All bottled up, 9/4/12 A 20-year-old male, recently fired from Orinda's CVS Pharmacy, returned to the store to pick up his final paycheck. He was entitled to the paycheck, but figured he'd take a parting gift of a bottle of vodka as well. Said male (incidentally, isn't he still a minor?) left without paying. The store's Loss Prevention Manager asked Orinda Police to prosecute. They complied. The suspect was placed under arrest, transported to Martinez and booked into county jail.
You snooze, you lose (your freedom), 9/3/12 Since when is snoozing considered a crime? Perhaps when the car's occupant, a 43-year-old male, has an outstanding warrant. He was sleeping in his car at the same location he had been working when police received reports of same. Upon finding he had an outstanding warrant, he was arrested, transported to Martinez Detention Facility and booked.
A bad day to carpool, 8/27/12 A driver and his passengers were pulled over in Orinda. It sounds like the opening volley of a joke, but the joke ended up being on those in the car. The driver was found to be on active probation and had a suspended license. His front seat passenger had a warrant out for his arrest, and the rear passenger was in possession of a camera he claimed was his but was actually stolen. The car also contained women's jewelry and a silver pitcher, which were, (wait for it...) suspected to be stolen property. All three were transported and booked into Martinez Detention Facility, giving new meaning to "share the ride."
You snooze, you lose (your freedom), 9/3/12 Since when is snoozing considered a crime? Perhaps when the car's occupant, a 43-year-old male, has an outstanding warrant. He was sleeping in his car at the same location he had been working when police received reports of same. Upon finding he had an outstanding warrant, he was arrested, transported to Martinez Detention Facility and booked.
A bad day to carpool, 8/27/12 A driver and his passengers were pulled over in Orinda. It sounds like the opening volley of a joke, but the joke ended up being on those in the car. The driver was found to be on active probation and had a suspended license. His front seat passenger had a warrant out for his arrest, and the rear passenger was in possession of a camera he claimed was his but was actually stolen. The car also contained women's jewelry and a silver pitcher, which were, (wait for it...) suspected to be stolen property. All three were transported and booked into Martinez Detention Facility, giving new meaning to "share the ride."
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