Suspected Danville Package Thieves Confronted By Neighbor

DANVILLE, CA — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects who allegedly stole packages from homes along Valley Creek Lane Thursday afternoon. Police said a vigilant neighbor spotted to duo and confronted them. The two fled the area and remain at large.

Police shared a photo of one of the two male suspects. The second suspect, who was not on camera, was described by the witness as a tall, slender juvenile or young adult.

The package thefts happened just days after police and town officials issued a reminder to the community about a rash of car burglaries and thefts from cars parked in Danville, Alamo and Blackhawk. Since Dec. 1, four cases of petty theft from a vehicle have been reported in the Alamo/Blackhawk area, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office.

Between Dec. 11 through Dec. 20, Danville has been hit with 12 auto burglaries and three thefts from unsecured vehicles. Danville Police Chief Allan Shields said most of the stolen items had been left in plain sight. Other Tri-Valley cities have seen a spike in car burglaries this week.

"It is important to stress that many of these cases are preventable if people keep their valuables out of plain sight by hiding or removing them," Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office officials told Patch.

Officials discourage leaving any valuable items visible in cars and ask car owners to lock all doors. Laptops have been the most popular item to steal from cars this season, according to officials. Purses, cash, tools and car registration are also on the list of items reported stolen.

Earlier this month, a Pleasanton woman was robbed of her purse by three suspects who confronted her while she was in her driveway. In Livermore, an uptick in residential burglaries were reported in November and just days after, police shared photos of a car likely casing cars parked in the Positano neighborhood in Dublin. Police are also asking for the public's help identifying a person suspected of burglarizing a parked car in Danville.

Anyone with information about the package thefts is asked to call the Danville Police Department.

See Also:

• Suspects Targeting Cars Parked In Danville, Alamo
• Woman Robbed Of Purse While In Pleasanton Driveway
• Uptick In Livermore Burglaries Prompts Warning From Police
• 'Suspicious' Person Appeared To Be Peeking Into Cars, Police Say
• Danville Car Burglary Suspect Caught On Camera, Police Say

Photo courtesy Danville Police Department