Thief steals $25,000 worth of fiberoptic cable in Saratoga

April 18

Petty theft: Between 10:35 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., someone stole a mail package from the front doorstep of a residence in the 18000 block of Mill Court for a total loss valued at approximately $100.

Car valued at $80,000 stolen from Saratoga residence

Saratoga resident out $6 million in cash-to-gold-coin scam

Saratoga mail theft leads to identity theft

Stolen vehicle recovered in Saratoga was fraudulently sold

Medication stolen from Saratoga senior care facility

May 5

Petty theft: A Saratoga resident ordered license plates from the DMV in March but never received them and believes they were either stolen or misdelivered for a total loss valued at approximately $27.

Robbery: At 1:32 p.m., someone entered CVS in the Argonaut Shopping Center on Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, threatened to hit an employee with a liquor bottle and stole merchandise valued at approximately $204.

May 6

Theft by false pretenses, ID theft: A Saratoga resident was contacted through a messaging application, and the suspect ultimately convinced the victim to provide money and a copy of the their driver’s license as part of a cryptocurrency investment scam for a total loss of about $456,000.

May 8

Theft by false pretenses: A bank employee reported that a client who lives in Saratoga was being scammed by someone who posed as an employee with a financial technology company and ultimately convinced the victim to withdraw money to buy gold and then provide that gold to a courier for a total loss of approximately $190,000.

Grand theft: At 4:30 p.m., someone severed a copper telecommunications line and stole 30 feet of fiberoptic cable in the 21000 block of Congress Springs Road for a total loss valued at approximately $25,000.

May 9

Theft of license plate: Between 11:45 a.m. on May 8 and 2:50 p.m. on May 9, someone stole the rear license plate from a vehicle parked in the 18000 block of McCoy Avenue.