Stolen Vehicle

On Wednesday night, November 3, a vehicle was stolen from Hazelwood Avenue, (across Eastern Avenue).

If seen, please report to the CHP via 911.

A 1988 Toyota 4x4 truck was stolen from Hazelwood Ave. last night. Hazelwood intersects Eastern across from Annette. The owner thinks the thieves must have pushed the vehicle away from the house because it is fairly loud and would have probably woken someone up if it were started in front of the house in the middle of the night.

Here’s a description of the truck:

A white 1988 Toyota extended cab with a bobbed bed, black rims, black steel bumpers, lights in the wheel wells, with fmf and sunoco stickers. Lic # 8V48971.

Thanks again.

Fire Bombing

From Geoff:

Neighbors,

On Halloween just after 7:00 pm, someone threw a Molotov Cocktail onto my property and started a small fire.

Witnesses saw the device being thrown from a blue sedan which then turned down Ione Street. The fire was contained to the utility boxes on the outside of my fence on the Eastern Avenue easement and was quickly extinguished by Metro Fire.

If you have any information about this event, please contact the Sacramento Sheriff's Department at 916-874-5115. Their report number is 10-213497SD.

This is the latest in a series of crimes on my property. If you haven't already, please look at www.ardenthief.com and see if you have any information on these criminals.

Stolen Vehicle

1985 GMC Caballero was stolen Oct 28th between the hours of 1am-6pm on Alamitos Way.

1985 light blue Caballero (looks like an El Camino)
License plate: 12500DP
Handicapped Plates
Receiver hitch on back.

It is thought they used the wire from a political sign from the front lawn to jimmy-rig the door handle. This took place next door to the vehicle that was stolen and recovered last week. There might be a connection.

The below is a similar make and model, but not the actual vehicle.

Stolen Vehicle Recovered

Sorry for the bit of backlog. I've been on jury duty. From the past week:

October 29th:

I got my car back the found it in a dentist office on 9121 Folsom Blvd. near Watt.

They broke my steering column and stole my battery and they left a busted up phone booth in the back. I guess they needed a truck to transport their stolen property. They also stole the current registration.

I just found out that they stole my daughter's registration also when they stole her stereo out of her truck last Friday near Woodys in Country Club mall. I don't know why they would take the registrations unless they had the same make and model car? Thanks for your help.

Note: Identity thieves will steal registrations and other personal information from vehicles. It would be wise for your daughter to follow her credit report for the next year.

Stolen Property/vehicle (vehicle recovered)

From Chuck:

Wednesday evening, a daughter of a neighbor on Alamitos was walking her mother to the door when someone jumped into her still running vehicle and drove off with it. The vehicle was recovered last night when law enforcement were trying to stop a different vehicle and this one stopped also, evidently thinking they were the reason for the red and blue lights. The subjects fled, (it is not known at this time if they were apprehended). However, the contents of the vehiclewere missing. A red purse, and wallet, and newly purchased make-up, Lancome Clinic, and Este Lauder. If you happen to come across any of these items, handle them with regard to trying to identify the criminals, and plese contact Chuck.

Follow up on Suspicious Vehicle

From our crime prevention specialist:

Good call everyone.

LIC#:6HKL642

YRMD: 97

MAKE: OLDS

BTM : 4D

Registered owner lives in the area. Area has high number of people of interest. Vehicle has expired registration tags. Vehicle is most likely borrowed when driven as it does not come back to a male. This vehicle is one to keep an eye on. CHP can cite a vehicle when they observe it in motion with expired tags.

If you see the vehicle, please call the police.

Suspicious Silver Sedan

Multiple reports have come in on the car mentioned in the last post:

2500 block Catalina reports:

8:25 (not indicated AM or PM) a silver car with HUGE wheels ( you can't miss it) drove by my house on Catalina 2500 block very slow looking at my house. Not sure if he was scoping out the neighborhood but I found it very odd. Please keep an eye out on your property!

2800 block of Ione reports:

I see this car driving up and down Ione all the time. I just now saw it at Marconi and Eastern at 12:30. It looked like 2 black males in their 20's. The driver has long hair...maybe dread locks. Hope this helps.

Another 2800 block Ione reports:

Is this vehicle fairly newer model in good condition and sits up a little high? If so, I have seen it down Marconi with the music blasting and an African American male in it probably in his early 20's. I would see it when I was off work.

3800 block Kings Way reports:

Perhaps this is the license number you may be looking for: 6HKL642 Buick Sedan with a slightly darker or lighter color on the side of the vehicle.

I just happen to have saved the license in my phone, because my friend and I were walking over by Presentation School (Norris & Robertson) about a month ago and this particular vehicle had parked in front of the school with one individual in the passenger seat. Then we saw two others walking back from Silvercrest Street with a black trash bag heading for the car. We thought it was a bit suspicious, but kept walking a few seconds later we turned back to see them looking in my friend’s car parked across the street from them. We probably shouldn’t have but we ran back towards them asking them what they thought they were doing. They called us a few choice words then took off. I’ve since seen them turning off El Camino onto one of the streets that leads into Lasuen.

The driver of the vehicle is a tall African American with shoulder length braids.

Maryal Drive reports:

I have noticed the vehicle you mention in your email and in fact have seen it several times while on dog walks around DPM elementary school, and on Ione St., where the street ends in front of the school. As recently as last night (Mon. Oct. 18), just after 7 p.m., I noticed the vehicle going very slowly down Ione St. It then turned left from Ione onto Maryal, and proceeded around the corner of the front of the school. I believe it then turned left again on the continuing Ione St., headed toward Marconi. I assumed it was a new resident in the area; that's how often I've seen it in the area. Didn't really take notice of a driver or occupants; I'm thinking the windows may be slightly tinted (although I believe that's illegal in our state).

[Note--it is illegal to have even a slight tint on your front windows. My car was sold to me that way, and I had to have it removed after a fix-it ticket.]

The vehicle parks at, the Amber Grove Apartment complex, in the 4000 block of Marconi Avenue, (between town and country Lutheran church, and Arcade Baptist church). Considering the number of reports, and suspicious activities in these reports, I would suggest that if you observe this car "cruising" through your area, call the sheriff's non-emergency number, 874-5115 and press 0. This information has also been forwarded to Sherri Carhart, our new sheriff dept. crime prevention co-ordinator.