Blog: Poorly Trained Car Thief, Candy-Stealing Gang and Fashion-Challenged Robber Keep APD Busy

I know it's an addiction to read the so obsessively, but I can't help it.

APRIL 5, THURSDAY

2:41 p.m. Four women in a beige convertible Mercedes stole candy from the .

It took four women to steal some candy?
Just how much candy was it?

7:35 p.m. A caller reported near Marin and San Pablo avenues.

Is it a crime to be on the sidewalk now? I think this is a clear case of species profiling.

APRIL 6, FRIDAY

2:38 a.m. A woman called police from to say she heard someone climbing into her apartment on San Pablo Avenue.

She heard the sound of someone climbing in her apartment so she runs to the donut shop to call the police? Was it because she thought they were more likely to come if there were donuts involved? And what does climbing into an apartment sound like?

7:05 a.m. Albany police helped another law enforcement agency after a report of
a wrong-way driver on Interstate 80 in a stolen vehicle. The driver left the car in Albany near Interstate 80 and fled on foot.

Let me get this straight—this guy stole a car, drove the wrong direction on the freeway, and then abandoned the vehicle and walked away? I would have to say this is the worst car thief ever.

6:16 p.m. Neighbors on Albany Terrace got into a verbal fight "over a beehive between the houses." (Log note only.)

Were they arguing about the existence of the beehive or were they literally fighting over it? Because that’s a bad place for any kind of discussion…

APRIL 7, SATURDAY

6:49 p.m. Albany Police helped El Cerrito officers after a report of a strong-arm robbery on Colusa Avenue. The assailant, described as a black 18-year-old in gray sweatpants and blue jeans, left southbound on foot with a purse.

I don’t understand how someone can wear jeans and sweatpants at the same time. Which was on the outside and how did the witness see that one was under the other?

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