Rocklin incident report: Shopping cart theft, wrong-way DUI hit and run, drug arrests

The Rocklin Police Department publishes a weekly crime report. Here are the published incidents from Nov. 27-Dec. 3. Dec. 3 At 1:30 p.m., two male suspects stole a shopping cart containing unpaid-for merchandise on the 5400 block of Crossings Drive. The estimated value of the stolen merchandise was less than $950. The male suspects fled the area in a vehicle with a covered license plate. Officers later identified the vehicle and are looking for the suspects. Dec. 2 At about 3:23 a.m., Rocklin Police stopped a vehicle on Sierra College Boulevard at Granite Drive. When officers contacted the driver, Devon Porteous, 32, of Auburn, he displayed objective signs of intoxication. A DUI investigation was conducted and Porteous was determined to be under the influence of alcohol that affected his ability to drive safely. Porteous was arrested and booked into the South Placer Jail. Between 7 and 10 p.m. during the Rocklin High football game, three electric motorized scooters were stolen that belonged to game attendees. Dec. 1 At about 11:29 a.m., Rocklin Police responded to a report of a suspicious person on the 5000 block of Pacific Street. Officers arrived and located a male who was in possession of black tar heroin and a glass heroin pipe. The male was released with a signed promise to appear. Nov. 30 At 2:18 p.m., Rocklin Police responded to a business on the 5400 block of Crossings Drive regarding an employee who was caught stealing more than $1,000 in store merchandise. Nov. 29 At 11:28 p.m., Rocklin Police stop a vehicle on Highway 65 at Blue Oaks Boulevard. The driver, Mark Freitas, 27, of Lincoln fled from officers but eventually pulled over. Officers contacted the driver and placed him under arrest for failing to yield and being in violation of his Placer County probation. Freitas was booked into the Placer County Jail. Sometime between the 4 p.m. and 8:20 a.m., an unknown suspect stole property from a victim's unlocked vehicle on the 4300 block of Reecer Drive. Nov. 28 A driver, Brett Shuman, 31, of Antelope hit multiple occupied vehicles during separate accidents and left without stopping. While fleeing, Shuman drove on the wrong side of the road through residential streets and a school zone before Rocklin Police stopped him on the 5100 block of Topaz Avenue. Shuman was detained and after the investigation was arrested and booked at the South Placer Jail. At 11:33 p.m., Rocklin Police stopped a vehicle on West Sunset Boulevard and Placer Corporate Drive. Officers contacted the driver and during a search of the vehicle located cocaine. The driver was released on a Promise to Appear. Nov. 27 Through a scam, a suspect falsely represented themselves to a victim and scammed more than $950 on the 5700 block of Palomar Circle. Between 4:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., an unidentified suspect entered a victim's unlocked vehicle and stole property on the 5300 block of Thunder Ridge Circle. The property was valued at less than $950. Other Rocklin Police Officer activity included: Officer-initiated activity: 446 Calls for service: 433 Misdemeanor arrests: 14 Felony arrests: 3 Cases written: 67 Traffic stops: 81 Citations: 36 DUI arrests: 5 Accidents: 2 Criminal accident: 4