An individual was arrested for DUI as well as violating a protection order on March 28 near Grand Avenue. Piedmont Police Capt. Chris Monahan said a welfare check was conducted at 1:21 a.m. and it was determined the suspect was driving a white 2022 Toyota Tacoma and under the influence of alcohol. The suspect was arrested.
It was then determined that the suspect was in violation of a protection order and the person being protected was a passenger in the vehicle. Further, Monahan said, the suspect had “intentionally prevented the party from accessing her cell phone.”
The suspect was taken to Santa Rita Jail in Dublin and booked for DUI, violating a restraining order and damaging a communication device at the jail.
On March 27, a vehicle burglary was reported on Kingston Avenue. Sometime between March 25 and March 27, an unknown suspect punched the door lock and took the ignition from a 2006 Kia Sportage.
On March 30, an auto burglary took place on Grand Avenue. A black Ford F250 had its passenger side rear window smashed. An electric leaf blower, a hedge trimmer, and a backpack were taken, according to Monahan, with a total value of $1,600. A black BMW is the suspect vehicle, according to Monahan, with a white male driver wearing a white shirt and an Hispanic male passenger in a black hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. A follow-up is
in progress.
On March 30, a 2024 Jeep Wrangler was reported stolen on Scenic Avenue. A neighbor reported the theft as the owner was out of town.
On March 31, police pulled over a silver 2013 Toyota Prius for speeding at Grand and Oakland avenues at 12:17 a.m. A records check on the driver showed a warrant for DUI, according to Monahan. He said a records check on the passenger showed two warrants for burglary and one for theft. Both were taken to Santa Rita Jail.
On March 31, a catalytic converter was stolen from a 2001 Acura MDX at 3:22 a.m. The suspects were driving a gray 2023 Acura Integra, according to Monahan, and the vehicle fled on Grand towards Interstate Highway 580. The loss was valued at $1,500.
On March 31, a residential burglary on Selborne Drive was reported to have occurred at 10:50 p.m. According to Monahan, an unknown suspected entered through a downstairs bedroom window. The suspect exited through a sliding glass door and looked into another bedroom with a flashlight, according to Monahan. He said the suspect fled through a side gate and got into a waiting silver BMW X5 SUV. No loss was reported.
On April 1, police observed a blue Hyundai Electra with a damaged door lock and broken windows driving in the area of Fairmount Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard at 4 a.m. According to Monahan, the officer did a U-turn and eventually found the vehicle parked and blocking a driveway on Moss Way. The two individuals seen in the vehicle — a male driver and a female passenger — had exited. The officer eventually found them hiding behind another vehicle. They fled on foot. Police impounded the vehicle.