Crime ReportPlease note: The Roseville Police Department Crime Log does not represent all the crime in the City of Roseville. It should never be viewed as a comprehensive list. 

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Roseville Police Crime Log October 22 - November 5, 2024
Police Beat 1
Case # Date/Time Type Location Summary
2024-00057802 10/23/24 3:37 PM GRAND THEFT GALLERIA BLVD Suspect went to three retail stores in the city of Roseville with another suspect and stole numerous items. She said the intent for the theft was to have the other suspect take them to the Bay Area and give them to a third party to sell the merchandise. Suspect was contacted as she was backing her vehicle out of her driveway and detained. Most of the stolen merchandise was recovered from her vehicle. Under Miranda, she admitted to driving to the mall with the intent to steal.
Police Beat 2
Case # Date/Time Type Location Summary
2024-00058034 10/21/24 12:15 PM GRAND THEFT SIERRA COLLEGE BLVD Reporting party said on 10/21/24 at about 1215 hours, his wife was at an ATM machine getting money. After that, she went into adjacent retail location and shopped from approximately 15 minutes. During this time, Victim said her small black purse inside her big purse she was carrying was stolen. She had it from the time she was at the bank and inside the store but did not discover it missing until about 1230 hours. Fraudulent charges were made on Victim's stolen credit cards at various locations for a total of $3,800. Victim did recall a male adult and female adult acting strange inside the retail location while she was shopping. She thought one of them could have stolen the purse from her, but ultimately was unsure.
Police Beat 3
Case # Date/Time Type Location Summary
2024-00058166 10/25/24 10:52 AM FRAUD COLOMA WAY Victim advised she opened her browser to check email. She clicked on a link and a pop up came up that stated, "You have been hacked" and provided a phone number to contact. Victim called and spoke to "Amy" who told her that she is being hacked, they were in her computer, and that they want $10,000 to make it go away. Victim provided information on her banking location and was provided a phone number to contact. Victim called the number and spoke with fraud department employee who transferred her to the fraud department manager. At this point victim was told she needed to pull out $10k cash and do a hand off in person for her to no longer be hacked. Victim and her husband then went to a local bank and opened a new account to pull out 10k cash. Victim was told an agent would go to their address to get the cash and she needed to tell them code word provided. At this point Victim suspected a potential scam and engaged Roseville PD for assistance.
Police Beat 4
Case # Date/Time Type Location Summary
2024-00058332 10/26/24 1:13 AM OTHER FELONY PUEBLA WAY Police dispatched to the report of a theft in progress. It was reported that a male wearing a black jacket and jeans riding a bike was seen taking a blue tarp from the side of the reporting parties house. Upon arrival a male was observed riding a bike with the blue tarp on his lap. When contacted the male yielded and was detained. During a consent search a large hunting style knife with a wooden handle was found concealed inside of the males right pant leg. Drug paraphenalia was also found inside of the males right breast pocket. The male was then transported South Placer County Jail without incident.
2024-00059642 11/1/24 2:30 PM FRAUD SPRINGFIELD DR Victim stated four males knocked on her door stating they wanted to buy her vehicle that had a for sale sign on it. Victim stated she and her boyfriend were showing the vehicle and popped the hood. While showing the vehicle to one male another accompanying male poured oil on the engine causing it to steam and smoke. Victim stated at the time she believed the engine was damaged and had an issue due to the smoke. Victim stated the males told her the engine was damaged and offered her $1,500 US dollars for the vehicle instead of $6,800 US dollars asked for. Victim was eventually talked her into selling the vehicle for $2,500 US dollars. After Victim sold the vehicle and completed the transfer she realized, via camera footage on her house, that another male poured oil on the engine when the Victim was distracted.
Police Beat 5
Case # Date/Time Type Location Summary
2024-00059539 11/1/24 1:32 PM GRAND THEFT FAIRWAY DR On 11-01-2024 at approximately 1243 hours, Law Enforcement responded to a report of a theft in progess. Loss Prevention advised that multiple suspects were in the store concealing merchandise. Two of them had exited the store with multiple items they did not pay for. Loss Prevention identified the vehicle that all subjects were associated with in the parking lot. Upon arrival, Law Enforcement made contact with occupant of the vehicle and four other suspects. Through investigation, it was determined that four suspects entered a retail location and stole approximately $1200 in Merchandise while the fifth waited in the driver's seat of the vehicle. All five suspects were booked into South Placer Jail.
2024-00057915 10/21/24 12:10 PM FRAUD CENTRAL PARK DR Victim stated on 10/21/2024 at 1210 hours she responded to an email regarding a bank loan. She explained she was already searching the internet for a possible loan which is why the email didn’t seem suspicious. Shortly after Victim opted in for the bank loan, she received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the bank. They discussed the loan amount and repayment method. After this phone discussion, Victim received an email from this “representative" providing the contract and details of her loan. Victim responded with an email with her bank account information, her social security number, and her passport ID. On 10/21/2024 at 1315 hours, Victim received a call from the real bank regarding account information being requested in her name. A text from the bank asked for her to reply to confirm she was opening an account. Victim finally called the bank they explained that her personal information was being used in their system for three different claims. Victim tried to call back the fraudulent representative telling them she did not want to move forward with the loan, but the “representative” explained they had already sent funds and she would have to go purchase gift cards in the amount of the loan to pay them back. Victim was able to confirm through a true bank representative that three deposits of $420.00 had been placed into her bank account but could not explain how that occurred. Victim then went into her bank branch and spoke with a bank teller and they were able to freeze Victim's bank account and close it. It was confirmed that no money had been lost and Victim was able to open a new account. Victim continued to get harassing calls and emails from the fraudulent bank representative stating they needed the money back. Victim was advised that since her account had been cleared and nothing had been lost, she should block their calls and contact the credit bureaus alerting them to her personal information being used for fraudulent activity.
Police Beat 6
Case # Date/Time Type Location Summary
2024-00057633 10/20/24 8:00 PM PETTY THEFT WOODCREEK OAKS BLVD Victim said on 10/15/24 she ordered a Zinus mattress off Amazon. On 10/20/24 at about 2000 hours, Amazon had reported the mattress had been delivered to the front of Victim's apartment. Victim checked by her front door and the mattress was not there. She thought someone had stolen the mattress. She contacted Amazon and they told her to file a police report to get a full refund. She did not have cameras in front of her apartment.
Police Beat 7
Case # Date/Time Type Location Summary
2024-00058565 10/27/24 5:00 AM BURGLARY PRAIRIE TOWN WAY Victim stated around 05:00 AM they heard a doorbell ring and heard teenagers laughing, talking and running away. Later on in the day, around 10:00 AM, Victim noticed their bike was taken from the garage. Victim advised the subjects made entry through a patio door (which was broken in the past and therefore could not be locked) that lead to the garage and the garage was left unlocked. There was no sign of forced entry. Victim stated whoever entered the garage did not leave anything behind.
2024-00059500 11/1/24 9:42 AM FRAUD MARKET ST Victim stated on 09/23/2024 she applied for a job listing on Facebook as a “secret shopper.” Victim explained after she applied to the listing an envelope arrived in the mail on 10/22/2024 from the company listed as “Royale Incorp”. The contents included an instruction page with very specific instructions on how to complete the “secret shopper” job duties. The priority mail envelope also contained a check in the amount of $1,795.00. Victim was instructed to cash the check and use the funds to purchase gift cards at several local stores in miscellaneous increments. At the time of cashing the check at her bank, Victim explained she inquired to the bank teller about the legitimacy of the check. The teller did not state anything was wrong with the check and assisted in cashing the full amount. Once she had the cash and purchased the gift cards instructions indicated that in order to receive a bonus upon completion of the task, she was to remove the security tape from the gift card pin numbers and send photos of all the cards for confirmation. Victim complied and the photos were sent to the contact at the number provided. On 10/31/2024 at approx. 1900 hours, Victim was notified by her bank of the reverse charge of $1,795.00 from her bank account due to a false or fraudulent check. Victim stated the funds were removed from her bank account and this alerted her to check the gift card funds. It was confirmed the funds were gone from the gift cards.