Embezzlement, 2/11/11 Officers were investigating a report of embezzlement from TJ Maxx. Allegedly between mid-December and mid-February, five employees embezzled a total of $3,889 through fraudulent transactions with fake refunds and failing to scan merchandise. Three of the five 'fessed up and admitted responsibility and fingered the remaining two employees in on the scam.
Fire, 2/15/11 Moraga-Orinda Fire Department responded to a fire on Campolindo Drive. It appears that the fire was centered around the fireplace, which had been left unattended with a fire burning - but the cause is still under investigation. The fire was contained to approximately half the home, before it was extinguished. No one was injured.
Golf clubs gone, 2/16/11 A Natalie Drive resident parked his Jeep Grand Cherokee on the street overnight. In the morning he found the rear lift gate window smashed and his golf clubs missing. Value of the clubs is estimated at $2,100 - loss of the perfect putter - heartbreaking.
Similar auto burglary 2/16/11 Just a couple of blocks from the Natalie Drive heist, sometime during the night an unknown suspect smashed the rear window of a Honda Odyssey and took a road bicycle from the interior while the car was parked in a Buckingham Drive driveway. Bike valued at $1,100 and damage to vehicle estimated to be $250.
Car burglary, 2/16/11 Yet another vehicle burglary, this time on La Salle Drive. The homeowner parked her Honda in the driveway overnight, but when she returned to it in the morning the front passenger window had been smashed out and her purse was missing along with her Wells Fargo debit card. Like the other burglaries - nothing was seen or heard during the night. Cost to replace window approximately $250. Her bank was notified and the card was stopped.
Littering at L.P. 2/17/11 Just before 10:00 P.M. cops found two cars occupied by several juveniles parked in the Los Perales Elementary School parking lot along with smashed watermelons and sprayed whipped cream all over the parking area. Officers determined the kids at the scene were not involved in the littering. No suspects or leads at this time.
Fire, 2/15/11 Moraga-Orinda Fire Department responded to a fire on Campolindo Drive. It appears that the fire was centered around the fireplace, which had been left unattended with a fire burning - but the cause is still under investigation. The fire was contained to approximately half the home, before it was extinguished. No one was injured.
Golf clubs gone, 2/16/11 A Natalie Drive resident parked his Jeep Grand Cherokee on the street overnight. In the morning he found the rear lift gate window smashed and his golf clubs missing. Value of the clubs is estimated at $2,100 - loss of the perfect putter - heartbreaking.
Similar auto burglary 2/16/11 Just a couple of blocks from the Natalie Drive heist, sometime during the night an unknown suspect smashed the rear window of a Honda Odyssey and took a road bicycle from the interior while the car was parked in a Buckingham Drive driveway. Bike valued at $1,100 and damage to vehicle estimated to be $250.
Car burglary, 2/16/11 Yet another vehicle burglary, this time on La Salle Drive. The homeowner parked her Honda in the driveway overnight, but when she returned to it in the morning the front passenger window had been smashed out and her purse was missing along with her Wells Fargo debit card. Like the other burglaries - nothing was seen or heard during the night. Cost to replace window approximately $250. Her bank was notified and the card was stopped.
Littering at L.P. 2/17/11 Just before 10:00 P.M. cops found two cars occupied by several juveniles parked in the Los Perales Elementary School parking lot along with smashed watermelons and sprayed whipped cream all over the parking area. Officers determined the kids at the scene were not involved in the littering. No suspects or leads at this time.
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