Crime & Safety
Sheriff: $14,000 Worth of Tools, Appliances Taken in Upvalley Burglaries
Appliances and hand tools are among the items taken from an unoccupied home in Calistoga and the auto shop at Pacific Union College, a Napa County Sheriff's captain said.
Two recent burglaries added up to $14,000 worth of property stolen from a Calistoga residence and Pacific Union College in Angwin, according to the Napa County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 8:15 p.m., Tuesday, deputies responded to a report of a burglary in the 200 block of Franz Valley School Road in Calistoga, said sheriff's Capt. Tracey Stuart in a media release.
The residence is vacant, Stuart said, and the burglary was discovered by family members doing maintenance at the home. Personal items and appliances were missing with an estimated value of $4,000, she said.
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The burglary happened between Dec. 24 and 29. It is not known how entry into the home was made, Stuart said.
On Dec. 31, about 8:45 p.m., deputies were sent to Pacific Union College in Angwin to investigate a report of a burglary.
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A person had entered the auto shop at the college by unknown means some time between 9 p.m. Dec. 30 and 10 a.m. Dec. 31 and removed about $10,000 worth of hand tools, Stuart said.
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