Pleasanton Police Warn: Thefts On the Rise, Lock Up!

PLEASANTON, CA – Thefts from cars left unlocked in Pleasanton are up, police officials said. Police recently took at least three reports of thefts from unlocked cars, prompting officials to issue a warning to residents. Property crimes in the Tri-Valley have steadily increased and in Pleasanton, officials say thefts from unlocked cars are up 37 percent from last year.

“Every one of these crimes are completely preventable,” police said in a statement. “Crime is not just a law enforcement problem, it is a community problem.”

The most recent thefts reported occurred sometime late at night or early in the morning on October 25. Police ask residents to help prevent crime by removing valuables and locking the car doors.

“When officers spend time taking preventable property crime reports, they are unable to spend that time doing important proactive crime prevention activities that help keep our crime rate low,” police said.

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.

Two people were arrested after officers in Livermore discovered a stolen car parked in the Walmart parking lot on Sunday, police officials said. According to police, large amounts of stolen property were found inside the car.

Police in Danville say a suspected burglar was recently caught on camera using cards stolen during a residential burglary and in Castro Valley, a victim says a security camera caught a woman stealing a package off of her doorstep.

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