December 18th:
A vehicle was ransacked on the 2500 block of Catalina last night. The intruders gathered together a GPS and a garage door opener, but were left on the passenger seat. The owner thinks that they left the car unlocked. No explanation for the items being left behind.
December 19th:
Another car was ransacked on Cambon. An unsecured ladder and power washer were stolen from a carport on Kings Way in the last days.
Also, a child's yellow rocking chair was stolen from the front porch of a house in the 2500 block of Andrade. It had faded paint, and designs on it. this occurred last week, unsure of which day. (Note: This one is odd and reminiscent of things I've heard from the U.K. where if an item is on your porch and not affixed, someone will steal it even if it is not of any value.)
December 20th:
From Andy, whose truck was stolen: They found my truck! I just got it back from the towing yard. It had been abandoned over on the corner of Verna and Avalon on the other side of El Camino from us. I sure wish I had checked over there….I looked almost everyplace else. The battery was stolen and the gas tank emptied with the gas cap missing as well. They took some change and a few incidentals from the inside but otherwise the truck appears to be fine. There is a dent in the tail gate where it appears they may have pushed the truck possibly to get it out of ear shot of my house. I mention this because I have heard of cars being stolen lately by a “tag team” effort with two other vehicles. One vehicle pulls up behind the car to be stolen and the other is a truck with a tow dolly. The vehicle behind the car to be stolen pushes the car onto the tow dolly and they drive away with their loot. This can be prevented with more careful parking as this method does not work if your car is in a driveway, or if another car is parked behind it. Thanks to everyone for keeping an eye out for it. Luckily enough this one has a pretty happy ending.
December 28th:
After posting the last alert, I was informed that another catalytic converter was stolen from a Toyota pickup. on Cambon during the same period. The Toyota pickup which was stolen and later recovered from Duran Circle was apparently almost stolen again last night. A resident, on Kings Way happened to be awake at the time, noticed a small white or light blue sedan pull up across the street and turn out its lights. The occupant, a white male, was able to unlock the pickup, but the kings way resident, using a laser pointer, let the criminal know that he was being observed and the criminal fled the area. There is no further description at this time.
January 4:
On New Year's Eve, a green Honda was stolen from the 2800 block of Avalon. CHP has recovered the vehicle with a broken window and damaged ignition. No further info available.
January 5th:
Sometime Monday night (January 3, 2011) someone stole the American, California, and a special award flag, for Del Paso Manor School from the flagpole. The cable was locked, but the thief was able to get them anyway. Video cameras captured an image of the thief, and I am working to get a still picture. There have been many incidents at the school over the past few months, and I usually get the info too late, but I connected with the principal today and will be adding her and the school to this network.
Hi Chuck-
Please pass this on to the network.
About 3 weeks ago as I was leaving Macy's at Country Club Plaza, two women pulled up in a small 2005 or newer Honda or Toyota (metallic beige or tan) and asked me for gas money to visit their father in Elk Grove who had just had a heart attack. They said people were laughing at them and noone would help them. I agreed to follow them to the Valero station and gave the attendant inside 15 dollars for their pump. They thanked me profusely and seemed sincere.
Two days ago as I was leaving Sam's Club the same women drove up and were about to ask me for gas money and use the same story, but I turned and said to her "I helped you before." She said "I have a bad memory and even worse luck." This time they had two children in the back.
The driver is a short, heavy-set Philipina or Pacific Islander in her late 20's early 30's, and the passenger looked to be Hispanic with shoulder length hair, thinner build, and also short.
The license plate # is 6CWV936 (at least by my memory juggling a 5 year old and groceries)
They are obviously disingenuous and taking advantage of people.
I made an online report with the Sherriff's dept.
January 5th Announcement:
Many of you may have noticed her in the neighborhood in her blue van with a surgical mask on her face, and many of you have asked how they could help.
Terri Lynn Davis 1/7/1950 - 1/5/2011
Terri was a lady that did not rent or own a home in the Del Paso Manor neighborhood, but was a resident just the same. She passed away peacefully this evening, at the UCD med center. Terri had been struggling with cancer for several years, and just wanted to be her own person and independent.
She took care of her own arrangements, so no help is necessary, but thank you.
Would anyone know who the young man is who keeps knocking on doors asking for 'points' for a school project in public speaking? He has knocked on my door twice in the afternoon. The man gives no references as to what school, the name of the teacher, or anything that can be verified. When he pronounced his name very fast, he gave a mispronunciation with an American accent of a Middle Eastern name, but he stumbled and jumbled over the pronunciation as if he made up the name and perhaps was not familiar with the language.
ReplyDeleteWhen I asked him whether that was a Lebanese name, he hesitated and then said, 'yeah,' with an American accent. But the name he jumbled sounded like Ahmedinejad, the president of Iran...like he made up the name in a hurry...Didn't sound genuine. He returned twice in the past few months to my door.
Now why would a teacher send a young man to strangers' doors to ask them to participate in a public speaking project knowing that the many seniors on our block don't open the door to strangers? Well, shortly after that, my dog died suddenly on Nov. 27, the same day that you reported other dogs had been poisoned. I don't know what my old dog died from, but in the morning he was playful and ate his food, and by night on Nov. 27 around 9 pm, he was dead, a Labrador retriever.
I have no evidence to connect the guy who knocked on my door, but the dog did bark, and I told him I don't open the door to strangers. I live a block or two from Watt & Marconi and am a senior citizen. Does anyone have experience with a man who keeps coming around knocking on doors asking to speak with strangers for a public speaking project to earn 'points' but gives no information such as the name of the teacher, school, or any place that can be verified? Normally, I don't open the door to strangers because I'm elderly and move very slowly.
I have no idea why my dog died as it could have been old age, but in the morning that dog was well and by 3 pm he began to lose his balance, and was dead by 9 or 9:30 pm. He always stayed indoors except when he went to the back yard to do his business. The backyard is right up against a public parking lot. It was raining that morning and the dog was only out for a few minutes. Anyone have a similar experience? It's frightening for us senior citizens who have been living here for many years.