Alert Resident Credited for Arrest of Two Suspected of Mail Theft

PLEASANTON, CA — Two Stockton women were arrested earlier this month after a Pleasanton resident called 911 to report a woman in his yard carrying a large amount of mail, police officials said. The resident told police he confronted the woman, who fled in an awaiting car, before he called police.

Officers who arrived in the neighborhood surrounding Angus Way found a car matching the description given by the resident and conducted a traffic stop.

“Inside the vehicle, officers located stolen property, methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and stolen mail and credit cards from victims in Pleasanton and San Joaquin County,” police said in a statement. “Officers also followed a trail of mail on the route the vehicle took leaving the residential area, which was discarded by the suspects as they fled.”

Tiffany Pigg, 30, and Alicia Davis, 28, were arrested and booked in Santa Rita Jail on charges of mail theft and drug possession.

“The Pleasanton Police Department also emphasizes that thieves are opportunistic and prey on people who leave their property unsecured and valuables in their vehicles,” police said. “A very high percentage of thefts are from vehicles that are unsecured. We ask the community to help us in keeping us all safe by taking simple steps to secure property.”

The number of property crimes — home burglaries, car burglaries, packages stolen from doorsteps — in the East Bay has soared over the past two years, frustrating residents and prompting police departments to urge everyone to “call early and often” if something seems amiss.

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Photos courtesy Pleasanton Police Department