Crime & Safety
Creek Police Beat: Girls Fight, Dogs Bite and Penis Plight
Patch's ace Police Beat writer reads WCPD's bulletin every day—so you don't have to. Here, she summarizes a week's worth of crime trends, as well as the bad, sad, annoying and silly things that keep officers busy.
Here's what people were calling police about between March 9 and March 16:
Wednesday, March 9
Yo! Turn it down: A resident on the 1700 block of San Miguel was cited for violating a municipal code for loud music at a 3:13 a.m.
Grabbing from granny? A grandmother on Creekside Drive reported missing jewelry. She said she believes her juvenile granddaughter and her granddaughter's adult boyfriend might have taken the items.
Civic disturbance: A transient was scaring children at Civic Park Preschool, but went on his way once the police arrived. Seems like we're seeing an increased number of complaints regarding transients in Civic Park lately.
Uh, oh; busted! A caller reported a disturbance at the home of her boyfriend on Rogers Avenue. An ex-girlfriend who knew where a spare key was hidden arrived at the home at the same time. Police mediated the uncomfortable situation.
Thursday, March 10
Finding Fido: Kudos to the citizen who found a dog at the foot of her stairs on the 500 block of N. Civic Drive. Creek Diva hopes there is a happy reunion to report soon.
Heard it before: Readers of this police log know how this story goes. A catalytic converter was stolen from a Toyota pickup parked on Via Del Sol overnight. Creek Diva hopes this is the last time she has to report about this sort of thing since
Luxe leather lifted: Three Coach wallets, valued at $700, were stolen from a store in Broadway Plaza.
Dogs duke it out: A dogfight was reported on Roxie Lane at 12:28 p.m. Two male pit bulls were fighting and one needed medical attention. Animal control responded.
Have you seen it? A woman named Nancy lost her wallet downtown. If you come across it, please turn it in.
Friday, March 11
Dastardly doings: A burglar broke into several businesses on the 1800 block of Geary Road overnight. One of those businesses is the East Bay Municipal Utilities District, which has a pumping station there. It lost five power cords valued at $680.
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Jewelry heist: Someone broke into a Rahn Court home over the past few days. A door was kicked in, and Rolex watches, gold chains and diamond earrings were stolen.
Peeping Tom with camera: Employees of a business on the 1300 block of Newell Avenue called police after people caught a man taking pictures with his cell phone of a woman in the dressing room.
Peter Parker, is that you? Since when is climbing walls considered a workout? Two men were doing just that near Civic Drive close to the Social Security office. They were advised to leave.
Dangerous move: A child about 5 or 6 years old was left in a car for 45 minutes on the 600 block of South Broadway this afternoon. Luckily the child was OK, but the mother was warned.
Jewelry heist, part 2: A burglar broken into a Glen View Drive home between noon and 4 p.m. and stole jewelry.
Utility vandalism redux: Someone broke into a box on the 1600 block of Countrywood Court. for anyone who identifies the vandal who has been breaking into sidewalk telephone boxes throughout central Contra Costa County since December. In past attacks, the thief has snipped wires to sabotage the network rather than cutting the heavy cables to steal copper, an AT&T spokesman said.
Saturday, March 12
Kindness of strangers: Kudos to the citizen who found and turned in a lost California drivers license on the 2300 block of N. Main Street. Good job!
Don't hang around: A man was arrested on a probation violation and on suspicion of trespassing after his ex-girlfriend called police and stated that he was outside her Banyan Circle home and might have a gun.
Wheels gone: A 1993 green Toyota Camry was stolen overnight from the Masses Sports Bar & Grill parking lot.
BART PD at your service: A red Schwinn was stolen downtown about 1 p.m. A few hours later, BART PD recovered the Schwinn as well as another bike that was stolen from a residence on Oak Road.
Sunday, March 13
Smash 'n' grab: A thief broke into a white Ford Explorer that was parked near Vice Ultra Lounge on Arroyo Way and stole a purse. Heads up, people: This area seems to be a hotbed for break-ins lately. Take your valuables with you.
Lousy in love: A woman was punched in the forehead inside Redux on Locust Street, likely by the woman who is dating her ex-boyfriend.
Unholy crime: The Mormon temple on Northgate Road was vandalized overnight, with "666, pentagrams and vulgar references to Mormons” spray painted on one of the buildings.
Monday, March 14
Look! It's a lock: A thief broke into a car on Teak Court and stole a purse.
Schwinn happiness: In another happy ending for a Schwinn bicycle owner, a city worker found a silver Schwinn and turned it over to police for safekeeping.
Tuesday, March 15
Trek at the station: Another bike was found at Civic Park, this time a green Trek mountain bike. The bike was booked into property at the WCPD.
Hay, slow down! A man driving recklessly with a truck full of hay caused another driver to hit a curb on Ygnacio Valley Road at 9:35 a.m.
Close call: The driver of a small red sports car hit a pedestrian on Lilac Drive. The pedestrian was not injured.
Creek Diva first: And straight out of There’s Something about Mary: A man called police about “having his penis stuck in his zipper." But the call was disconnected after the man start yelling at the dispatcher. When police arrived, the man was nowhere to be found and did not answer the phone when police attempted to contact him. Creek Diva is hoping this was just a prank call.
Wednesday, March 16
Hallelujah! WCPD arrested three men who might be connected to all those catalytic converter thefts! .
Coincidence? A red-headed man with a goatee was seen bicycling on Walnut Boulevard and looking into cars about the time someone broke into a car in the area.
