Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Street Robbery on Calvert Court, Burglary Arrest
Plus a stolen license plate, an auto burglary and a case of identity theft.
Incidents highlighted in the blotter were recorded in the Piedmont Police Department log from noon on Nov. 11 through noon, Nov. 15. Not all incidents recorded in the log are included here. Information was supplied by the police and does not indicate any convictions.
TUESDAY, NOV. 12
Burglary arrest — Police located and arrested a man who apparently attempted to burglarize a garage on Oakland Avenue about 12:30 p.m. The resident reported seeing the man inside the garage; officers found him on Monte Vista Avenue. The suspect was taken to the Glenn Dyer Detention Facility in Oakland.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13
Auto burglary — Someone broke into a vehicle parked on Waldo Avenue and rifled through the interior.
Strong-arm robbery — A citizen was pushed to the ground and robbed of a purse on Calvert Court about 12:15 p.m. The robber then fled in an SUV, possibly a older Chevrolet Suburban and possibly driven by a second person. Police said the stolen purse contained about $300 in cash and credit cards.
Stolen license plate — A license plate was removed from a vehicle parked on Blair Avenue and replaced with another stolen plate.
ID theft — A Carmel Avenue resident reported being the victim of identity theft, with someone opening unauthorized credit accounts in her name.
THURSDAY, NOV. 14
Suspicious circumstances — Police received three reports of suspicious persons during the day. In each case, officers determined the person or people were engaged in legitimate activities: a man visiting a friend, a building subcontractor working in the area, people getting on a bus with bikes.
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