Walnut Creek Police Log: Car Burglaries, DUI Arrests, Groceries Stolen

Some of the items listed on the Walnut Creek Police Department log from Oct. 7 to Oct. 11.

Monday, Oct. 7

DUI arrest: A 45-year-old man was arrested at 4:33 a.m. after police responded to a report of a car blocking a driveway on the 1400 block of Creekside Drive.

Marijuana bust: A man and a woman were cited for possession of marijuana at 12:58 p.m. after officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress at the AT&T store on Arroyo Way.

Tuesday, Oct. 8

Drunk in public: A 23-year-old man was arrested at 1:02 a.m. on the 2400 block of Oak Grove Road for public intoxication.

Car burglary: Officers responded at 6:12 a.m. to a report of a car burglary. They found a gray Toyota Tacoma with a window smashed in a parking structure on the 2700 block of North Main Street. A laptop printer, a cooler and a cloth briefcase were stolen.

Another car burglary: The owner of a blue Honda Civic called police at 9:16 a.m. to report the window of his car had been smashed while parked in an underground lot in the 1200 block of Newell Hill Place. A flashlight was stolen.

Yet another car burglary: A woman called police at 12:32 p.m. to report a window on her red Honda had been smashed while parked in a lot on the 1900 block of Olympic Boulevard. An empty purse, a make-up bag and an iPod were taken.

Groceries stolen: A shopper in Palos Verdes Mall reported at 4:01 p.m. that $25 worth of groceries have been stolen from their black Honda by a woman who drove off.

Wednesday, Oct. 9

DUI arrest: A 25-year-old man was arrested at 1:08 a.m. at Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Interstate 680 for driving under the influence.

Window smash arrest: A 19-year-old man was arrested at 5:08 a.m. on the 2600 block of Breton Place for burglary and smashing a car window.

Thursday, Oct. 10

Student threats: Police were called to Northgate High School at 11:53 a.m. for a student who was being detained in the office after threatening to kill a teacher. The juvenile was released to the custody of his father.

Theft from locker: Officers went to a fitness center on the 2800 block of North Main Street after a report of $70 being stolen from a locked locker there.

Friday, Oct. 11

Laptop theft: Police received a call at 11:29 a.m. that a laptop had been stolen from an unlocked vehicle on the 1200 block of Carmel Court.

DUI arrest: A man was arrested for driving under the influence at 11:42 a.m. at California Boulevard and Botelho Drive.

Drunk in public: A 59-year-old man was arrested for public drunkenness at 12:30 p.m. after officers received reports of a man drinking from a vodka bottle on the 1900 block of Tice Valley Boulevard.

Auto burglaries: A car had its window smashed while parked on the 2500 block of Camino Diablo. The owner reported at 12:42 p.m. that some checks and a bag were taken. About 45 minutes, another auto burglary was reported on the same block. A backpack, a laptop computer, textbooks and a calculator were stolen.

Purse stolen: Police were notified at 4:42 p.m. that a purse had been stolen from an unlocked vehicle on the 2700 block of Ridgeview Lane. The victim's credit cards had already been used in Walnut Creek, Pittsburg and Antioch.