Mom Hits Teen, DUI, and Domestic Abuse: Hercules Police Log

HERCULES, CA- Did you see police activity in your neighborhood last week? This could be why. Here is the Hercules Police Department calls for service log for April 19-22.

April 19

7:31PM: Battery, 100 block of Coventry. Officers determined that two juvenile teens were involved in a fight at their high school in Rodeo. The two girls were at the location with a mother and friends. During the confrontation the mother struck the 17-year-old who lived at the Coventry location, knocking the girl to the ground. The mother desires prosecution on the battery of her daughter.

April 20

1:32AM: Unattended Death, 2100 block of Clark Street. A 57-year-old female was found unresponsive. The person who called 911 attempted CPR until medics arrived and took over. The woman was pronounced dead at 2:08 a.m. and the coroner was called. There were no signs of foul play.

10:27PM: Driving Under the Influence, Officers pulled over a 1997 Ford F150 in the 600 block of Parker Ave. for suspected DUI. The 67-year-old driver, Anthony Oscar Ruggiero, of Rodeo, allegedly displayed signs of being under the influences and failed field sobriety testing. Ruggiero was arrested.

April 21

9:06AM: Lost Property, someone lost their keys at Hercules Middle School.

11:13AM: Lost Property, someone lost their cell phone in Foxboro Park.

11:58AM: Found Property, officers collected a cell phone and Bank of America credit card that was found on Hercules Ave.

9:58PM: Domestic Battery, Officers responded to the 100 block of Copper Beech Glen for a physical dispute. It was determined that the couple had a dispute over the care of their children and neither had significant injury or wanted to press charges.

April 22

11:16AM: Vandalism, officers responded to the 100 block of Paradise Drive for a vehicle that was vandalized and tires were slashed.

5PM: Arrest Warrant, a suspect with a $10,000 warrant turned himself in.

8:32PM Warrant Arrest in the 100 block of Paradise Drive following a physical altercation. Aaron James Custard, 25-year-old transient, was arrested for domestic battery.