Thursday, May 6, 2010

Highlighted Activity - Week of April 22 - May 5, 2010


During the last fourteen day period, the Police Department handled 1099 service events, resulting in 273 investigations. Following are the last week's highlighted issues and events:

Armed Robbery April 23 at 12:07 p.m., an older handicapped man was walking along the alley between Olive and Colorado in the 100 block of West Colorado. A male subject approached him and brandished a knife. He demanded the victim give him his money. The victim complied and gave him $26 he had in his pocket. The suspect demanded his wallet, but the victim did not have one on him. The suspect then fled on foot. Officers responded to the area and conducted a search, but were not able to locate the suspect. The victim was not harmed. Investigation continuing.

Driving Under the Influence April 24 at 2:09 a.m., an officer on patrol was heading north on Myrtle and noticed a vehicle traveling relatively slow. The driver of the vehicle came to a stop at a green light. The driver was stopped and during the investigation, it was discovered the driver was under the influence. The driver was arrested.

Driving Under the Influence / Traffic Collision April 24 at 2:43 a.m., police responded on the report of a vehicle colliding into a parked car. An officer arrived and discovered the driver had been at a party and left in his vehicle and collided into a parked car. During the investigation, officers determined the driver was under the influence. The driver was arrested and brought to the station for booking.

Burglary April 24 at 5:05 p.m., two female juveniles entered a department store in the 600 block of West Huntington with the intent to steal merchandise. They put clothing merchandise on under their clothes, walked out of the store without paying and were detained by loss prevention. Both girls admitted they entered the store to take merchandise and they had no means to pay for the items.

Driving Under the Influence April 25 at 2:45 a.m., police received a call from a resident in the 600 block of East Lemon who was awakened by the sound of a loud crash. She looked outside her residence and noticed a vehicle had collided into two parked vehicles. The driver was trying to flee as officers arrived. The officers stopped the driver and determined the driver was under the influence. The driver was arrested.

Gang Injunction Violation Arrest / Curfew Violation April 25 at 12:42 p.m., an officer saw two bike riders in the 2500 block of South Peck violating several vehicle code violations. He attempted to stop them, but one of the subjects who is a known gang member ignored his commands and emergency lighting. He then threw something onto the ground. Officers recovered the items he threw, which were a baggie of marijuana, a marijuana pipe and some matches. The gang member was arrested for two counts of the gang injunction court order, possession of under one ounce of marijuana, resisting arrest, riding without proper lighting at night, and no stop at a stop sign. He was held due to the likelihood of reoccurrence.

Grand Theft Auto April 26 at 7:34 a.m., an officer responded to the 800 block of West Duarte regarding a stolen vehicle report. The victim reported his 1993 Honda Accord was stolen from its assigned parking stall sometime during the night. There was no broken glass on the ground where it had been parked. Investigation continuing

Grand Theft Auto April 26 at 12:22 p.m., an officer was dispatched to a business in the 3300 block of South Peck Road on the report of a stolen vehicle. The victim reported that he had gone to the business to look for car parts. He parked his vehicle, a grey and silver Nissan Altima, and went into the location. He returned to where he had parked his car and found it was missing. There was no broken glass on the ground where it had been parked. Investigation continuing.

Petty Theft / Parole Hold April 27 at 9:50 a.m., officers responded to a business in the 700 block of East Huntington regarding a petty theft that just occurred. Officers located the suspect at Shamrock and Huntington and detained him. Witnesses positively identified the subject as the suspect and he was arrested. He was later found to be on parole and a parole hold was obtained.

Vandalism April 27 at 9:58 a.m., a citizen came to the police station to report graffiti at a park in the 300 block of East Lime. Officers responded and found the park was vandalized with written profanity. Public works was notified of the graffiti for cleanup.

Weapons Offense April 27 at 11:42 a.m., officers responded to the high school regarding a student with a knife. The student was found in possession of a two piece knife with four blades. The juvenile was cited and suspended from school.

Traffic Collision April 27 at 4:33 p.m., an officer was requested to the area of Duarte and Mountain by Los Angeles County Fire. A bicyclist traveling south on Mountain was struck by a vehicle driving east on Duarte. The bicyclist was transported to a hospital for evaluation. He complained of knee pain.

Petty Theft With a Prior April 28 at 3:32 a.m., an officer went to a business in the 300 block of West Huntington regarding a female in custody for theft. She was arrested per a private persons arrest and brought to the station. At the station, computer checks indicated she had a prior petty theft conviction with time served. She was booked on the felony charge and held.

Outside Agency Assist / Azusa Police Department April 28 at 11:01 p.m., Azusa Police Department requested assistance with an assault incident that occurred in their city. The suspect had physically assaulted his pregnant wife. The suspect's father lives in Monrovia and they requested officers drive by the residence in the 200 block of Poppy to check for the suspect. Monrovia officers located the suspect's vehicle at the location and the residence was surrounded. Azusa officers responded to the residence and persuaded the suspect to exit the residence. He was arrested without further incident.

Residential Burglary April 29 at 4:38 p.m., officers went to a residence in the 100 block of Wildrose regarding a residential burglary. The suspect smashed a window and made entry into the residence. Investigation continuing.

Vehicle Burglaries
May 1 at 6:52 a.m., officers responded to the 300 block of Parkrose and the 700 block of Wildrose regarding three vehicle burglaries that occurred during the night. All three vehicles had a window smashed and various items taken, including a laptop and Ipods. Investigation continuing.

Suspicious Circumstances May 1 at approximately 8:20 a.m., officers were dispatched regarding a suspicious subject. A female subject was jogging in the area of Fifth and Hillcrest when an adult male subject in a vehicle drove by her and displayed a pornographic picture outside his vehicle as she passed him. The suspect drove off eastbound on Hillcrest out of sight in an older, dark gray or blue Toyota Corolla. An area check was conducted, but the suspect was not located. Investigation continuing.

Grand Theft Auto Recovery May 1 at 11:26 p.m., an officer on patrol in the 100 block of West Huntington located an unoccupied stolen vehicle parked in the area. The vehicle was a 2007 Nissan Sentra. The vehicle was recovered and stored. Investigation continuing.

Assault with a Deadly Weapon May 2 at 1:40 a.m., an officer was driving by a night club in the 300 block of South Myrtle and saw numerous subjects fighting. Assisting officers arrived and detained several individuals. During the investigation, it was discovered that the victim was exiting the night club when he was confronted by four male gang members. The suspects challenged the victim and then struck him in the face. The victim fell to the ground and two of the suspects began to kick him. The victim was pulled away by friends and the suspects began fighting other subjects. When the suspects noticed the officers, they fled to the rear of the club, where several individuals were detained.

A field show up was conducted and two of the suspects were identified as the individuals who struck and kicked the victim. The suspects were arrested and the victim was taken to a hospital, where he was treated for his injuries.

Driving Under the Influence / Traffic Collision May 2 at 3:46 a.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Foothill and Madison regarding a crashing sound. When they arrived, they determined that the suspect had been driving west on Foothill and made the turn onto Madison at a high rate of speed, causing him to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle struck the curb, causing the rear wheel to come off the vehicle. The officers determined the driver to be under the influence. The driver was arrested and brought to the station for booking.

Vandalism May 3 at 9:05 a.m., a business in the 300 block of West Foothill called to report vandalism to their building. The victim reported that several windows had been damaged. Investigation continuing.

Weapons Offense May 4 at 12:26 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the high school regarding a student with a knife. An 18 year old female student had been taken to the nurse's office because she was acting strange. She was determined to be okay, but while there, a search of her purse revealed she was in possession of a four inch, lockable folding knife. She was arrested and booked.

Commercial Burglary / Conspiracy / Petty Theft with a Prior May 4 at 1:00 p.m., an officer responded to a business in the 500 block of West Huntington regarding two female adults in custody for shoplifting. The officer determined the females had shared a bag in which they both concealed clothing. Both females were arrested and brought to the station for booking. One of the women had a prior conviction for petty theft.

Burglary May 4 at 1:14 p.m., an officer went to a business in the 100 block of South Myrtle on the report of a burglary. The reporting party told the officer that five pieces of furniture were taken from the location sometime between Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1. Investigation continuing.

Burglary / Vandalism May 4 at 4:09 p.m., an officer was dispatched to a business in the 500 block of Sombrero regarding a burglary report. The victim told the officer he showed up at the property for the first time and found the front door missing, appliances missing, and vandalism to the inside of the building. The victim does not know when this took place. Investigation continuing

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