Police Log: Danville Man, 50, Arrested for Allegedly Attempting To Mail Pot Via UPS

A United Parcel Service driver suspected the strong odor from a package he picked up Thursday along his Pleasanton route was marijuana and notified his San Ramon supervisors.

UPS, in turn, notified the Pleasanton Police Department of the suspicious-smelling parcel, which was among several collected along Serpentine Drive and was addressed to an unknown recipient in Columbia, S.C., records state.

And the box's alleged sender, 50-year-old Danville resident George Stauffer, was arrested that evening on Bolton Court, Danville, on two felony counts of suspected possession of marijuana for sale and selling marijuana, police said.

Stauffer was scheduled for arraignment Monday at the Pleasanton, court records state.

No details were available on the size of the attempted shipment.

In other area crime news:

Saturday, April 27

• Traffic-stop arrest 1:45 a.m. on 700 San Ramon Valley Boulevard.
• Vandalism logged 11:19 a.m. on 1000 El Capitan Drive.
• Property damage accidents: 12:18 p.m. Center Way at Crow Canyon Road; 9:57 p.m. along 400 Front Street.
• Misdemeanor hit-and-run 1:51 p.m. on 800 Camino Ramon.
• Theft reported 2:20 p.m. on 3100 block of Fostoria Way.
• Fireworks reported 7:31 p.m. along 600 Park Hill Road.
• Noise/music/party disturbances: 8:22 p.m. Danville Boulevard at Ramon Court; 8:43 p.m. on 100 East Prospect Avenue; 10:05 p.m. Fountain Springs Circle at Summer Hill Court; 10:07 p.m. and 11:11 p.m. on 700 Diablo Road.

Friday, April 26

• Vandalism: 7:33 a.m. on 100 block of Summerside Circle.
• Car break-in logged 8:39 a.m. on 1400 block of Greenlawn Drive.
• Identity theft filed 1:08 p.m. along 300 Harper Lane.
• Property damage accident 1:23 p.m. on 800 El Cerro Boulevard.
• Warrant arrest 4:07 p.m. Concha Court at Contada Circle.
• Unlicensed motorist cited 4:08 p.m. Concha Court at Contada Circle.
• Public intoxication reported 9:17 p.m. on 600 block of Bobbie Drive.
• Telephone harassment logged along 200 Murcia Court 9:12 p.m.
• Battery/fight report 10:49 p.m. on 700 Diablo Road.
• Verbal/noise disturbances: 11:28 p.m. on 300 Hartz Avenue; 11:47 p.m. along 100 Pulido Road.
• Alamo man, 24, dies in 2 a.m. solo-vehicle crash on Stone Valley Road.
• Highland Road closed after 4:30 p.m. injury accident.
• Newark K-9 officer survives eight-foot fall through ceiling while nabbing man in attic. Story here.

Thursday, April 25

• Misdemeanor hit-and-run: 12:08 p.m. Sherburne Hills Road at Camino Tassajara.
• Arrest made following injury accident 4:45 p.m. 700 San Ramon Valley Boulevard.
• Thefts reported on 600 San Ramon Valley Boulevard 5:27 p.m. and 2:31 p.m. along 100 La Jolla Court.
• Vandalism: 5:42 p.m. on 3000 block Fostoria Circle.

Wednesday, April 24

• Property-damage accidents: Center Way at Crow Canyon Road 7:22 a.m.; 6:17 p.m. Diablo and Green Valley roads.
• Commercial burglary reported 8:50 a.m. on 800 Diablo Road.
• Credit-card fraud filed 10:36 a.m. on 100 block Blackstone Drive.
• Theft of motor-vehicle parts 6:29 p.m. Danville and El Cerro boulevards.
• Arrest following suspicious-subject stop 6:39 p.m. on 300 Railroad Avenue.
• Traffic-stop arrest 10:34 p.m. San Ramon Valley Boulevard at Sycamore Valley Road.
• Missing-person case filed 6:47 p.m. on 1000 Diablo Road.
• Livermore daycare arrests.
• Injury accidents: I-680 and Bollinger Canyon Road 9:25 p.m.; 6:17 p.m. Bollinger Canyon and Dougherty roads; 8:12 a.m. Crow Canyon Road at Camino Ramon.
• Oily-rag reminder from fire officials.

Tuesday, April 23

• Misdemeanor hit-and-runs: 8:22 a.m. Center Way at Crow Canyon Road; 3:27 p.m. on 3100 Stone Valley Drive.
• Vehicle reported stolen 9:17 a.m. on 400 Diablo Road.
• Trespassing reported 12:02 a.m. along 100 Hartz Avenue.
• Theft from vehicle reported along 100 Golden Hills Court 10:10 a.m.
• Insufficient funds/checks logged on 300 Hartz Avenue 9:44 a.m.
• Forgery/fraud case filed 12:33 p.m. on the 100 block of Hightree Court.
• Drug arrest 11:25 a.m. on the 500 block of Danville Boulevard.
• Drug violation reported 1:46 p.m. on 100 block Laurel Drive.
• Arrest made following investigation 7:41 p.m. Hartz and West Prospect avenues.
• Prowler report on 200 block Royal Palm Place 6:42 p.m.
• San Leandro businessman/Lamorinda coach enters plea to molestation.

Monday, April 22

• Fireworks reported 4:25 p.m. on 1000 Tassajara Ranch Road.
• Misdemeanor hit-and-run Brookside Drive at Sycamore Valley Road 5:05 p.m.
• Littering reported 7:41 a.m. on 3400 Camino Tassajara.
• Injury accident 8:10 a.m. Greenbrook Drive at Greenbrook Court.
• Property damage accidents: 5:29 p.m. on 500 Bolero Drive; 5:52 p.m. Camino Tassajara at Crow Canyon Road.
• Vehicle reported stolen 10:26 a.m. on 100 Summerside Circle.
• Prowler reported 12:32 p.m. on 100 block Vicenza Court.
• Harassment disturbance: 2:34 p.m. along 200 Still Creek Road.
• Vandalism: 2:58 p.m. on 100 Wilshsire Court.
• Martinez school kids make get-well video for Boston Marathon bomb- victim classmate.
• Area real estate fraud and conspiracy cases reported.

Sunday, April 21

• Individual arrested after police downtown walk-through 12:32 a.m. on 300 Hartz Avenue.
• Traffic-stop arrest 2:11 a.m. Danville Boulevard at Railroad Avenue.
• Vehicles reported stolen: 5:38 a.m. on 100 block Serene Court; 4:10 p.m. on 100 Marques Court.
• Unwanted guest/harassment disturbances: 8:47 a.m. on 600 San Ramon Valley Boulevard; 3:35 p.m. on 600 Ambience Way.
• Party/music disturbances: 12:51 p.m. along 800 Brookside Drive; 6:25 p.m. along 400 Shirlee Drive; 11:55 p.m. on 100 Rubicon Circle.
• Telephone harassment reported on 100 Cameo Drive 12:57 p.m.