherapy Associates in the 5900 block of Stoneridge Drive, four tablet computers worth $2,200 were stolen, along with $210 in cash, and a $100 stereo system The break-in was reported at about 4:31 p.m. Entry was gained though the front doors, which were pried open.
* Police are investigating a fraud reported at a home in the 2400 block of Romano Circle. In that incident, an insurance check was taken sometime between February and March and cashed at Union Bank, which is not used by the victims. That incident was reported Aug. 5 at 8:50 a.m.
* Police are also investigating an $800 fraudulent charge reported at 1:40 p.m. Aug. 4 by Bronson Motor Works in the 4200 block of Stanley Boulevard. That charge was to the Apple online store.
* An auto burglary in the 1600 block of Whispering Oaks Way netted a video camera worth about $1,100, along with an $850 iPad, a set of sunglasses valued at about $310, a camera battery worth about $90, a $50 backpack and two steel coffee mugs worth about $25. The theft took place between July 20 and 21, but was reported Aug. 1.
Under the law, those arrested are considered innocent until convicted.
Last week the Pleasanton Police Department also listed the following information in its log of incident reports.
AUG. 1
Theft
- 9:37 a.m. in the 1600 block of Whispering Oaks Way; grand theft
Auto burglary
- 11:34 a.m. in the 5700 block of Owens Drive
- 3:11 p.m. in the 11900 block of Dublin Canyon Road
Vandalism
- 6:24 p.m. at the intersection of Neal Street and First Street
- 11:17 p.m. in the 4100 block of Francisco Street; vandalism, battery
Alcohol violations
- 10:27 p.m. in the 300 block of St. Mary Street; public drunkenness
- 11:22 p.m. at the intersection of Foothill Road and Deer Oaks Drive; DUI
AUG . 2
Theft
- 6:33 p.m. in the 5800 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; auto theft
Prank calls
- 10:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of Santa Rita Road
Alcohol violations
- 12:02 a.m. at the intersection of Main Street and Ray Street; DUI
- 12:09 a.m. at the intersection of Mohr Avenue and Tanager Drive; DUI
- 12:52 a.m. in the 6700 block of Santa Rita Road; DUI
- 11:10 a.m. in the 1600 block of Santa Rita Road; public drunkenness
- 9:43 p.m. in the 4200 block of First Street; DUI
AUG. 3
Felony shoplifting
- 4:18 p.m. in the 1600 block of Stoneridge Mall Road
AUG. 4
Theft
- 8:46 a.m. in the 5800 block of Owens Drive; grand theft, vandalism
- 1:40 p.m. in the 4200 block of Stanley Boulevard; fraud
- 2:52 p.m. in the 1600 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; felony shoplifting
Burglary
- 1:22 p.m. in the first block of Stoneridge Mall Road; burglary, possession of lock-picking tools
Vandalism
- 10:08 a.m. in the 4100 block of Churchill Drive
Controlled substance possession
- 10:44 p.m. in the 5300 block of Owens Court
AUG. 5
Forgery
- 8:50 a.m. in the 2400 block of Romano Circle
Burglary
- 1:12 p.m. in the 7000 block of Commerce Circle
- 4:31 p.m. in the 5900 block of Stoneridge Drive
Under the influence of a controlled substance
- 2:27 a.m. in the 5600 block of Owens Drive
AUG. 6
Burglary
- 6:59 p.m. in the 7400 block of Hillsdale Drive
Vandalism
- 3:26 a.m. in the 4300 block of Foothill Road
- 8:40 a.m. in the 7300 block of Johnson Drive
Drug violations
- 11:27 p.m. at the intersection of Canyon Meadows Drive and Dublin Canyon Road; possession of a controlled substance, paraphernalia possession
AUG. 7
Grand theft
- 4:54 p.m. in the 400 block of Trebbiano Place
Drug/alcohol violations
- 12:59 a.m. at the intersection of Hopyard Road and W. Las Positas Boulevard; DUI
- 1:44 a.m. at the intersection of Morganfield Road and Santa Rita Road; DUI
- 8:21 a.m. at the intersection of Stoneridge Drive and Chabot Drive; paraphernalia possession.
Comments
Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 10, 2012 at 8:00 am
on Aug 10, 2012 at 8:00 am
I'm surprise Abercrombie keeps getting hit. Didn't think AA liked their clothing...
Downtown
on Aug 10, 2012 at 9:56 am
on Aug 10, 2012 at 9:56 am
I would have thought that the Benz gps systems would have located the vehicles pronto. Kind of unnerving that they didn't. So much for that option!! Amazing to me in the first place that someone could pry open the "drop off box" with the keys in it. Not very secure I would say. Aren't these dealerships equipped with live video surveillance?
Birdland
on Aug 10, 2012 at 10:43 am
on Aug 10, 2012 at 10:43 am
I just have one word. BART to Pleasanton!!! Where are all those "people" who said crime wouldn't go up?
THANKS OBAMA. THANKS FOR NOTHING!!!
Registered user
Pleasanton Valley
on Aug 10, 2012 at 10:50 am
Registered user
on Aug 10, 2012 at 10:50 am
Benz thieves usually arrive via limo, not BART.
Val Vista
on Aug 10, 2012 at 12:04 pm
on Aug 10, 2012 at 12:04 pm
Angry: 1. Obama didn't put BART in Pleasanton. 2. Crime hasn't gone up since BART was put in - check the stats 3. Those from Tracy and Sacramento aren't taking BART to come to Pleasanton. 4. One was a (former) Pleasanton resident, apparently now a homeless Pleasanton resident. 5. The person who had their home robbed and so much taken... not sure that burglar would choose BART has their means of transportation.
William Tell-It...: Are you "AA"... How do you know what "AA"s like? Nice comment.
Downtown
on Aug 10, 2012 at 2:22 pm
on Aug 10, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Quit blaming BART. Geez. I agree with you Melissa.
Foothill High School
on Aug 10, 2012 at 3:07 pm
on Aug 10, 2012 at 3:07 pm
Yes believe it or not B A R T has a lot to do with the increased crime in Pleasanton. Compare the # in crime before and after.
Oak Hill
on Aug 10, 2012 at 5:24 pm
on Aug 10, 2012 at 5:24 pm
OK, let's put this nonsense about BART and the Pleasanton crime rate to rest once and for all. Here's a table of Pleasanton crime rates versus year for about the last 20 years
(Source: Pleasanton Police Dept. Annual Report 2011 at
Web Link )
Year Pleasanton Crimes Crimes per 1,000 population
Population
2011 70,643 1,284 18.2
2010 70,711 1,385 19.6
2009 70,097 1,370 19.5
2008 69,388 1,567 22.6
2007 68,755 1,358 19.8
2006 67,876 1,620 23.9
2005 67,321 1,660 24.7
2004 67,049 2,002 29.9
2003 66,788 1,694 25.4
2002 65,961 1,804 27.3
2001 65,154 1,750 26.9
2000 63,654 1,511 23.7
1999 61,700 1,489 24.1
1998 60,300 1,818 30.1
1997 57,800 1,845 31.9 <---(Dublin/Pleasanton BART station opens for )
1996 56,000 1,811 32.3 ( service on May 10, 1997 )
1995 55,100 2,029 36.8
1994 53,900 2,144 39.8
1993 53,000 2,106 39.7
1992 52,000 1,977 38.0
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Anyone see a big jump in the crime rate as a result of the BART station opening for service in 1997? No? Me neither. Furthermore, the year with the largest number of crimes as well as the number of crimes per capita was 1994, which was three years before the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station opened. The per capita crime rate in 1994 (39.8) was OVER TWICE what it is now (about 18.2). So much for the "Golden Days".
Oak Hill
on Aug 10, 2012 at 5:27 pm
on Aug 10, 2012 at 5:27 pm
Sorry, the Table headings turned out a bit garbled, but the four columns from left to right are:
(1) Year
(2) Pleasanton Population
(3) Total # of Crimes
(4) Total # of Crimes per 1,000 Population
Parkside
on Aug 11, 2012 at 7:26 am
on Aug 11, 2012 at 7:26 am
Obviously, the figures have been manipulated by the socialists that have taken control of our information and transportation systems. Anyone in there right mind nose that crime has dubbled since BART went in, and dubbled again with his royal highness Bore-us Hussien Obama at the helm.
Foothill High School
on Aug 12, 2012 at 4:32 pm
on Aug 12, 2012 at 4:32 pm
Steve, thank you for your input. I am tired of people saying that the crime hasn't increased because of BART. Many of my neighbors have left their cars on the street for years, cars were safe. Now every night a different car gets vandilized.
Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 12, 2012 at 6:55 pm
on Aug 12, 2012 at 6:55 pm
BART to Pleasanton brought all the right-wing extremists to this nice quiet suburb.