Published March 28th, 2012
Moraga Police Blotter
St. Patrick's Day stolen car, 3/17 The unluck of the Irish on Camino Ricardo. A silver Prius was parked in front of the owner's home and was last seen around midnight. Car owner had unwisely left the car keys inside the vehicle. Nothing was seen or heard at the time of the theft.

Car burgled, 3/17/12 Just down the street from the missing Prius, another Camino Ricardo homeowner reported that his wallet, checkbook and gift cards, worth over $600 were missing from his Acura MDX. Owner believes his car was locked, although there was no damage to the car to indicate a break in. At about the same time officers responded to a report of a suspicious subject attempting to gain entry into other neighborhood cars. Although they looked, they were couldn't find him or her.

Domestic assault, 3/17/12 A call came in that a husband had allegedly assaulted his wife after an argument. He was arrested for domestic violence and was taken to the Martinez Detention Facility for booking.

False alarm, 3/16/12 Cops responded to a residential alarm on Claudia Court in the middle of the afternoon. They checked and found that all the doors and windows were secure, with no attempted forced entry. Was it the wind?

Child abuse? 3/16/12 A 17-year-old reported that a parent had injured her during an argument. Cops spoke with the young lady who was then placed under the care of Child Protective Services. The suspect was contacted and arrested for assault, but an investigation is on-going.

Laptop vanishes, 3/14/12 A student who was studying in the Saint Mary's College library stepped away from her $1,500 Apple MacBook Pro for all of ten minutes at 5:20 in the afternoon. While the erstwhile co-ed was able to provide a description and serial number, odds of it being return are micro-soft.

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