Crime: Suspicious Persons, Catalytic Converter Thefts at the Galleria Mall, More

Catalytic Converter Thefts Continue

Between 7 and 9 p.m. on Nov. 9, someone stole the catalytic converter from a 1989 Toyota pickup parked at the Martha Riley Library on Pleasant Grove Blvd.

Sometime between midnight at 6 a.m. on Nov. 11, someone stole a catalytic converter from a 1998 Toyota Tacoma pickup parked on the street in the 7600 block of Malta Drive.

Around 5:15 p.m. on Nov. 12, catalytic converters were stolen from a few vehicles parked near Nordstrom. An Asian male (no further description) was seen acting suspiciously next to one of the victim vehicles.  He drove away in an older red pickup.

Roseville Police continue to get a lot of reports of stolen catalytic converters. They're expensive emission-control parts mounted underneath cars.  Thieves unbolt or saw them off, then sell them to metal recyclers.  Thieves prefer Toyota pickups and Toyota SUVs.  If you own such a vehicle, the safest place to park it is your locked garage. If you see anyone acting suspiciously around a parked car (crawling underneath or looking underneath), get a description of the suspicious person and their vehicle, including a license plate number if possible, and call 911 immediately.

Shots Heard in Blue Oaks Neighborhood

At about 8:15 p.m. on Nov. 10, Roseville Police dispatchers received calls from several residents in the neighborhood near Blue Oaks and Woodcreek Oaks that they had heard four or five gunshots.  Officers checked the area, but didn't find any signs of problems.

Suspicious Person Alert

At about 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 10, a man knocked on the door of a resident in the 1800 block of Blue Skies Way and said he had bought property in the area and was having problems finding the owner.   The resident thought the man might be a burglar casing the area.  He was described as a white male in his 20s or 30s with very short brown hair and a stocky build, wearing a long-sleeved green shirt.  He was driving a black newer Nissan Altima.  Officers checked the area but were unable to locate the man or his vehicle.

Suspicious Person Going Door-to-Door

Between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Nov. 10, residents in the 2300 block of Thistle Down Drive and the 1300 block of Champion Oaks Drive reported a suspicious man doing door to door, claiming to be from a telephone or cable company (at one house, he claimed to be from three different local cable/phone companies), asking questions and seemingly trying to talk his way into residences.  The man was described as a white or Hispanic male in his late 40s, 5 feet 10 inches tall with eyeglasses and a beard, wearing a green reflective vest over a light-colored button-up shirt and blue jeans.  No vehicle associated with him was seen.

Woman Arrested on Suspicion of Methamphetamine Possession

At about 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 12, officers checked on a vehicle parked in front of a convenience store in the 100 block of Cirby Way.  The stop led to the arrest of the driver, a 33-year-old woman from Roseville, on suspicion of possessing and transporting methamphetamine, driving on a suspended license, and related charges.

Commercial Burglaries Roundup:

Monday, Nov. 7

On the night of Nov. 7 or early morning Nov. 8, someone broke the front door of a drycleaners in the 4000 block of Woodcreek Oaks Blvd., and took the cash drawers with cash.

Wednesday, Nov. 9

Between 6:30 p.m. Nov. 9 and 6:30 a.m. Nov. 10, someone smashed the front door of a hair salon at 901 Sunrise Avenue, and took cash from the cash register and hair-care products.

Sometime between 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 and 6:50 a.m. Nov. 10, someone broke the front door of a drycleaners in the 100 block of Cirby Way and took the cash drawer.

Thursday, Nov. 10

At 5:10 p.m. on Nov. 10, a tanning salon in the 9200 block of Sierra College Boulevard was robbed.  A male walked in and demanded cash from the cash register.  The employee gave him an undisclosed amount of cash, and he left, running away on foot.  No weapon was mentioned or seen, and no injuries were reported.

The robber was described as a white male in his 20s, 5 feet 10 inches tall with a thin-to-average build.  He wore round wire-frame eyeglasses, a black baseball cap with white markings on it and a black zip-up hooded sweatshirt. He had a black scarf or T-shirt covering his face.  Officers searched the area with the help of one of its K9s, but were unable to locate the suspect.

Saturday, Nov. 12

Sometime overnight Nov. 12/13, someone broke into the laundry room of an apartment complex on Kent Place, and damaged one of the washing machines.

At about 3 a.m. on Nov. 12, officers responded to an alarm at a store in the 1700 block of Pleasant Grove Blvd. When they arrived, they found that the glass door to the business had been shattered. The suspect fled, possibly scared off by the audible alarm.

Residential Burglaries Roundup:

Wednesday, Nov. 9

Between 10 a.m. on Nov. 9 and 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 10, someone entered the back yard of a residence in the 600 block of Shelby Ranch Lane, broke a sliding glass door and stole a barbeque from the patio. It didn't appear that the person entered the house.

Sometime between 6 p.m. on Nov. 9 and 3 p.m. on Nov. 10, someone went into an unoccupied residence in the 7600 block of Rosehall Drive and took tools.

Sunday, Nov. 13

At 2 a.m. on Nov. 13, someone kicked the door of a house in the 1500 block of Vista Creek Drive during a possible attempted burglary. After the door was kicked, the resident heard a vehicle take off. No entry was made into the house, and no one saw the suspects.

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