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San Ramon police are investigating more than a dozen vehicle break-ins that occurred overnight Wednesday, mainly in neighborhoods west of San Ramon Valley Boulevard between Pine Valley and Bollinger Canyon roads, according to a department spokesperson.
In all, 13 incidents of smashed car windows and break-ins took place within about a mile of each other in that part of the city between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday, according to Lt. Cary Goldberg.
“My belief is the same suspects are responsible for the 13 in the same area,” Goldberg said. “They occurred on different streets but all within about one mile of each other and most in the same vicinity.”
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, according to Goldberg. Another car break-in was reported overnight Wednesday, but it occurred several miles away from the cluster off San Ramon Valley Boulevard, Goldberg added.
All 13 west side break-ins resulted in busted windows, but only two of the cars had valuables stolen from inside, according to Goldberg. The culprits did take a remote-entry key fob from one car that was used to steal a different car, a Nissan Altima, that was later located by police.
Goldberg reminded residents to remove all valuables from their cars when parked and to report suspicious activity to police dispatch at 973-2779.
Guess what folks: I bet 95% chance that each and everyone of these criminals that are running around doing these crimes are out on parole or have outstanding warrants on them!
We need to wake up and realize that proposition 47, that the ACLU push through with 2.5 million dollars funding and falsely named it ‘the safe neighborhood and schools measure’ was a farce. What it did was let out thousands of criminals from jails who had stolen less than $950 and it will not send anyone new to jail if they steal less than $950. Of course the criminals are delighted and the liberal politicians love it thinking it’s social justice… but the rest of us are suffering under it. Republicans in the state government are trying to reform it but are constantly blocked by the Democrats. US citizens need to all wake up and stand up!
Well said greg Alamo! Wow,
I thought that was the case!
I pity the police, who are caught in the middle. Thank you police officers for all your vigilance in protecting us. Yes, good citizens need to make their voices heard to our Democratic leaders to stop this nonsense. Criminals need to be punished and rehabilitated. Now they’re getting neither.EHr17
Yes it’s time to revoke prop 47 and do something to deter such “misdemeanor”, before it gets even worse.
I sympathize with my neighbors in San Ramon who woke to the violation of their property and sense of wellbeing.
I do not however believe that blaming an organization for the cause will do anything to improve the situation. Prison Overcrowding has long been an issue in California that the Governor was under years of pressure from the Feds. to resolve and that we could not build our way out of.
How about outsourcing California criminals to alleviate prison overcrowding?
It costs approximately $60k per year to house California criminals. I’ll bet Mexico (or another country) would house criminals for pennies on the dollar AND more potential offenders might think twice before jail time in Mexico.
. . . just a thought
johnski,
I like the idea of outsourcing, but I’m sure CA wouldn’t be able to send people to prisons that don’t meet the standards of our CA prisons. That being said, prisons have begun implementing virtual visits where inmates meets with their guests over a video chat. Maybe outsource to a nice inexpensive prison in South Dakota and let inmates meet their guests virtually.
Another non-prison option should be ankle monitors for all the low level, non-violent offenders on probation/parole. It would save the state money and in many cases keep criminals from enjoying luxurious prison conditions.
The burglarizing of cars & breaking into houses(at least 5 West side houses in last several months.), most likely is being done by people from out of town. These criminals almost certainly head for the nearest freeway onramp when their crime is done. Once on the road out of town, they are home free, simply lost among the myriad of other nondescript cars.
It is time for the S.R. City council to install cameras at certain key freeway on/off ramps; @ Bollinger Canyon and at Crow canyon at the minimum, and also on Crow Canyon at the intersection of Bollinger canyon. That is only 3 cameras, which would allow monitoring vehicles leaving San Ramon just after home break ins & auto burglaries. At least that would give data to the police that just might help catching the criminals.
I agree with LT Resident but need to point out that there would need to be multiple cameras at each of those corners to provide sufficient coverage. One camera per corner wouldn’t do it.
Our best deterrent is the vigilance of our neighbors. If you have security cameras, let the police know. If you see someone sitting in a car at odd hours, note the license number. If you can, garage your cars and don’t leave anything in them when they are parked on the curb or even your driveway. I walk my neighborhood in the morning and I’m amazed at the number of laptops and iPads I can see while walking by. A charger plugged into the dash with the end disappearing under the seat is a dead giveaway.
Unfortunately, it has now become the case that proximity to an I-680 exit and entrance means that you are at greater risk of robbery or burglary. I am very much in favor of installing surveillance cameras at all of our local freeway entrance and exit ramps, for whatever clues they may provide.
I also believe that Prop 47 needs to be repealed, or at least modified. A “threshhold” of $950 for a robbery or burglary to be considered a felony is ridiculous. The issue of prison over-crowding should have no bearing on whether a crime is considered a felony, or not. It might have a bearing on the punishment or sentence, but should NOT have a bearing on the definition of the crime. If we need to make greater use of “house arrest”, using ankle bracelets, that’s one thing. But treating a $900 theft as a misdemeanor, with minimal punishment or consequences, does not serve as much of a deterrent.