crime

Police warn of burglary tactic as suspects shut off power at targeted house

Piedmont Police Department called shutting off the power “a crime trend hitting the Bay Area.”

View the footage: The perp appears to be a middle-aged male wearing a mask. No arrests have been made yet.

Crime log also noted a series of loud, disruptive gatherings, including one with teens but this time sans alcohol.

Highlights from the Piedmont Police press log.

Two suspects cited; one gets away

A surge in gun sales, along with anxiety and dislocation amid the pandemic, and distrust of law enforcement maybe be behind the spike.

The group, made up of two brothers and their mother, allegedly struck in Piedmont, Orinda and Berkeley.

Others continue to ignore pandemic rules to play sports.

Spike in gun violence plagues Oakland as it has in other cities around the country.

Perpetrator surprised victims on the street as they returned home from lunch on Sunday.