The Roseville Police are at it again tonight...

....more of their incompetence which is getting really annoying showed up once again. I've had several "conversations" with the "leadership of the Roseville Police Department" and a member of the Roseville City Council. It really goes no where. I'm not sure what their priorities are, but one thing is clear, it's not protecting our neighborhood. Can you tell me the last time you actually saw a uniformed Roseville Police officer doing a routine patrol in the Cirby Side neighborhood? Anyway, the point of this email is to state what I last night on my way home and let you know what you can and should do about it. We should all be posting and sharing what kind of activity and crime we are seeing in our neighborhood. There was a car full of young men in their early 20s going from home to home on foot and from their car around 9:50PM tonight looking into neighbors' cars, trucks, RVs, homes and backyards in the areas of Keith Way and Kimberly Court. I went to another part of Cirby Side, out of their sight, to see what they would do next. I waited a few minutes. Once I came back around Keith Way I saw them parked at Kris Way in front of a house in the 1100 block. Several homes on this street have suffered home invasion robberies or home beak-ins, and I believe at least one stolen vehicle. When I approached their vehicle to ask what they were doing (they were unknown to me and this neighborhood and I've lived in the area for 25+ years) I saw them run back to their car (light blue Cadillac) and they sped off. They eventually ran 4-5 stops signs in our neighborhood trying to flee the scene, doing well over 60 MPH in a residential neighborhood. It was around this point I called 911 and asked to speak to a Roseville Police dispatcher. I reported all of the information I reported above to the dispatcher. She really showed no signs of interest in what the suspect vehicle was doing and more about what I was doing. In my opinion, she made it really clear that she could care less about the incident unfolding in front of me or what kind of damage that out of control vehicle was about to do. The dispatcher was still more interested in arguing with me than dispatching an officer to the suspect vehicle's location and I never did see a Roseville Police Unit anywhere near where I was or where the suspect vehicle was. After I told her all of what had happened her attitude towards me grew more unacceptable and asked "How would YOU know if they broke the law or not?" Are you kidding me? I just observed at least a half dozen laws that were broken and a very close call on two traffic collisions. I asked her to act upon my request to send a Roseville Police unit to the location of the suspect vehicle to stop a potentially fatal car accident, or worse. She refused to do so and she claimed the vehicle and it's driver and/or occupants did nothing wrong. I once again repeated the suspicious activity around the homes and cars in our neighborhood. At that point they slowed down, and I was able to get pretty close to get a plate number and let the dispatch know what that plate number was. The car then started weaving in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed on Cirby towards Rocky Ridge crossing the center lane and almost hitting another car head on but managed to stay on South Cirby accelerating once again well over 60-70 MPH. They ran the red light at South Cirby and Auburn Blvd and proceeded EB Auburn towards Hazel. They crossed over into Granite Bay and I told the dispatcher they got away. This is a very unacceptable way to run a police department. I don't know what kind of damage they did, what they stole or if they even killed someone tonight but I did the best I could to try and get the proper authorities notified. It scares me to think they are our authorities, which don't have much in the way of priorities. If you sustained any property damage Thursday night in the Cirby Side neighborhood, I susgest calling the Roseville Police Department and filing a report and citing this incident because they people were most likely involved.

Attempted home invasion robbery in Roseville's Cirbyside Neighborhood

At 3:03 a.m. May 5, residents of the 1200 block of Donahue Way were awakened by someone kicking and damaging a panel in their front door. No entry was made, and officers did not locate any suspects in the area. It appears the would-be burglars fled when they realized someone was home. According to Roseville PD's on website and statistics, there are more property crimes per 100,000 residents than Fairfield. That is a VAST difference between Roseville and Fairfield. Just what are the Roseville Police focusing on...do you know, because I don't!

Suspect Punches Woman in Roseville, Steals Christmas Presents from Her Car

From fox40.com A woman pulling into a Roseville Bel-Air was assaulted and robbed of her Christmas presents early Sunday evening. Police say that the woman showed up at the Sunrise Avenue store around 6:45 p.m. Once there, the woman reported that a man opened her passenger door and tried to steal some Christmas presents she had just bought. She tried to stop him, but was punched in the face. Eventually, the man made off with three JC Penneys bags. The woman looks to be OK and denied medical treatment. The man is described as being about 6 feet tall, and was wearing a dark colored hoodie with the hood pulled up at the time of the robbery. Anyone with information is asked to contact Roseville Police. Read more at this link.

Another Break in Cirby Side Neigborhood

Sometime overnight (June 7), thieves went into unlocked vehicles in the 1100 block of Kris Way and the 900 block of Keith Drive and stole music CDs, registration documents and a garage door opener. A front door was kicked in and robbed at another address. I don't have anymore details other than that at this time. If you have any details, let me know.

Roseville catalytic converter theft on the rise once again

By Toby Lewis, The Press Tribune Roseville police have once again seen an increase in catalytic converter thefts, with at least four reported in the past week. “We’ve gone for quite a while where the catalytic converter thefts were fairly rare and we’re now seeing them again,” said Dee Dee Gunther of the Roseville Police Department. “It’s a recurring problem everywhere.” Gunther said the amount of thefts in the city seems to coincide with the rise and fall of the going rate for precious metals. “When metal prices get high, demand goes up and so the thefts go up,” Gunther said. A catalytic converter uses three precious metals — platinum, palladium and rhodium — to create a chemical reaction that cleans and controls the emissions coming from a vehicle. As of Thursday, the going price for platinum was $1,415 per ounce, while palladium was going for $613 per ounce. Gunther said thieves most often target Toyota pickups and SUVs, and other vehicles that are high off the ground and easy to access. Thieves crawl under the vehicles, unbolt or saw the converters off and then sell them to metal recyclers. Most of the thefts occur at night in both residential neighborhoods and commercial areas, Gunther said. Police have been working over the past several months not only to combat metal theft, but also against scrap metal recyclers who are operating outside the law and feeding the demand for stolen metal, Gunther said. Roseville police have already arrested three metal dealers this year either for receiving stolen property or for allegedly violating California’s Business and Profession’s Code by not keeping records of sales. Gunther said the best way to protect your vehicle is to keep it in a locked garage overnight. She also said etching an ID number into the catalytic converter itself would be helpful for police to track it back to its owner in the event a suspected thief is caught. “It’s helpful if we catch a thief right away before he gets to a recycler or before he has a chance to take it apart,” she said. Toby Lewis can be reached at tobyl@goldcountrymedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @TobyLewis_RsvPT

Convenience Store on Cirby Way Robbed

April 13 - Rosevillept.com At 11:34 p.m., a convenience store at 199 Cirby Way was robbed. Two males entered the store, pointed handguns at the clerk and demanded money from the cash register. They took cash from the register, tried unsuccessfully to break into the store’s locked office, and then left. No injuries were reported.

Thieves target pickup truck tool boxes in Roseville, Cirby Ranch area

By Toby Lewis, The Press Tribune Roseville police are warning truck owners with tool beds to be aware after a recent increase in tool thefts. Police have received four reports of thefts from pickup tool boxes in the Meadow Oaks and Cirby Ranch neighborhoods over the past week. The thief, or thieves, targeted construction company pickups or other company trucks, got into the tool boxes in the truck beds and stole tools and equipment, police said. Police said there were no signs of forced entry in each instance and suspect or suspects likely used a key or a set of keys that fit the tool boxes. The thefts occurred overnight on April 19 in the 1200 block of Chesapeake Drive and the 1100 block of Augusta Way, and again overnight on April 24 in the 1100 block of Augusta Way and the 1100 block of Meadow Oaks Drive. Police warn those with a pickup tool boxes containing valuable tools to keep the vehicle parked inside a locked garage or install heavy-duty hasp-type locks and sturdy padlocks on the boxes.

Roseville police searching for bank robber near Cirby and Sunrise

-rosevillept.com Roseville police are searching for a suspect who robbed a River City Bank in Roseville Thursday evening. Just after 5 p.m., the suspect walked into the bank inside of the Bel Air store at Sunrise Avenue and Cirby Way and handed a clerk a note demanding money. The suspect took an undisclosed amount of money and left the bank on foot. He was last seen heading toward Cirby Way. The robber is described as a white male in his 30s with a short, scruffy beard and mustache. He wore a yellow baseball cap with a neon green pattern, white-framed sunglasses, a long-sleeved gray T-shirt or sweater and blue jeans. Anyone with information on this case is urged to call Roseville Crime Stoppers at (916)783-STOP.

Roseville Police Investigate Saturday Shooting

from Fox 40

Roseville Police are investigating the Saturday night shooting of a man at a Shell Gas Station across from the Roseville Galleria.

The man was able to flee from the shooter and ended up in the parking lot of Red Robin and Buca di Beppo. Detectives say there were four people involved in the incident, including the man who was shot. All four of them know each other, according to police.

Two of the other four individuals may have also been shot at another location.

Police are looking for the shooter and believe he may be driving a mid-90’s van.

14 catalytic converter thefts in Roseville

sacbee.com

One night last week more than a dozen catalytic converters were stolen from Roseville residents.

Roseville police reported that last Tuesday night and Wednesday morning at least 14 of the emission control devices were taken from vehicles, mostly Toyota pickups and SUVs.

The rash of thefts occurred in the Foothills/Junction, Vineyard and Woodcreek neighborhoods. The converters, mounted underneath vehicles, are sold to metal recyclers.

Roseville police note that the devices contain valuable metals. To replace a converter costs $500-$1,000, police said.

While some motorists don't have garages, police say that's the best spot to keep a vehicle, especially a pickup or SUV with plenty of space underneath for a thief to cut away a catalytic converter.

60 Rocklin homes broken into within 4 months

ROCKLIN, CA - Burglars in the Rocklin area went on a four month spree, where they hit 60 homes in 120 days.

The homes were broken into by burglars by kicking in the front door or smashing the rear sliding door window, Rocklin Police Spokesperson Michael Nottoli said.

Burglaries at homes in Loomis, Granite Bay, Folsom and Citrus Heights had similar damage.

Details surrounding the burglaries were not released by police

Nottoli said Granite Bay had 28 home burglaries, where a door was kicked in for entry.

Rocklin police are asking people to be aware of suspicious people and vehicles in their neighborhoods and to report the activity to Rocklin police.

Anyone with information about the burglaries is urged to call Rocklin police at (916) 625-5400.

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Suspected car burglar caught in Roseville

-Roseville Press Tribune

A suspected car burglar is in custody at Placer County jail after leading Roseville police on a neighborhood search that lasted more than one hour.

Justin Karl Sennert, 23, of Paradise, allegedly broke the window of a locked vehicle in the 600 block of Lilly Cross Drive and stole a purse shortly after 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to Dee Dee Gunther of the Roseville Police Department.

Gunther said neighbors witnessed the burglary and reported the suspect, a white male wearing baggy blue jeans and a gray sweatshirt, fleeing through a backyard.

Sennert evaded police for more than one hour by running through and hiding in neighborhood backyards, Gunther said.

Roseville police, with the help of an off-duty Auburn police detective and a Placer County Sheriff canine deputy, conducted a yard-to-yard search in the area where Sennert had last been seen, Gunther said.

Sennert was finally located under a pile of pillows in a shed that he had locked behind himself in the backyard of a Grider Drive home, Gunther said.

Sennert was ordered out and taken into custody without incident, Gunther said. Officers also located the victim’s purse with all of its contents and returned it to the victim.

Sennert is being held in the Placer County Jail without bail on suspicion of burglary, trespassing, possessing stolen property and parole violation.

Theft from Car on Kensington on March 25

03/25/2010 09:15 AM

Larceny-theft/ Except Motor Vehicle Theft

Case number: 100003695

No further details.

Blood, window punch lead Rocklin police to burglary suspects

By Chelsea Phua
cphua@sacbee.com

Two vehicle burglary suspects left behind drops of blood and a burglary tool, and then attracted the attention of a Rocklin police officer by failing to turn on the headlights of their getaway vehicle while driving in the dark, police said.

Authorities said Amar Deep Singh and Shaneel Satwar Lal broke the window and door lock of a vehicle in the parking lot of a shopping mall at 2110 Sunset Blvd. shortly before 6:35 a.m. Monday. The victim was inside a business for about two minutes.

Police said they found drops of blood and a metal window punch - an instrument used to shatter the window - inside the victim's vehicle.

Less than 30 minutes later, an officer spotted a red Isuzu Rodeo that did not have its headlights turned on and it was still dark, police said. The officer pulled over the vehicle and saw that the passenger, Lal, had a cut on his left hand and was bleeding. She also discovered that the driver, Singh, had a metal window punch identical to the one found inside the victim's left behind by the burglars.

Detectives later searched the room of a Motel 6 in Sacramento where the pair were staying and found property stolen from a Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy early Monday morning in Elk Grove. Lal was on probation in Sacramento County and subjected to searches.

Police arrested Singh and Lal on suspicion of burglary, possession of burglary tools and conspiracy to commit a crime.

Singh was also arrested for being a suspect in two Feb. 23 Rocklin burglaries.

The men were booked into Placer County jail. Singh is being held on $50,000 bail and Lal on $40,000 bail.


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Man killed in Natomas home invasion was teacher, coach

By Phillip Reese and Cathy Locke
preese@sacbee.com

Salvador Heredia-Arriaga wanted to give something back to his community, so after graduating from UC Santa Cruz, he moved home to Natomas, took a job as a substitute teacher and helped coach the high school football team.

"You have the privilege of going to college," his mother, Susan Heredia, vice president of the Natomas Unified School Board, recalled telling him. "Use that privilege to make a difference."

Late Friday night, two armed men entered an apartment on the 2600 block of River Plaza Drive in south Natomas and shot and killed Heredia-Arriaga, according to police. Heredia-Arriaga (left in photo supplied by his family) was 26.

Based on a preliminary investigation, detectives believe Heredia-Arriaga was just visiting friends when he arrived in the middle of a home-invasion robbery at the River Pointe apartment complex, interrupting the intruders.

After shooting Heredia-Arriaga, the robbers and ran away. As of this evening, they are still at large.

The suspects are described as black, in their late teens to early 20s, wearing dark hooded sweatshirts and blue jeans.

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/crime/archives/2010/03/sacramento-home-1.html#ixzz0k08glceL

Placer sheriff: Deputies interrupt burglary in progress

By Bee Staff

Placer County Sheriff's deputies stopped a residential burglary in-progress as one of the burglars walked out of a Colfax home carrying stolen goods, according to Sheriff's Department release.

The release outlined this chain of events:

At 10:50 a.m. Monday, a witness called 911 to report that two men had just kicked in the front door of a home on West Oak Street.

When deputies arrived minutes later, they said Sean Michael Emmons (photo bottom left), 19, who has no fixed address, walked out of the home's front door carrying jewelry and other items.

At the same time, workers from a business behind the home had called 911 to report that two men were loading items into a blue Chevy Trailblazer.

The workers wrote down the vehicle's license plate number, which deputies broadcasted to all patrol officers.

Shortly after that broadcast, a deputy saw the Trailblazer speeding along westbound Interstate 80 near Dry Creek Road.

The driver, Paul Lopez Zazueta (photo bottom right), 18, of Sacramento, was in possession of a television, a snowboard, clothing and a bicycle later found to belong to the residents of the West Oak Street home, the release states.

Both suspects are being held at the Placer County Jail in Auburn on burglary and conspiracy charges, the release states. Bail is set at $50,000 each.

Roseville PD arrests 4 burglary suspects on neighbors' tip

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Roseville Police officers have arrested four suspected burglars in a west Roseville neighborhood, thanks to neighbors reporting suspicious activity, a police spokeswoman said today.

At 10:41 a.m. Monday, residents reported a silver Dodge Neon with four occupants slowly cruising back and forth along Steinbeck Drive, occasionally stopping while three males got out of the vehicle, walked up to houses and looked around, said Dee Dee Gunther of the Roseville Police Department.

Officers found the Dodge Neon parked in the neighborhood, with a 17-year-old female driver waiting inside, Gunther said. Other officers located the three males on foot nearby, carrying suspected burglar's tools, she said.

The Dodge Neon and three of the suspects, Bryan Scorza (photo bottom left) and the two juveniles, matched descriptions of suspects in a Feb. 19 residential burglary in the same neighborhood, Gunther said.

Scorza, 20, of Sacramento was arrested on suspicion of committing the Feb. 19 residential burglary, as well as conspiracy, prowling, possession of burglar's tools, and contributing to the delinquency of minors, she said.

Sean Michael Szostak (photo bottom right), 18, of Sacramento was arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary, conspiracy, possession of a switchblade knife and being a felon in possession of a weapon, possession of burglar's tools, and contributing to the delinquency of minors, Gunther said.

Both adults have since been released from the Placer County Jail on promises to appear in court, she said.

A 17-year-old female and a 16-year-old male, both from Sacramento, were arrested on burglary-related charges and taken to Placer County Juvenile Hall.

Cirby Way and Riverside Avenue a “gold mine” for Roseville drivers

By Megan Wood The Press Tribune

In 2009 officers issued 844 citations for merging out of freeway only lanes

If you haven’t yet mastered navigating through the newly installed “freeway only” lanes at Cirby Way and Riverside Avenue in Roseville, now’s the time.

Roseville Police officers have already ticketed several drivers, citing them for violations including unsafe lane changes and failure to obey regulation signs.

Dustin Doyle, a Roseville resident, was recently pulled over and cited for disobeying regulation traffic signs after changing lanes out of the freeway only lane headed for I-80 West.

“I checked over my shoulder, there was no traffic coming and I safely changed lanes,” Doyle said. “It’s ridiculous that I was ticketed, there’s nothing saying that I can’t change lanes there.”

Doyle was fined $250 and is currently contesting the citation.

In court, Doyle said he was one of a handful of other drivers that had been cited for the same moving violation, on the same day, by the same officer.

Terrence Scheffler of Antelope wrote a letter to The Press Tribune, calling the Cirby Way and Riverside Avenue intersection a “gold mine” after receiving a $221 citation, his first in 55 years for “negligence and failure to obey traffic signs.”

In 2009, Roseville Police officers issued 844 citations at the Cirby Way and Riverside Avenue intersection, of those 363 were violations of state vehicle code 21461(a), requiring obedience to official traffic control devices and 299 citations were issued for violating Roseville Municipal Code 11.06.03 for the same violation.

The difference in citation fines is about $120, and officers have the discretion to choose which violation to cite drivers.

“I, myself, the majority of the time cite for the Roseville Municipal Code. It gives drivers a break and it isn’t a point on their record,” said Roseville Traffic Sergeant Marc Glynn.

Glynn said there are many reminders to drivers of the lane’s direction, including several signs that indicate the lane’s direction to westbound I-80.

Glynn said that Roseville Police Department waited until July of 2009, two months after the Riverside Avenue improvement project was completed, to begin ticketing drivers for failing to obey the regulation signs that are posted freeway only.

Coming from his home off Melody Lane, Doyle said a right turn onto Cirby Way is his only option, putting him in the rightmost turn lane that is marked freeway only on the pavement.

“I have no choice but to get in that lane, even if I don’t want to go to the freeway,” Doyle said, citing the California Driver handbook, which states that a proper right turn begins and ends in the lane nearest the right hand curb. “I would have to change lanes out of the freeway only lane to continue down Riverside or if I want to go I-80 East.”

Glynn said that because the Cirby Way and Melody Lane intersection is a controlled intersection, Doyle can safely turn into any of the lanes including the center lanes that continue down Cirby Way, or the No.1 right turn lane that directs drivers to the stoplight at Cirby Way and Riverside Avenue.

“The No.1 lane becomes dashed (on Riverside Avenue) indicating that drivers can change lanes to continue down Riverside or continue merging to I-80 East,” Glynn said.

According to Glynn, changing lanes out of the No.2 freeway only lane into the No.1 lane before the stoplight at Riverside Avenue would not have resulted in a citation.

“The problem is on Riverside Avenue where the traffic is heavier and you have cars jockeying for a position,” Glynn said. “I tell drivers if you want to avoid the ticket, go to the light (at Riverside Avenue) and turn right,” Glynn said, as opposed to the No.2 freeway only lane, which does not stop.

Glynn said more improvements to the Cirby Way and Melody Lane intersection are planned, including making the solid white line between the No.1 and No.2 right turn lanes a dashed line and installing an I-80 West, freeway only sign on Melody Lane.

“The city is doing the best they can to improve the intersection for motorists,” Glynn said.

Investigation continues into Cirby Way shooting

Eric Laughlin, The Press Tribune

Roseville police detectives are still searching for a man who shot an employee of a weight loss clinic at Cirby Way and Sunrise Avenue Wednesday evening.

The employee of Absolute Weight Loss Clinic, said to be in his 50s, was reportedly locking up the business at around 7:45 p.m., when an Hispanic man approached him from the parking lot.

An argument ensued and the suspect reportedly shot the employee twice, causing him to collapse in front of a VCR repair store. He was taken to a Sutter Roseville Medical Center with injuries to his abdomen, but the wounds were not thought to be life threatening.

Witnesses were unable to estimate the Hispanic suspect's age, but he was described as being approximately 5-foot, 8-inches tall, 150 pounds, and wearing a red or dark orange hooded sweatshirt and jeans.

Investigators have yet to determine a motive or whether or not the two men knew each other.

Anyone with information regarding the suspect is asked to call Roseville Crimestoppers at 783-STOP. A cash reward could apply for callers providing information leading to an arrest.

Update: Roseville PD describes shooting suspect

By Kim Minugh and Chelsea Phua of sacbee.com

kiminugh@sacbee.com

Roseville police have released a more detailed description of a man suspected of shooting another man in strip mall parking lot Wednesday night.

The shooter was described to police as a Hispanic man of an unknown age, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds, according to Roseville police. He was wearing a dark-colored, possibly red or dark-orange hooded sweatshirt and jeans.

Authorities said the victim, a man in his 50s, was taken to Sutter Roseville Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Sgt. Jason Bosworth told The Bee on Wednesday night that the man may have been an employee at a weight-loss clinic at a shopping center at Sunrise Avenue and Cirby Way. He was leaving the clinic shortly before 7:45 p.m. when another man confronted him.

Bosworth said the men briefly exchanged words before the shooter fired twice at the victim, hitting him in the mid-torso. Witnesses told police the gunman ran toward Sunrise Avenue.

The victim went into a nearby TV repair store to ask for help.

Roseville police, with assistance from Sacramento and Citrus Heights police officers, cordoned off the area for about 40 minutes to look for the suspect but did not find him.

Detectives do not yet know whether the suspect and victim knew each other, nor have they determined a motive.