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iJacked 

A pair of strong-arm bandits accosted an 18-year-old man was walking along the 2000 block of Shattuck Avenue at 1:25 a.m. Monday and robbed him of his iPod MP3 player. 

Thorny theft 

Person or persons unknown at a time unknown swiped a Thanksgiving cactus off the porch of a home in the 2000 block of Parker Street, according to the resident who discovered the goniff’s work Monday morning. 

iJack 2.0 

Another fellow discovered that someone had smashed a window of his car in the 2200 block of Dwight Way sometime before 9 a.m. Monday and absconded with his iPod and PDA, aka, personal data assistant. 

Family fight 

When police responded to a 911 call at 2:15 p.m. Monday, they arrived at a home in the 1200 block of 67th Street to find a mother and daughter both in need of medical attention. 

While the details are unclear, it appears that pepper spray and an unknown hard object were involved after a mother/daughter spat escalated. 

When the dust settled, it was the 17-year-old daughter who wound up being arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, brandishing a deadly weapon and battery, said Officer Warren. 

Both parties received emergency room treatment. 

Burglary tools 

After officers stopped a 21-year-old Oakland man as he was walking in the 2500 block of Benvenue Avenue at 10:30 p.m. Monday, they discovered he was in possession of burglary tools and booked him accordingly. 

Jewelry store smasher 

Police arrested a 53-year-old fellow on suspicion of burglary after an alarm summoned them to Greer Jewelers at 2983 Sacramento St., where the fellow had smashed in a window and was scooping up jewelry on display. 

As is the case with most jewelry merchants, the good stuff had already been locked away in a safe for the evening.¸