Police Log: Man Robbed Of Red Cap; Drugs Stashed In Book; Son Steals Mom's Car...Twice

A and a stolen-vehicle chase topped Livermore police news last week.

But some smaller, quirkier crimes were also reported by authorities, including a mother terrorized by her adult son, contraband hidden in a hollowed-out book, and a man assaulted for wearing the wrong-colored hat.

A man wearing a red A's baseball cap and his girlfriend were walking Thursday night near Railroad Avenue and North K Street when they were approached by five to six males who asked for a cigarette, said Lt. Ava Garavatti of the Livermore Police Department.

The man was then asked "if he was a Northerner," Garavatti said, a reference to the Norteno street gang, which favors red clothing.

When he said no, the suspects assaulted him, stole his hat and fled on foot, she said.

The victim had minor visible injuries from the scuffle, and his female companion was unharmed, she said.

Ages or descriptions of the victims and suspects were not available. 

On March 27, police answered a stolen-vehicle call on the 5000 block of Scenic Avenue made by a woman, who said her 23-year-old son had taken her car without her permission, Garavatti said. 

When the son returned with the vehicle a few hours later, he became enraged that his mother had called in the incident to police and theatened that he would kill her, she said.

Fearing for her safety, the woman barricaded herself in a bathroom, called police once more, and soon learned her son had left again - in another one of her cars.

No details were available whether the son was apprehended, but Garavatti said his mom has gotten a protective order. 

Possession of illegal drugs is a crime. And so is hiding them in a fake book, as one Livermore woman learned when police reportedly discovered her hidden stash of methamphetamine, prescription medications, pipes and needles.

On March 27, police arrested the 23-year-old on suspicion of controlled-substance and paraphernalia possession, along with an alleged violation of penal code 11366.8(A) - storing drugs in a false compartment - records state.

"She hollowed out a book and hid her dope in it," Garavatti said. 

In other police news:

Saturday, March 31

• Harrassing phone calls reported at 4:30 p.m. on the 6200 block of Forget Me Not Common.
• A 40-year-old woman was arrested for alleged battery at 5:36 p.m. along 3000 Gardella Plaza.
• A female was arrested for suspected domestic assault at 10:06 p.m. on the 1500 block of Springtown Boulevard.
• Warrant arrests were made at 1 p.m. along 1000 Spring Valley Common and 1:10 p.m. on 2100 Shetland Road.

Friday, March 30

• Two residential burglaries reported at 3:15 p.m. and 4 p.m. from the 2700 and 2800 blocks of Tahoe Drive.
• Vandalism cited along 5600 Charlotte Way at 5 p.m.
• Theft reported at 12:27 p.m. along 1300 Railroad Avenue.
• Suspected public intoxication arrest made of a female at 6:11 p.m. on 1100 South Livermore Avenue.

Thursday, March 29

• Robbery reported at 11:24 p.m. on Railroad Avenue and North K Street.
• An Oakland man, 56, was arrested at 3:03 p.m. on 4700 First Street for suspected driving under the influence, driving on a suspended license from prior DUI, and no interlock device.
• DUI arrest made at 10:48 p.m. on Rhododendron Drive at Tiger Lily Common.

Wednesday, March 28

• Vehicular burglaries reported at 5:20 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. on the 500 block of South Vasco Road.
• Stolen vehicle recovered at 2:30 a.m. along 2300 Nissen Drive.
• Suspected DUI arrests included: a Livermore man, 21, at 5 p.m. on 5200 Theresa Way; Livermore man, 35, on Auburn Street and East Avenue; and another Livermore man, 65, at 11:30 p.m. along 1400 Railroad Avenue.

Tuesday, March 27

• Car thefts and criminal threats reported at 4 p.m. and 10:40 p.m. on the 5000 block of Scenic Avenue.
• Stolen vehicle, police chase and arrest of a male suspect, 22,  reported at 2:30 a.m., also on Scenic.
• A San Ramon man, 23, was arrested for allegedly carrying a switchblade at 12:17 a.m. along 2400 Portola Avenue.
• Court-order violation reported at 9:30 a.m. on the 7000 block of East Avenue.
• Public intoxication arrest made at 4 p.m. on 2100 Second Street.
• Theft cited at 9:45 a.m. along 4400 First Street.
• Police obstruction logged at 4 p.m. on Front and South K streets.
• A Livermore woman, 23, was arrested at 12:20 p.m. on the 500 block of St. George Court for suspected possession of controlled substances and hiding drugs in a false compartment.

Monday, March 26

• Robbery at 5:52 p.m. at Chase bank on 1700 North Vasco Road.
• Vandalism cited at 12:25 a.m. on 600 South H Street.
• Stolen license plate reported at 1:26 p.m. on the 6200 block of Tesla Road.
• Car break-in logged at 5 p.m. on 5600 Oakmont Circle.
• A Livermore woman, 44, was arrested at 10:19 a.m. along 900 Coronado Way for suspected drug-paraphernalia possession.
• Possession of stolen property reported at 5 p.m. on the 800 block of Rincon Avenue. 
• An individual was arrested at 2:15 p.m. on Livermore Avenue at I-580 for allegedly being under the influence of controlled substances.

Sunday, March 25

• Stolen vehicle recovered at 8 a.m. on National Drive and Pinnacle Place.
• Car break-in logged, 6 p.m., along 4400 East Avenue.
• Domestic battery reported at 8:43 p.m. on the 1400 block of First Street.
• Suspected DUI arrest made of a Cupertino woman, 32, at 3:47 a.m. along 7700 Southfront Road.
• Drunk-and-disorderly arrests made at 1:47 a.m. along 100 South Livermore Avenue, and at 3:25 a.m. of a Livermore male, 31, along 2600 Tuscany Court.
• Theft cited at 11:40 a.m. on 900 East Stanley Boulevard.