Police Blotter: A Powerful Score and Disappearing Diamonds

A team effort?

A 600-pound generator was stolen from a construction site on Agoura Road, an item the site's foreman said would require at least four people to move.

The grand theft was said to have occurred between June 11 at noon and June 14 at 6 a.m.

The $10,000 generator was chained to a pillar on the northeast side of an unfinished building on the 28000 block of Agoura Road.

There was no sign of the chain once deputies arrived on scene.

Grooves in the dirt indicated the item was dragged to the edge of a paved driveway in the rear of the lot, where it was probably loaded onto a vehicle, according to Malibu/Lost Hills sheriff's deputies.

Diamonds are a burglar's best friend

More than $100,000 in jewelry was stolen from a home on the 5500 block of Newcastle Lane while the homeowner was out of town.

A $50,000 diamond ring, a $36,000 platinum band Rolex watch and a pair of $18,000 diamond-studded earrings were taken between June 11 at 6 a.m. and June 16 at 9 p.m.

The victim believes the burglar could have been a contractor she hired to do some work on her home.

She specifically told the contractor not to visit the house while she was gone.

Upon returning, the victim noticed that the flooring job on her house was done, leading her to believe that the contractor had stopped by.

The victim had placed the jewelry in a jewelry box and placed it on top of a counter in the master bathroom.

A bad way to end a shift

An employee at Crumbs Bake Shop returned to her car at the end of her shift June 12 to find her driver's side window smashed and various items stolen.

The vehicle burglary occurred between 2:50 p.m. and 10:45 p.m., according to sheriff's deputies.

A $150 Ipod, a $350 Olympus Camera and a $300 Magellan GPS system were removed from the car's center console.

Deputies searched the area for witnesses, but were unsuccessful.

Channeling one's inner thief

A cash box containing $860 was stolen from Inner Power Yoga between 6:30 p.m. on June 25 and 8:45 a.m. on June 26.

The cash box was located behind the counter of the yoga studio's lobby, where the owner said she has always kept it since opening the business on Mulholland Highway nine years ago.

An employee who opened the studio June 26 was the first to notice that the cash box was missing.

Sheriff's deputies did not find any signs of forced entry.

The yoga studio owner said she trusts all of her employees.

An unlocked vehicle: What's the worst that could happen?

More than $3,000 in goods was stolen from a vehicle parked on the 4600 block of Park Mirasol between 3 p.m. on June 18 and 7 a.m. on June 19.

The victim said she left her unlocked car parked across the street from her house facing north and returned the following morning to notice that various items were missing.

Her driver's license, $300 cash, $300 in euros, a $3,000 dark gray HP 6910P laptop computer, a $150 black leather purse and a $150 black leather wallet were among the stolen items.

The thief also rummaged through the vehicle's trunk, according to sheriff's deputies.

Officers searched the area for possible witnesses, but were unable to locate any.