Someone other than you obtains credit, goods or services using your social security number, drivers license number, credit card numbers, or other identifying information. For example, someone opens a credit card account or phone service using your information. Be sure to get and keep all papers, receipts, cancelled checks, mail from companies, etc. related to this crime.* After filing your online report, be sure to visit Recovering From Identity Theft for additional reporting instructions. *
Theft of mail from a mailbox or receptacle. If any of your personal information or checks were used after the mail theft, please include this in the narrative portion of your report.
Your property is taken without your permission. For example, a bicycle from a yard or a purse from shopping cart.
Property is stolen from your locked/unlocked vehicle. For example, items such as clothes, books, purse, garage door opener taken from inside your locked or unlocked vehicle.
City and State law prohibit the theft of any recyclable materials. If you see someone other than an authorized person removing recyclables from a recycling cart or bin, obtain the vehicle license number, car description, time of the theft, description of the person(s), and note the direction they were heading. For your safety, do NOT confront the recycling thieves.
Property taken from a building/residence without the owner's permission. To file online the burglary has to have occurred more than three days ago. If the burglary ocurred within the last three days, please call 916-264-5471 to report the incident.
When property is missing or lost. For example, leaving items in a restaurant or missing items from home.