Crime Watch: 9 Catalytic Converter Thefts in 11 Days

Catalytic Converter Thefts: 9 Reports in 11 Days

Between July 6 and 13, someone stole the catalytic converter from a Toyota 4-Runner parked in the 300 block of Anacapa Drive. 

Between July 8 and 11, someone stole the catalytic converter from a Toyota 4Runner parked in the 1200 block of Chablis Circle.

Overnight July 11/12, someone stole the catalytic converter from a Toyota Sequoia parked in the 2200 block of Silver Creek Lane. 

Overnight July 11/12, someone stole the catalytic converter from a Toyota Sequoia parked on Silver Poplar Court.

Between July 12 and 15, someone stole the catalytic converter from a Toyota 4Runner parked in the 1400 block of Kennedy Drive.

Between July 13 and 14, someone stole the catalytic converter from a Toyota Tacoma pickup parked in the 100 block of South Lincoln St.

Overnight July 14-15, someone stole the catalytic converters from a Toyota Sequoia SUV parked in the 1600 block of Revere Drive. 

Overnight July 15/16, someone stole catalytic converters from a Toyota Sequoia in the 1600 block of Revere Drive, and from a Toyota Sequoia parked in the 1700 block of Evergreen.

Electric Bill Help Scam Alert

No one in Roseville has fallen for this “get help with your electric bill” scam, but Roseville Police want residents to be aware that it’s circulating via robo-calls and social media.

Here’s how it works: Usually the victims of this scam receive an automated phone call informing them of a nonexistent Obama administration program to help pay utility bills in the midst of a hot summer.  People interested in the program will then be prompted to divulge personal information like Social Security, credit card and checking account numbers — information that could be used for credit card fraud or identity theft. 

There have been reports of the hoax spreading by text message, flyers left at homes and even personal visits, but Roseville Police have not heard reports locally yet.

The easiest way to protect yourself from fraud is to never give out personal information to someone who calls you, according to Roseville Police.

Transient Arrested on Suspicion of Possessing Burglar’s Tools 

At 4:41 a.m. July 16, an officer stopped a man riding a bicycle on Loretto Drive near Sierra Gardens.  He was dressed in dark clothing and was carrying a backpack that contained bolt cutters.  The officer arrested the man, a 20-year-old local transient, on suspicion of possessing burglar's tools.

Commercial Burglaries: 

At about 6 p.m. July 8, a burglar broke a window and entered a tire shop in the 400 block of Riverside Avenue, taking tires and tools.

Overnight July 9/10, someone went into a business in the 6700 block of Stanford Ranch Rd., pried open the cash register and removed cash.  There was no sign of forced entry.

Man Robs Man on Pacific Street

At 1:06 a.m. July 11, a man was walking to his vehicle in the 100 block of Pacific Street when another man approached him, gestured toward his waistband as if he had a gun, and demanded the man's wallet and watch.  The victim gave the robber his property, and the robber walked away toward Washington Blvd.  The victim wasn't injured, and didn't see a gun or other weapon.  The robber was described as a black male in his 30s, 6'3" tall and 210 pounds, wearing a black baseball hat, black jacket and tan pants.

Residential Burglaries:

Friday, June 29

Garage burglary:  Between June 29 and July 6, someone entered the garage of a home in the 2200 block of Dorrington Drive while the residents were away, and took a portable stereo, skateboard and fan.  The burglar appears to have made entry through the garage door, which had been left up about a foot for pet access.

Tuesday, July 10

Between 7 a.m. July 10 and 2:30 p.m. July 12, someone went into a home in the 4500 block of Monet Way while the residents were away, possibly going through a rear window or sliding door. It's unknown at this time what was taken.

Thursday, July 12

Between July 12 and 15, someone kicked the front door of a home in the 2400 block of Valley Forge Way while the residents were away, rummaged through an upstairs bedroom and stole jewelry and items from a safe.

Between 6:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. July 12, someone went into a home in the 1300 Decker Drive, possibly by forcing a rear slider open, and stole a laptop computer and jewelry from the master bedroom.

Monday, July 16

At 9:50 a.m. July 16, a resident of the 1700 block of Chelsea Way came home and saw an unknown male running from his backyard.  The burglar had gotten in by prying a back window, and had rummaged through the master bedroom and stolen jewelry from a jewelry box.  The suspect was described as a white male in his mid-20s, 6'2" tall and 180 pounds, with short brown hair in a crew-cut. He had a cloth wrapped across his face. A second white male, also in his mid-20s, was waiting in a dark-colored, small SUV, similar to a Kia or a Subaru; they drove off.

Garage burglarized:  Between 4 and 6 a.m. July 16, someone went into the garage of a home in the 1800 block of San Carlos Circle while the residents were inside the house.  The burglar rummaged through garage cabinets and cars parked inside the garage, taking portable stereo equipment, car keys and the garage remote.  The burglar got in through the partially open garage doors. The victim had raised the garage doors about 2 feet for ventilation.

Metal Thefts: 

Between 4:30 p.m. July 5 and 2 p.m. July 6, someone went to an office complex on Plumber Way and took five air conditioning units apart, stripping them of their copper parts.  The units are inoperable and will have to be replaced.

Thefts:

Sometime June 29, someone stole a UPS-delivered package of clothing from a front porch in the 2200 block of Ursula Way.

Between 1:30 and 5 p.m. on July 8, someone stole a black double baby stroller from a porch in the 200 block of Tahoe Avenue.

Vehicle-Related Crime: 

Saturday, July 7

Between July 7 and 12, someone went into a locked vehicle parked in the 1000 block of Madden Lane, entering by unknown means, and stole a portable GPS device.

Tuesday, July 10

Between 11 a.m. July 10 and 8:30 a.m. July 11, someone rifled through two unlocked pickups on Aberdeen Court and took music CDs and a pellet rifle.

Wednesday, July 11

Between 6:45 and 11:30 p.m. on July 11, someone broke the window of a vehicle parked in the 500 block of N. Sunrise Ave. and took a backpack that had been left behind the driver's seat.  The backpack contained an iPad.

Between 9 and 10:40 p.m. July 11, someone smashed the window of a car parked by the Sculpture Park Miner's Ravine trailhead, and took a purse that had been left on the floorboard behind the driver's seat, covered up by clothing.    The purse contained the victim's cell phone, ID and credit cards.

Overnight July 11/12, someone stole a cream-colored 2012 Fiat 500 two-door coupe from the garage of an apartment complex in the 700 block of Central Park Drive.  The thief got into the garage by prying the pedestrian door.  The victim had left her purse and other valuables inside the unlocked vehicle; her purse contained cash, gift cards, credit cards and an extra key to the vehicle.

Thursday, July 12

Between July 12 and 14, someone pried the window of a car parked in the 1100 block of Coral Drive, and took golf clubs, sunglasses, and other electronic items.

Garage burglary: Between July 12 and 13, someone broke into a detached garage in the 200 block of Thomas St., and stole tools and a blue 1970 Honda motorcycle.

Friday, July 13

Sometime before 1:16 a.m. on July 13, a suspect broke the window of a car parked at a bar/restaurant in the 1100 block of Orlando Avenue and took ID cards and other small items.  An officer contacted a suspect in the business's parking lot and recovered the stolen property. The 21-year-old male from Elk Grove was arrested on suspicion of burglary, possession of burglar's tools and possession of stolen property.

Saturday, July 14

Between 1:30 and 1:53 p.m. on July 14, someone went into an unlocked camper shell of a pickup parked in a store parking lot in the 1900 block of Douglas Blvd., and took a 2011 Trek 1.5 road bicycle, black in color with white accents.

Overnight July 14/15, someone slashed the tires on at least nine vehicles in the 1000 and 1100 blocks of Coloma Way and the 1100 block of Audrey Way.

Overnight July 14/15, someone went into a vehicle parked in a driveway in the 1400 block of Frances Drive and took sunglasses and other items.  Entry was probably made through the vehicle's window, which had been left slightly open. Another neighbor in the same block reported an attempted vehicle burglary, but entry wasn't made and nothing was taken. At 2 a.m., a home video surveillance camera captured an image of a male trying the door of an RV nearby on Gerry Way. You can see the image here.

Sunday, July 15

Between 1 and 5:45 p.m. July 15, someone stole a purse from the trunk of a car parked in the 300 block of N. Sunrise Avenue.  The purse contained cash, ID and credit cards. It's unknown how the thief got into the locked car.

Between 4:30 and 8:30 p.m. July 15, someone stole three chain saws and a miter saw from the back of a pickup parked in the 1400 block of Mallard Way.

At about 6 p.m. July 15, a man was seen stealing a power saw from the back of a pickup in the 1500 block of Meadow Lark Drive.  The suspect was a white male, accompanied by a white female, driving a red Suzuki Samurai.

Overnight July 15/16, someone stole the motor from a boat parked in the 300 block of Shasta St.

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