A man was reported to be rummaging through trash and recycling containers near Mountain and Blair avenues late on July 14. Police were dispatched to the area at 10:14 p.m. The suspect was located on Mountain, according to Piedmont Police Capt. Chris Monahan. The man said he was collecting trash and recycling. Monahan said he also told officers he was homeless and looking for clothing.
He was identified and found to be on probation in Alameda County for possession of stolen property and also had a bench warrant in San Francisco.
On July 15, a man possibly with a knife was reported breaking into a locker room on the campus of Piedmont High School, according to the police log. He was reportedly seen near the softball field and one call said he was throwing his hands in the air and said, “We gonna do something what’s the problem?” The police log described the man only as a Hispanic male wearing a dark blue shirt…