Responding to an "excellent description" from a neighbor, Lafayette police arrested a trio of alleged burglars from Vallejo working the Walnut Lane neighborhood Wednesday morning.
"The neighbor provided an excellent description of the subject and the vehicle that was following him," stated Police Chief Eric Christensen in an LPD news release.
At about 6:55 a.m. Wednesday, officers were called to the 3300 block of Walnut Lane for a report of a bicycle theft that had just occurred from a neighbor. The neighbor said the man who had taken the bicycle was walking down the street opening mailboxes and removing their contents, police reported.
According to the news release:
Officers made contact with a vehicle in the area and three subjects. Investigation revealed that they had stolen the bicycle and were found to be in the possession of additional stolen property from the neighborhood.
Lafayette Police arrested the following:
- Michael Thornton, 29, from Vallejo.
- Staci Blanton, 39, of Vallejo, and
- Jessica Colcleaser, 36, of Vallejo.
All were booked at the Martinez Detention Facility for receiving stolen property, petty theft, conspiracy and possession of drug paraphernalia. Blanton and Colcleaser are being held in lieu of $120,000 bail. Thornton is being held for a probation violation; his status is no bail.
http://albany.patch.com/articles/police-calls-snoozing-parolee-gill-tract-turkeys-fillmore-robbery-attempt-and-more SEPT. 10, 2011 11:20 a.m. Police arrested a Vallejo man after callers said they saw him "driving back and forth also going the wrong way" on Hillside Avenue. Callers then reported him walking back toward their house. Police arrested Michael K. Thornton of Vallejo on suspicion of loitering and trespassing. He was taken to Glenn E. Dyer jail.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SOLANO-COUNTY-Woman-Arrested-in-Killing-At-2893617.php
Contra Costa in particular is financially insolvent (factoring unfunded public pension debt); right behind bankrupt Stockton and San Bernadino, etc. Like most urban Counties and some rural ones it can't possibly deal with the avalanche of inmates dumped in its jails by Moonbeam, et al. This is a fast convenient way for Sacramento to "balance" its budget (!) -- after raising taxes to the highest in the U.S. -- but at our cost. California Counties face budget catastrophes of their own. Sheriffs triage and release the least "dangerous" of the hardened criminals back on the streets. So when you read things like "petty theft" and misdemeanor arrests, know that these repeat offenders are in most cases praying upon us again in very short order. The cops get a quick headline to convince clueless voters that they're not spending 90% of their time handing out traffic citations to fix their budgets, and we all go on putting up with life in a declining society.
1. Decriminalize victimless crime. 2. Outsource prison and jail operations to lowest bidder (who presumably won't use union corrections officers). 3. Pass a constitutional amendment to clarify that felons' civil rights do not guaranty a pleasant stay and unlimited health/dental/mental benefits
http://source.southuniversity.edu/castle-doctrine-from-state-to-state-46514.aspx