Rent scam, retail theft in Saratoga

Rent scam, retail theft in Saratoga

May 29 Theft by false pretense: A Saratoga resident reported that someone acting as a representative with a property management company posted an apartment for rent online. The victim wired approximately $6,300 to an unknown account as a deposit only to learn the rental was a scam. Organized retail theft: At 9:40 p.m., two suspects entered Safeway in the Argonaut Shopping Center on Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and, acting in concert, stole merchandis…

Saratoga: Think Big leads field of 10 in rescheduled Jaipur

Sunday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Jaipur will feature the nation’s swiftest grass dashers over 5 1/2 furlongs on Saratoga's outer turf, all competing for an automatic berth into the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. This year’s Jaipur renewal drew a field of 10, led by Godolphin’s in-form Think Big, arguably the current divisional leader. The race was rescheduled from Saturday because of heavy rain in the Saratoga Springs, N.Y., area.Click here for…