Police Log: Arrests for Meth, Theft; Plus, Win 'Night Out' Visit from Chief or Fire Truck

This year's National Night Out, a unity-building evening to promote community safety, is Aug. 6. And Dublin Police Services notes that neighborhood watch groups, businesses and community organizations that register before Aug. 1 will receive giveaways and promotional materials to plan a successful party.

Winning parties from the kickoff raffle will receive such guest visitors as the Chief of Police, a fire engine or police vehicles. Details can be found here.

In other area crime news, a Fremont bank teller's "mistake" saved an elderly woman, already scammed out  of $7,500, from further losses.

The 84-year-old victim was conned into sending $7,500 to a man claiming she had won a $680,000 prize, said the Fremont Police Department.

The caller told the woman to "pay the taxes up front" in both wire funds and cash in the mail to a fictitious Florida address, which she did.  

Growing suspicious, however, the woman called police to her home where the scammer called again, claiming to be her husband's former co-worker and kindly inquiring on her family. When the officer got on the line, the caller hung up.

The officer contacted the Florida post office in hopes of intervening the cash the victim sent, but was too late as the package was picked up just 30 minutes prior, police said.

The officer then took the woman to her bank to check on the wire transfer. 

The bank teller, who previously assisted the woman, said she recognized the scam and warned the woman, but that the victim insisted on making the wire payments.

However, the teller said she ensured the funds would not be immediately accessible and misspelled the recipient’s name on purpose to delay the transaction, police said.

The teller’s actions allowed the victim to recover all money she was going to wire, police said.

“The loss could have been significantly worse if it weren’t for her actions,” the Fremont police said in a release.

As the officer took the woman home, the scammer called seven more times. She agreed to change her phone number. 

And also around town:

• Car break-in reported 11:45 a.m. on the 3600 block of Fallon Road.
• Noise disturbances reported: 2:43 p.m. on 3000 Finnian Way; 5:26 p.m. along 2000 Haggerty Drive.
  

• Injury accident Alcosta Boulevard and Village Parkway; time unavailable.
• Identity theft reported 6:25 p.m. on 5200 San Ramon Road.
  
• Theft using access-card information reported 5:19 p.m. on the 8800 block of Bandon Drive. 
  
• Public intoxication 1:01 p.m. on 7200 Amador Valley Boulevard. 
  
• Noise complaint filed 2:53 p.m. along 3100 Finnian Way.  
  
• Stolen/lost license plate reported 6 p.m. along 6400 Dougherty Road.
  

• Vandalism logged 8:51 p.m. on 3600 Fallon Road.
• Burglary reported 2:02 p.m. along 7200 Amador Plaza Road.
  
• Shoplifting thefts reported: 5:59 p.m. on 6900 Amador Plaza Road; 7:50 p.m. Golden Gate Drive at Dublin Boulevard.
  
• Dublin police aid Pleasanton and Livermore in meth bust. Story here.

• Suspicious circumstances investigated 1:20 p.m on the 3000 block of Finnian Way.
• Noise disturbance filed 1:05 p.m. along 8100 Village Parkway. 
• Possession of narcotics reported 2:35 p.m. on 9000 Alcosta Boulevard.
  

• Vandalism reported on 100 Civic Plaza 12:34 p.m.
• Double arrest 12:57 a.m. Amador Valley Boulevard at York Drive: Manteca male, 21, for suspected possession of methamphetamine and being under the influence, and warrant;  Manteca male, 51, for allegedly being under the influence of controlled substances.
  
• Burglaries reported: 9 p.m. on the 7900 block of Fall Creek Road; 7:06 a.m. on the 6800 block of Sierra Court.
  

• Burglary reported 9 a.m. along 6900 Village Parkway. 
• Vehicle reported stolen 3 p.m. on 2800 Dublin Boulevard.
  
• Noise complaint filed on the 4700 block of Myrtle Drive 1:29 a.m.
  
• Use/influence of controlled substances reported 3:23 p.m. John Monego Court at Dublin Boulevard.
  
• Dublin woman arrested 3:35 p.m. on 6900 Amador Plaza Road for alleged burglary, forgery, theft and criminal impersonation. 

• Grand theft from motor vehicle reported 10 p.m. on 5000 Dublin Boulevard.
• Public intoxication reported 12:05 a.m. along 4800 Hacienda Drive; Oakland man, 28, arrested.
  
• Vehicle towed following notice to appear 12:47 p.m. San Ramon Road at Dublin Boulevard. 
  
• Vehicle reported stolen 9 p.m. on 9000 Alcosta Boulevard.
  
• Battery reported 1:33 a.m. along 4100 Grafton Street.
  
• Zoneil Maharaj contributed to this report.