El Granada
Burglary
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Someone busted the passenger side window of a parked car overnight and took a bag with possessions valued at $160.
Theft
10 p.m., May 1, The Alameda
Overnight on April 28 someone opened an unlocked car door and took camera equipment and a wallet.
12:19 p.m., May 6,
El Granada Boulevard
A thief took a computer and several other things — together valued at more than $2,000 — from an unlocked car.
Half Moon Bay
Counterfeit money
2:05 p.m., May 7, Kelly Avenue
A store employee notified police about a man trying to pass a counterfeit $50 bill. The man said he didn’t know it was fake. The case was turned over to the U.S. Secret Service.
Disorderly conduct
10:14 a.m., May 8, Lewis Foster Drive
Police detained four teenage boys — between the ages of 15 and 17 — for disorderly conduct and being drunk at school. Some of the teens admitted to belonging to a gang. The 15-year-old had brass knuckles and he was taken to the county’s juvenile detention center. The others were released to their parents.
Domestic dispute
May 7, Terrace Avenue
Police met with a woman who said she had received a threatening e-mail from her sister and wanted the incident documented.
Driving without a license
9:46 p.m., May 5, Main Street
A 19-year-old Half Moon Bay resident was cited for not having a license.
Drugs
11:59 p.m., May 10,
Highway 1
Police stopped a 16-year-old Montara resident who was on probation. They found pills inside the car and charged him with several offenses before releasing him to his parents.
DUI
10:57 p.m, May 9, Main Street
Police detained a 17-year-old girl after seeing her weave in traffic while driving without her headlights. She was found to be intoxicated and released to her parents.
Hit-and-run
11:30 a.m., May 7, Main Street
Witnesses pointed out a man involved in a hit-and-run. The man admitted that he had no license and explained that he ran into a streetlight in order to avoid hitting a car. The case is being forwarded to the district attorney.
Suspicious circumstance
10 p.m., May 5, Kelly Avenue
A 48-year-old man told police he was sleeping on a bench when something hit him on the head. He couldn’t say what it was and police found no evidence of any assault.
Theft
May 6, Highway 92
A local resident said he returned home after a two-month absence to find some stereo equipment missing from his car.
9:56 p.m., May 6, Highway 1
Police arrested a 29-year-old Pacifica resident for defrauding an innkeeper when he tried to pay an $84.39 tab with an inoperative credit card. Employees say the man was seen running from the restaurant. Police caught up with him at a nearby bar. He also had a glass pipe used for methamphetamine with him at the time of his arrest.
Vicious dog
12:05 p.m., May 7, Miramontes Street
A mail carrier told police that he was chased by a dog. A passing delivery man helped get the dog back into its own backyard until police arrived.
Warrants
2:52 p.m., May 6, Kelly Avenue
Police cited a 26-year-old Half Moon Bay resident who had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant.
Montara
Theft
7:50 a.m., May 2, Buena Vista Street
Overnight, someone removed a briefcase containing a laptop and cell phone from a car. The goods were valued at $4,700.
8:41 a.m., May 4, Birch Street
Someone entered a vehicle overnight and took several electronic gadgets that were together valued at almost $1,000.
4:38 p.m., May 5, 12th Street
Someone took a handbag containing a $300 camera from an unlocked car.
Vandalism
12:21 p.m., May 3, Audobon Street
Over the past week, an unoccupied home was vandalized twice. The damage was put at $1,300. Witnesses say they saw two young children flee the scene.
Pescadero
Theft
9:08 a.m., May 2, North Street
A thief took 100 brass sprinkler heads from irrigation lines in a field west of Stage Road. The loss was put at $1,500.
Princeton
DUI
12:29 a.m., May 4, Johnson Pier
Police arrested a 26-year-old Moss Beach man for DUI after he failed to stop at a stop sign and subsequently failed field sobriety tests.
Public intoxication
10:39 p.m., May 4, Capistrano Road
Deputies were dispatched to a fight at a bar. When they got there, they found the fight was between two sons and their father. One man, a 29-year-old from Boulder, Colo., was too drunk to care for himself and taken to county jail.
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