Crime Watch: Big Rig Driver Arrested for Suspected DUI & More

Big Rig Driver Arrested for Suspected DUI
At 3:25 a.m. May 11, a truck driver tried to turn his tractor-trailer rig around in a parking lot in the 700 block of Cirby Way, driving over a fire hydrant and getting his trailer stuck. Officers searched the truck with the help of a Rocklin Police Department K9, and found methamphetamine and paraphernalia. 
The driver, a 51-year-old Sacramento man, was arrested on driving under the influence of drugs and other drug-related charges.

Vehicle Crashes into Vacant Store Building
Just after midnight May 12, officers and Roseville Fire Department personnel responded to a report of a car that had crashed and gone through the wall of a vacant store building in the 5000 block of Foothills Boulevard. Fortunately the driver wasn't seriously injured, no one else was in his car, and no major structural damage was done to the building. 
The driver, a 30-year-old Roseville man, was checked out at the hospital and then booked on suspicion of DUI.

Street Sign Removed From Ground to Retrieve Stolen Bike
At about noon May 10, a teenager left his bike unsecured outside a sandwich stop in the 1000 block of Pleasant Grove, went inside, and came out about five minutes later to find his bicycle had been stolen. A few days later, he happened to spot his stolen bicycle chained to a street sign in the 1200 block of Roseville Parkway. (He recognized it because of its distinctive paint job and after-market handle bars.) Whoever had the stolen bike used a good lock, because officers weren't able to cut through it with bolt cutters. Roseville Street Division personnel responded and temporarily removed the street sign from the ground so that the victim could get his bike back.

Suspicious Person Offers Boy a Ride
At about 8 p.m. April 28, a junior-high-age boy was riding his bike on Liverpool Lane near Woodcreek Oaks Blvd., when a white or tan 1990s hatchback pulled up next time him, and the driver asked if he wanted a ride. The boy quickly rode his bicycle away from the vehicle, and the suspicious vehicle turned down a side street and drove away. The boy's parents learned about the incident several days later and reported it to police. 

Arrests:
At 1:55 a.m. May 9, an officer stopped a car with expired tags on Washington Boulevard at Corporation Yard Road. The driver, a 24-year-old man from Fair Oaks, was arrested without incident on suspicion of having an illegal knife in the car, a loaded handgun in his waistband and heroin in his pocket. His passenger, a 27-year-old woman from Loomis, was arrested on a Placer County warrant for burglary.
At 6:38 p.m. May 12, officers responded to the 200 block of Third Street, to a report of an intoxicated male trying to start fights. Officers contacted the 26-year-old Roseville man, who resisted and threatened officers. He was arrested on suspicion of obstructing and resisting officers.
At 11:35 p.m. May 12, officers responded to a domestic dispute at an upstairs apartment in the 2500 block of Quail Ridge Lane West. The woman involved wasn't injured and came out of the apartment, but the male resident threatened officers and threw objects off the balony at officers below, and barricaded himself inside the apartment. Officers eventually were able to talk to him, and at 3:20 a.m. he came out and surrendered to officers without further incident. The 55-year-old Roseville resident was arrested on suspicion of battery on a peace officer, making threats, and resisting arrest.
Just before 9 a.m. May 13, a citizen called in a suspicious person in the area of Vista Creek Drive and Monte Bell Court--a man riding a bike through the neighborhood, claiming to be looking for a lost bag. The citizen said the man wasn't making sense, and thought that he might be casing the neighborhood. Officers found the suspicious man in the driveway of a house on Cambridge Court, going toward a gate leading to the backyard. Officers conducted a probation search on the man, and found a driver's license that had been stolen earlier in the day from a car in Citrus Heights, and other suspected stolen property. The 21-year-old Citrus Heights resident was arrested on suspicion of possessing stolen property and prowling on private property.

Man Claimed Hit-and-Run to Get Medical Attention
At 4 p.m. May 12, officers responded to the corner of Pacific Street and Church Street, to a pedestrian's report that a red car had hit him, and then sped off. Officers searched the area for the suspect vehicle, investigated and eventually concluded that the man had fabricated the hit-and-run story in order to get medical attention. The 66-year-old Roseville man was arrested on suspicion of falsely reporting an emergency, and outstanding El Dorado County warrants.

Three Teens Knock Down, Attempt to Steal Teen's Cell Phone
At 7:25 p.m. May 7, a teenage boy was walking in the 1900 block of South Cirby when three other teenagers he didn't know knocked him down, hit him and demanded his cell phone. The victim fought back, and suddenly all three suspects ran away, leaving the cell phone behind. The victim had minor injuries and didn't require medical attention at the scene. 
The suspects were described as (1) an Hispanic male between the ages of 15 and 17, 5'8" tall, wearing a Raiders hat, gray sweatshirt, red shorts and black Nikes, riding a razor scooter; (2) an Hispanic male between the ages of 15 and 17, 5'9" tall with a thin build, wearing a black shirt and shorts, and black and white Nikes; and (3) a black male between the ages of 15 and 17, 5'4" tall with a stocky build, wearing a red hat and dark clothing, showing a folding pocket knife.

Residential Burglaries:
Overnight April 29/30, someone pried the door of an unoccupied motor home parked in a side-yard in the 1200 block of Gerry Way, and took a TV/DVR set.
Sometime between April 30 and May 7, someone stole a red and black Cervelo bicycle from a garage in the 4100 block of Luxor Lane. The theft may have happened while the garage door was open.
At 8:45 p.m. May 2, a resident of the 500 block of Shasta Street came home and surprised a burglar in her kitchen. The burglar, a gray-haired white male, 5'11" tall with a thin build, fled on foot. He had pried a rear door to get in. Nothing was taken.
Between 1 p.m. May 6 and 8 a.m. May 7, someone broke into a four-plex in the 200 block of B Street while the residents were out and the building was being fumigated, and went through the individual apartments. Jewelry and a piggy bank full of change were taken.
Overnight May 10/11, someone went into an open garage in the 1000 block of Impressionist Loop and stole a black and red Sezzari bicycle.

Commercial Burglaries: 
Between April 30 and May 10, a burglar broke into an office/warehouse space in the 900 block of Washington Boulevard and stole a motor scooter, computer equipment, cameras and several other items. A Roseville officer remembered seeing a scooter like the one reported stolen while on an unrelated call. After an investigation, officers arrested a 29-year-old Roseville man on suspicion of burglary, vehicle theft (the motor scooter) and possessing stolen property. Officers recovered the victim's stolen property.
Between May 11 and the morning of May 13, someone broke the door of an acupuncture clinic in the 1800 block of East Roseville Parkway, and stole therapy equipment, a TV and other items of value.
At about 1 a.m. May 14, someone threw a rock through the door of a tire store on Harding Boulevard, went in and stole the safe.
At 3:40 a.m. May 14, officers responded to an alarm at a restaurant in the 10000 block of Fairway, and found that someone had pried the front door and made entry. Cash was taken.

Vehicle-Related Crime:
Between 6 p.m. May 5 and 6 a.m. May 6, someone stole a silver 1996 Acura four-door sedan from Sarabec Court.
Between 5:30 p.m. May 6 and 7:10 a.m. May 7, someone ransacked two vehicles in the 1100 block of Corfield Drive, taking loose change. One of the vehicles had possibly been left unlocked, with a key to the other vehicle inside.
Between 7 p.m. May 6 and 6:30 a.m. May 7, someone rummaged through an unlocked car in the 1700 block of Stebbing Drive. Nothing was taken.
Between 3:10 and 4:30 p.m. May 7, someone stole a laptop computer and iPhone from an unlocked car in the 600 block of Cordovan Drive.
Between 5 and 8 p.m. May 7, someone slashed the tire of a pickup parked in the Vernon Street parking garage.
Overnight May 7/8, someone stole the stereo from an unlocked car in the 100 block of D Street.
Between 6:20 p.m. May 8 and 5:30 a.m. May 9, someone entered a possibly unlocked car in the 1600 block of Atwell Street, and took a wallet containing ID and credit cards.
Between 6:39 and 7:45 p.m. May 8, someone broke the windows of two vehicles parked in the Miner's Ravine trail parking lot on Orvietto Drive. No entry was made and nothing was taken.
Between 7:30 p.m. May 8 and 2 a.m. May 9, someone stole a Ford Explorer from Kersey Court. A Placer County Sheriff's deputy found it unoccupied, early in the morning of May 9 on Dyer Lane, with some parts stripped.
Between 2:30 and 2:50 p.m. May 9, someone went into an unlocked SUV in a mall parking lot, and took a purse and backpack that had been left in the back seat area.
Overnight May 9/10, someone smashed the window of a car parked in the 1800 block of Grazziani Way and took a purse that the victim had placed on a rear floorboard, covered with a coat. By the time the victim discovered the theft, her debit card had already been used at a fast-food restaurant in Rocklin.
Overnight May 10/11, someone stole a green 1997 Honda Accord from an apartment complex lot at 701 Gibson Drive. Later that day, our local CHP found the car, damaged and stripped.
Overnight May 10/11, someone got into a pickup parked on Birmingham Court by unknown means, and stole cycling shoes and music CDs.
Between 11 and 11:45 p.m. May 11, someone stole an iPod and cable from an unlocked car in the 600 block of Mayfair Drive.
At 10:45 a.m. May 12, a woman parked her car near the Miner's Ravine trailhead entrance in the 100 block of North Sunrise and went for a walk, leaving her purse in the car. When she returned 15 minutes later, her car window was broken and her purse, containing cash, credit cards, ID and other valuables, was gone.
Between 2:30 and 7 p.m. May 12, someone stole an unlocked gray 2001 Buick Lesabre four-door sedan from the 200 block of D Street.
At 6:30 a.m. May 13, a resident started his blue 1988 Buick Regal two-door in front of his house in the 200 block of 5th Street to warm it up, and went back in the house for a minute. When he returned, his car was gone and a gray mountain bike had been left in its place.