Oakdale Police Blotter: Car Stripped of Tires, Rotors and Gas

All four tires and rims, two rear rotors, and seven gallons of gasoline were stolen from a car parked in a driveway in the 2400 block of Hynes Avenue overnight between March 9 and 10, according to an Oakdale Police Department report.

The total value of the items stolen was $732, the report says. The suspect left behind a bent jack, which police booked into evidence, according to the report.

The following incidents were also reported to Oakdale police March 9-10:

March 9:

• An employee at the at 10^th Street and Hadley Avenue reported that a man pumped $61 worth of gas and drove off without paying.
• An Oakdale woman reported that a man called pretending to be her grandson and saying that he needed money to get out of jail. He said he was with the U.S. embassy.
• Someone smashed the front driver’s side window out of a vehicle parked in the 4800 block of Hillvale Avenue and stole a $20 purse, $300 camera, debit card and $10 cash between midnight and 3 a.m. Jan. 14. The property damage estimate was $200.
• Two bottles of prescription drugs—one for anxiety and the other for pain—were stolen from a home in the 4000 block of Geneva Avenue between March 4 and March 6.
• An Oakdale resident reported that her purse containing personal information had been stolen in January, and that she recently received a notice from a collection agency that a Verizon account had been opened in her name, and had $504 in charges.
• A DirectTV employee was taken to the hospital after falling 10 feet from a ladder in the 7800 block of 17^th Street. He was conscious, but complaining of serious leg pain when the Oakdale Fire Department got to the scene.

March 10:

• A man was cited for indecent exposure after police caught him urinating at a light pole on Gentry Avenue near Riley’s and Duke’s around 1 a.m.
• Between 3 and 4 p.m., someone smashed the front passenger window of a car parked in the front lot at causing $200 damage. Nothing was stolen.
• A deer ran north across 15^th Street at Goodview Avenue striking the driver’s side of a car around 7:30 p.m. It caused moderate damage to the driver’s side front and rear doors. Police weren’t able to locate the deer.

The above items are taken from the . In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation, and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Incidents are listed in the order in which they were reported, not necessarily the order in which they occurred.