Tag...you're it! 2/20/11 A non-injury hit and run happened just before midnight along St. Mary's Road. The guilty party might have gotten away but left incriminating evidence, in the form of the car's front license plate, at the crime scene. After admitting to wrongdoings, said party was charged with DUI and booked at the county detention facility.
Bad Guys Beware, 2/18/11 Three men robbing a Mt. Diablo Blvd. jewelry store were surprised when, after smashing the display cases with sledge hammers, the store owner responded with gunshots. The robbers drove off, post-haste, but struck the victim's auto when they rounded the corner. An hour later, a local hospital reported a gunshot wound patient requesting body repair. Maybe later they'll get their getaway car fixed...
Smash and grabs run rampant, 2/15-2/21 No less than seven separate smash and grab reports were taken by Lafayette Police the week after Valentine's Day. Something's in the air; and it sure ain't love.
- An iPod was taken from an Acalanes High School locker room.
- A shoulder bag with personal and tax info was deducted from a car.
- A Garmin GPS was directed out the open window of a car parked in an underground lot.
- A wallet was lifted from an unlocked vehicle at Meher School.
- A laptop and case were deleted (locks forced, and a window broken) from another car.
- Items valued at $600 were taken and $300 damage was done to a car parked at Springhill Elementary.
- Items valued at $400 were taken from an unlocked car parked on Hough Ave.
Take my alarm, but don't call me in the morning, 2/15/11
Medical equipment valued at nearly $16,000 was stolen during the wee hours from a building on Mt. Diablo Blvd. The alarm went off, but the suspect(s) had fled before the alarm report was sent.
Bad Guys Beware, 2/18/11 Three men robbing a Mt. Diablo Blvd. jewelry store were surprised when, after smashing the display cases with sledge hammers, the store owner responded with gunshots. The robbers drove off, post-haste, but struck the victim's auto when they rounded the corner. An hour later, a local hospital reported a gunshot wound patient requesting body repair. Maybe later they'll get their getaway car fixed...
Smash and grabs run rampant, 2/15-2/21 No less than seven separate smash and grab reports were taken by Lafayette Police the week after Valentine's Day. Something's in the air; and it sure ain't love.
- An iPod was taken from an Acalanes High School locker room.
- A shoulder bag with personal and tax info was deducted from a car.
- A Garmin GPS was directed out the open window of a car parked in an underground lot.
- A wallet was lifted from an unlocked vehicle at Meher School.
- A laptop and case were deleted (locks forced, and a window broken) from another car.
- Items valued at $600 were taken and $300 damage was done to a car parked at Springhill Elementary.
- Items valued at $400 were taken from an unlocked car parked on Hough Ave.
Take my alarm, but don't call me in the morning, 2/15/11
Medical equipment valued at nearly $16,000 was stolen during the wee hours from a building on Mt. Diablo Blvd. The alarm went off, but the suspect(s) had fled before the alarm report was sent.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA