A vehicle was pulled over on the outskirts of Piedmont on Dec. 27 with a male driver and a female passenger. According to Piedmont Police Capt. Chris Monahan, the vehicle, a 2023 Chevrolet Silverado, had multiple California Vehicle Code violations when it was pulled over at 10:31 p.m. at MacArthur Boulevard and Vernon Street.
He said the driver admitted to police that he had paid the woman $100 for a sex act and was looking for “an area to have privacy.”
Monahan said the woman gave a false name but the man said he had gotten her real identity. A records check showed her with a warrant in Orange County.
The man was cited and released for soliciting prostitution. The woman was taken to Santa Rita Jail in Dublin and charged with prostitution and lying about her identity.
Approximately early morning on Jan. 2, Piedmont police responded to a report of a hit-and-run collision near Warfield Avenue and Boulevard Way. A victim told police a white Honda Accord had side-swiped her Toyota, which was parked. The victim said the driver fled.
Police found the Honda parked on Grand Avenue.
The driver exited her vehicle and according to Monahan, refused to obey commands including to stay in her vehicle. He said she also refused to provide identification.
According to Monahan, when officers attempted to detain the driver, “she physically resisted by tensing her arms and remaining non-compliant. Once secured in the rear of the patrol vehicle, she became combative, using both feet to kick the doors and windows. During this encounter, (she) spat on officers multiple times, resulting in biological fluids entering (the officer’s) mouth. A spit mask was subsequently applied to the suspect.”
She was taken to the Police Administrative Building. There, Monahan said the suspect spat at a firefighter. The woman was found to be on probation for DUI. She was taken to Highland Hospital for medical clearance and a blood draw. She was booked for suspected DUI, hit-and-run, battery on a peace officer, resisting arrest and other DUI-related violations.
A man was arrested on Nova Drive on Dec. 30. He allegedly knocked on a door of a residence and requested assistance, which was reported around 12:44 a.m. according to the police log.
Officers found the subject, who identified himself. A records check showed a warrant for misdemeanor battery. He was arrested and taken to Santa Rita Jail.
Three suspects allegedly broke into a Roto-Rooter van parked on Trestle Glen Road at 2:47 p.m. on Dec. 26. The suspects allegedly took two snake machines of unknown value and fled in a 2025 Nissan Rogue via Park Boulevard, according to Monahan. Flock cameras recorded the suspect vehicle. Monahan said a follow-up is in progress.
At approximately 1:16 a.m. on Dec. 28, police found an unoccupied International Durastar box truck with no license plates parked near Oakland Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard. The vehicle had been reported stolen from San Leandro.
On Dec. 24, an engagement ring was reported stolen from a residence on Maxwelton Road. The victim reported the ring was on her desk in her room while house cleaners were on the scene and that the ring disappeared on Dec. 23. The ring is valued at over $5,000. No other items were reported missing.
A car cover was reported stolen from a vehicle parked on Olive Avenue on Dec. 23. A neighbor had Ring camera footage but Cmdr. Brandi Marin-Morris said the footage was grainy. A dark-colored sedan was seen in the footage. The incident happened at 6:15 a.m. Marin-Morris said there are no leads at this time.
Sometime between 9 a.m. on Dec. 19 and Dec. 21 an unknown suspect entered a house on Somerset Road. The suspect allegedly conducted a “messy” search of a bedroom, office and closets on the first floor. The loss is unknown.