Science gone bad, 1/20/11 After a science experiment at Camino Pablo School several students reported having difficulty breathing. The fifth grade kids were conducting a litmus test that involved bleach, vinegar, dish soap, baking soda, salt and milk of magnesia. Affected students were checked at the scene and released, although one student was transported to Kaiser in Walnut Creek.
Inheritance hoax, 1/20/11 A Butterfield Place resident told officers he received a letter from a British attorney stating he may be entitled to funds from a person who recently passed away in the United Kingdom, since they had the same last name. Unfortunately he sent the requested fee to cover the cost of the legal transaction to Barclay's Bank in the U.K., but he has yet to receive his "inheritance."
Lost & Found, Found iPod and jewelry: On 1/23 A very honest 14-year-old boy found an Apple iTouch under a bench near the skate park. On 1/21 a woman turned in a bracelet, earrings and five rings found near the trail across from Saint Mary's College. Lost phone and wallet: On 1/24 a woman left her cell phone unattended inside the Madigan Gym during the afternoon, upon her return it was gone. On 1/12 between 9:45 and 11:00 a fellow reported he lost his wallet at Safeway, it contained a driver's license, BART pass, $10 cash and bank cards.
Mugging at Gunpoint, 1/24/11 A woman came to the lobby of the Police Department to report someone pointed a handgun at her while she was in the rear parking lot at the Rheem Valley Shopping Center and took her money and cell phone. Despite a search by officers from Moraga, Lafayette, Orinda, Walnut Creek and the California Highway Patrol, the suspect hasn't been located at this time.
Inheritance hoax, 1/20/11 A Butterfield Place resident told officers he received a letter from a British attorney stating he may be entitled to funds from a person who recently passed away in the United Kingdom, since they had the same last name. Unfortunately he sent the requested fee to cover the cost of the legal transaction to Barclay's Bank in the U.K., but he has yet to receive his "inheritance."
Lost & Found, Found iPod and jewelry: On 1/23 A very honest 14-year-old boy found an Apple iTouch under a bench near the skate park. On 1/21 a woman turned in a bracelet, earrings and five rings found near the trail across from Saint Mary's College. Lost phone and wallet: On 1/24 a woman left her cell phone unattended inside the Madigan Gym during the afternoon, upon her return it was gone. On 1/12 between 9:45 and 11:00 a fellow reported he lost his wallet at Safeway, it contained a driver's license, BART pass, $10 cash and bank cards.
Mugging at Gunpoint, 1/24/11 A woman came to the lobby of the Police Department to report someone pointed a handgun at her while she was in the rear parking lot at the Rheem Valley Shopping Center and took her money and cell phone. Despite a search by officers from Moraga, Lafayette, Orinda, Walnut Creek and the California Highway Patrol, the suspect hasn't been located at this time.
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