Crime & Safety
Burglars Break Into 14 Danville Businesses
A series of commercial and auto burglaries were reported in Danville the night of Sept. 1.
DANVILLE, CA — Roughly 14 businesses located in or near the Crossroads Shopping Center in Danville were broken into Tuesday night, according to the town of Danville.
Police said that they identified at least 14 incidents, concentrated primarily in the Crossroads Shopping Center and the 100 block of Hartz Avenue.
An employee at Kibi’s Cafe, a Vietnamese restaurant at 21 Railroad Avenue, told Patch that someone smashed open their window either late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, and stole roughly $300 from their cash register.
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An employee at Los Panchos Mexican Restaurant at 480 San Ramon Valley Boulevard said that someone broke a glass door overnight that has since been fixed.
Both restaurants are operating Wednesday, the employees said. Neither employee was able to review surveillance footage.
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Employees at nearby businesses Elegant Nails and Trader Joe’s said that they were not burglarized.
No injuries were associated with the burglaries, Tiernan said. Police are actively investigating and reviewing surveillance video.
On Aug. 4 at around 4: 10 a.m., at least four masked men smashed glass and stole cash from several businesses at Crow Canyon Plaza in San Ramon, including the Utopia Tanning Salon, and Saffron Grill. The San Ramon Police Department said it continues to investigate, but has not identified any suspects.
Tiernan said that Danville police are coordinating with neighboring law enforcement agencies to locate the suspects.
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