A vendor at the flea market reported that someone had removed a wallet from her purse. The wallet was returned to her by a good samaritan. No suspect description.
A patron reported that while he was in the station, his briefcase was stolen by two suspects described as being in their late teens to early 20's. The suspects fled the area prior to the arrival of responding officers.
A female patron was attempting to get her laptop out of her vehicle trunk when a male subject grabbed her purse and escaped on foot. She was not injured and an area check for the suspect was unsuccessful.
In a late reported case, a juvenile had his cell phone stolen from his person by another juvenile in the bus stop area on the morning of 5/31/06.
A woman had a necklace snatched from her person at the 20th St. end of the station. The suspect, an adult male, fled the area prior to the arrival of responding officers.
A passenger who had a digital camera strapped to his body had it stolen from his possession while he was asleep on a train. No suspect description.
A patron reported that he was the victim of a pocket pick while on board a train. The victim never saw the suspect who picked his wallet containing $300 cash and credit cards.
In a late report (occurred yesterday), the victim of a pocket pick reported that she was bumped while boarding a Daly City train at Civic Center Station between 1700 - 1730 hrs. Loss was a cell phone from her left front jacket pocket. No suspect description.
A patron on board an east-bound train approaching West Oakland Station had his laptop computer snatched from his possession by an adult male in his 20's who fled the train/station. Responding units set up a perimeter after the suspect was spotted fleeing into the yards near 9th and Center. UTL.
A male suspect grabbed a wallet from an elderly woman victim on a Richmond bound train. The suspect fled when the train stopped at Lake Merritt station. The suspect was not located.
A suspect snatched an iPhone4 from the hands of a male victim on the train. The suspect then fled to the street with a witness chasing him. The suspect was described as a black male in his 20's, 5'7" tall, wearing a white beanie, a black or blue jacket with white trim. An officer located a male matching the suspect's description a short distance away. Three witnesses were brought to the scene and the witness who chased the suspect from the train positively identified the male detainee as the person who stole the phone. The detainee did not have any phones on his person when contacted by the officers. The detainee was taken into custody and transported to Lake Merritt Station. Further investigation and review of available video footage from the station resulted in the investigating officers concluding the detainee was not the person who stole the victim's phone, despite the positive identification by the witness. The detainee was released without further delay. The suspect in this case was not located. The video footage will be forwarded to detectives for further investigation.