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Jewelry worth $72,000 was stolen in a Jan. 11 daytime burglary at a home in the 3400 block of Arbor Drive, according to police reports. Among the valuable jewelry taken were two sets of jewelry worth $15,000 apiece; white gold rings valued at $8,000; white gold earrings worth $8,000; and an antique white gold ring valued at $7,000.
Also taken in the theft, which occurred between 8:20 a.m. and 2:04 p.m., was computer equipment worth $1,800, $600 worth of dresses and several sets of shoes. The front door was kicked in for access, the reports said.
In other police reports:
* Electronics were among the items stolen in a Jan. 9 burglary at a home in the first block of Twelve Oaks Drive. A $1,000 hard drive and $200 laptop were stolen, along with a $900 camera, a $100 computer monitor and $400 in costume jewelry. The break-in occurred between 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; a rear door of the home had been left unlocked.
* Computer equipment worth a total of $2,400 was stolen in a Jan. 15 auto burglary in the 1000 block of Stoneridge Mall Road. The break-in, which occurred between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., also netted $613 in cash, two $100 wallets, a $100 briefcase and a $90 backpack. A window was smashed to gain access.
* A ladies watch worth $1,000 and a $700 laptop computer were taken in a residential burglary that occurred between 10:30 and 11:42 a.m. Jan. 11 at a home in the 500 block of Mission Drive. The front door of the home was broken open to provide entry.
* Shoplifters at Old Town Antiques in the 3400 block of Stanley Boulevard got away with $705 in jewelry. The theft occurred between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Jan. 11.
* A counterfeit bill was passed Jan. 11 at Icings in Stoneridge Shopping Center. A $5 bill had been washed to create a $50; it was noticed by a clerk, who contacted police at about 8:24 p.m.
* The front door on a home in the 2400 block of Tapestry Way was damaged in a Jan. 10 burglary attempt. No entry was gained in the break-in attempt, which took place at 11:33 a.m.; the owner was home at the time and contacted police immediately.
* Two Pleasanton residents reported they were the objects of identity theft attempts on Jan 12 in separate incidents.
In one, a telephone scam attempting to get a wire transfer was stopped by an alert resident of the 4400 block of Railroad Avenue. The scam is a common one, in which a check is issued for a larger amount than a purchase, with the difference refunded to the scammer. The fraud attempt was reported at 11:45 a.m.
In the other, unauthorized credit cards were issued in the name of a resident of the 6100 block of Corte Trancas, although it’s unknown what, if anything, was taken. The victim began receiving notices in the mail regarding a change of address. She contacted police at about 2:19 p.m.
* Fredrick Maurice Jones, 39, a transient, was arrested at about 5:15 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Extended Stay in the 4500 block of Dublin Boulevard. Jones was taken into custody on a felony warrant, and arrested for parole violation, possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia possession
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.
JAN. 9
Shoplifting
– 5:50 p.m. in the 1400 block of Stoneridge Mall Road
Burglary
– 7:58 a.m. in the 300 block of Lone Oak Drive; residential burglary
Auto burglary
– 8:43 a.m. in the 4000 block of Cristobal Way
Vandalism
– 11:34 a.m. in the 4500 block of First Street
Drug/alcohol violations
– 2:07 a.m. on Santa Rita Road; public drunkenness
– 2:30 a.m. in the 5200 block of Hopyard Road; paraphernalia possession
JAN. 10
Bicycle theft
– 8:57 a.m. on Vineyard Road
Burglary
– 11:33 a.m. in the 2400 block of Tapestry Way; residential burglary
Auto burglary
– 3:10 p.m. in the 3800 block of Kamp Drive
Vandalism
– 9:06 a.m. in the 4700 block of Muirwood Drive
– 2:41 p.m. in the 5400 block of Sunol Boulevard
Threats
– 3:24 p.m. in the 3900 block of Vineyard Avenue
Marijuana possession
– 2:04 p.m. at the intersection of Sonoma Drive and Sunol Boulevard
– 2:16 p.m. near the intersection of interstates 580 and 680
JAN. 11
Theft
– 12:28 p.m. in the 5200 block of Case Avenue
– 1:14 p.m. in the 3400 block of Stanley Boulevard; shoplifting
– 8:24 p.m. in the 1600 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; fraud
Burglary
– 11:39 a.m. in the 500 block of Mission Drive; residential burglary
Auto burglary
– 2:37 p.m. in the 5700 block of Owens Drive
– 3:32 p.m. in the 5600 block of Owens Drive
Vandalism
– 7:04 a.m. at the intersection of Arbor Drive and Navalle Court
– 7:05 a.m. at the intersection of Valley Avenue and Hopyard Road
– 3:23 p.m. in the 800 block of Palomino Drive
Drug/alcohol violations
– 12:28 a.m. in the 5300 block of Hopyard Road; possession of a false prescription, paraphernalia possession
– 3 a.m. on Stanley Boulevard; DUI
– 3:12 p.m. in the 4500 block of Rosewood Drive; possession of methamphetamine
– 5:15 p.m. in the 4500 block of Dublin Boulevard; possession of methamphetamine, paraphernalia possession
– 8:37 p.m. in the 5900 block of Owens Drive; paraphernalia possession
JAN. 12
Theft
– 11:45 a.m. in the 4400 block of Railroad Avenue; fraud
– 2:19 p.m. in the 6100 block of Corte Trancas; fraud
– 4:13 p.m. in the 1500 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; shoplifting
– 9:19 p.m. in the 1300 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; shoplifting
Drug/alcohol violations
– 12:26 a.m. near the intersection of Santa Rita Road and I-580; possession of a false prescription
– 12:39 a.m. at the intersection of Tassajara Road and Gleason Drive; DUI
– 1:08 a.m. at the intersection of Santa Rita Road and Rosewood Drive; DUI
– 10:41 p.m. at the intersection of Navajo Court and Santa Rita Road; DUI
JAN. 13
Theft
– 11:17 a.m. in the 4000 block of Stanley Boulevard; auto theft
– 7:13 p.m. in the 1400 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; shoplifting
Auto burglary
– 9:16 p.m. in the 7000 block of Johnson Drive
Vandalism
– 9:46 a.m. in the 5800 block of Laurel Creek Drive
Alcohol violations
– 12:23 a.m. in the 5800 block of Valley Avenue; DUI
– 12:36 a.m. at the intersection of Santa Rita Road and Mohr Avenue; DUI
– 1 a.m. in the 300 block of Ray Street; DUI
– 2:49 a.m. in the 4800 block of Bernal Avenue; DUI
– 3:31 a.m. in the 4300 block of Valley Avenue; public drunkenness
JAN. 14
Theft
– 12:12 p.m. in the 1600 block of Corte Trancas
– 12:59 p.m. in the 1000 block of Serpentine Lane
– 3:19 p.m. in the 4500 block of Rosewood Drive; theft from structure
Auto burglary
– 11:20 p.m. in the 5700 block of Owens Drive
Vandalism
– 10:02 a.m. in the 3700 block of Cameron Avenue
– 1:39 p.m. in the 7300 block of Joshua Circle
– 9:50 p.m. in the 6200 block of Paseo Santa Cruz
JAN. 15
Theft
– 7:36 a.m. in the 1500 block of Trimingham Drive; theft from structure
– 12:18 p.m. in the 300 block of Adams Way; fraud
Auto burglary
– 12:29 p.m. in the 1000 block of Stoneridge Mall Road
Vandalism
– 8:17 a.m. in the 6300 block of Stoneridge Mall Road
– 9:26 a.m. in the 7300 block of Johnson Drive
DUI
– 4:59 p.m. in the 2700 block of Hopyard Road.
How many people in Pleasanton are nuts? There are far too many occurrences of peoples houses being robbed these days, and its amazing how many of these robberies result in thefts of $50,000 – $100,000 or more in jewelry and gold. Folks that have jewelry and gold worth this much need to store it somewhere other than their house. These items are easily fenced and Pleasanton is getting a reputation as being easy pickings for big hauls, which endangers us all.
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Easy Pickens wrote: “How many people in Pleasanton are nuts? There are far too many occurrences of peoples houses being robbed these days, and its amazing how many of these robberies result in thefts of $50,000 – $100,000 or more in jewelry and gold.”
I, too, am in disbelief that people would leave so much in valuable jewelry in their houses in places that would be accessible to a daytime burglary. If I had $70K in jewelry in my house, I would have it stashed away in secret locations where a burglar would never find it if he had all day to search my house. Can’t draw any conclusions on this particular case of course, but I suspect that many of these cases must be an “inside job”, possibly even insurance fraud. If so, then maybe the insurance companies themselves are to blame if they don’t require very valuable insured jewelry to be securely locked away in a bank safe deposit box or other very secure location.
Whenever we’ve been robbed, whether it’s a bicycle in the garage or a couple cans of soup from the pantry, we get rid of all our domestic laborers – housekeepers, nanny, maids, and yard workers. It’s almost always the help. Because of their low class status they have not cultivated a fine set of moral sensibilities. You can never trust them to do the right thing.
Again, Mr.Wohltmann is sensationally publicizing to the thugs in the East Bay that, hey – there are some rich white people in Pleasanton who have lots of holdings in jewelery that’s ripe for the taking. Just pick a house when many of the two-income families are out working to purchase the stuff you want to steal. And thanks to Alameda County and Obama – our right to protect ourselves and our property from home invasion has been degraded. And thanks to racist lawyers like John Burris and libtard Northern California judges, there are probably some thugs who are actually hoping they hurt themselves on your property so they can successfully sue you.
It’s too bad that someone doesn’t publicize Mr. Wohltmann’s home address or close proximity (e.g., blank-hundred block of blank street), along with his personal propoerty that are ripe for the picking. As a journalist, I would guess that he doesn’t have the nice things that he loves to publicize when they get stolen; but he must at least have a good computer – maybe an SLR camera. Or maybe a fancy bicycle if he truly follows the “green” agenda.
What’s the FUSS? $70,000 in jewelry is not much…duh Was it mostly costume jewelry?
I know that middle class people can own that much in jewelry because the average engagement ring is probably worth 10K and, if you’ve had a 10th or 25th anniversary, you might have a 15K ‘tennis bracelt’ and maybe your mother’s wedding rings and bracelets valued at 15K. That’s 40K right there. And there are two sets of parents and siblings, grandparents etc. who may have handed down some jewelry. And then, if you or your husband got a couple of bonuses or commissions, you might have some earrings. The point is that it is awful to hear people on this thread insinuate that people who have been robbed of items that have so much meaning to them (nevermind the monetary value) are somehow insurance frauds. When my husband was 10 years old, his house was burglarized and his mother’s wedding rings were stolen. She had been widowed 2 years before. It was crushing. Not everything goes into a safe deposit box. Especially if you want to use it regularly.
Karma.
“Seen it All” wrote: “…And then, if you or your husband got a couple of bonuses or commissions, you might have some earrings. The point is that it is awful to hear people on this thread insinuate that people who have been robbed of items that have so much meaning to them (nevermind the monetary value) are somehow insurance frauds.”
Well, I don’t know whether this particular case was insurance fraud, but if not I still think that it was rather careless to leave $70K in personal goods in jewelry – a burglar’s favorite target after cash – in a house in a place where the jewelry apparently wasn’t hidden well enough for daytime burglars. Furthermore, news of a large successful burglary like this puts the surrounding community at more risk as well since burglars now have all the more reason to think that other houses in the neighborhood may also have large collections of expensive jewelry in them.
If your possessions dictate your behavior, then you serve rather than enjoy them.
Mike
i think it’s an insurance scam…