Thursday, June 3, 2010

Highlighted Activity - Week of May 27 - June 02, 2010

During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 605 service events, resulting in 146 investigations. Following are the last week's highlighted issues and events:

Driving Under the Influence - Suspect Arrested

May 28 at 3:48 a.m., an officer noticed a vehicle traveling south on Myrtle without any lights. He followed the vehicle and noticed the driver failed to activate her turn signal when turning right onto Huntington. The officer stopped the driver and during the investigation, determined the driver was under the influence. The driver was arrested and taken into custody.

Driving Under the Influence - Suspect Arrested

May 28 at 4:42 a.m., an officer observed a vehicle signaling to make a left turn at the intersection of Duarte and Magnolia, but the driver turned right. The officer stopped the driver and during the investigation, determined the driver was under the influence. The driver was arrested and taken into custody.

Gang Injunction Violation - Suspect Arrested

May 28 at 10:29 p.m., officers working DAMAGE with Los Angeles Sheriff's and California Highway Patrol officers noticed a subject in the area of Shamrock and Royal Oaks who had been served with the gang injunction notice in January. They stopped the juvenile and during the investigation, determined he was in violation. The juvenile was arrested and later transported to Eastlake Juvenile Hall.

Driving Under the Influence - Suspect Arrested

May 29 at 2:31 a.m., an officer was driving in the area of Myrtle and Los Angeles and noticed a vehicle traveling north without any lights. The officer stopped the vehicle and during the investigation, it was determined that the driver was under the influence. The driver was arrested.

Driving Under the Influence - Suspect Arrested

May 29 at 4:04 a.m., an officer was in the area of Colorado and Mayflower and noticed a vehicle swerving in the street. When the vehicle approached the intersection, it failed to stop for the stop sign. The officer stopped the driver. During the investigation, an open container was seen in the vehicle and the driver was determined to be under the influence. The driver was arrested.

Driving Under the Influence - Two Suspects Arrested

May 30 at 2:14 a.m., and officer was stopped at the intersection of Duarte and California, when he observed a vehicle in front of him with the left turn signal on. The driver made an abrupt turn towards the right, stopped, and the driver switched seats with the passenger. The vehicle then continued north with the driver swerving on the roadway. The vehicle was stopped and during the investigation, it was determined that both occupants were under the influence. Both subjects were arrested for driving under the influence. The subjects were brought to the station for booking.

Driving Under the Influence - Suspect Arrested

May 30 at 2:19 a.m., an officer observed a vehicle traveling in the 300 block of West Palm without any lights. As he caught up to the vehicle, he noticed the driver had turned on his lights. The driver then made a series of turns to see if the patrol vehicle was following. During several turns, the driver failed to activate turn signals, so the officer stopped the vehicle. During the investigation, it was determined the driver was under the influence and he was arrested.

Domestic Violence / Gang Injunction Violation - Suspect Arrested

May 30 at 9:50 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the area of Duarte and Myrtle regarding a disturbing subject. The investigation revealed this was a domestic violence incident involving an 18 year old male and his 17 year old, live-in girlfriend. According to the female and an independent witness, the male pushed the female to the ground in the street and attempted to choke her with his hands. The female sustained impressions on her neck consistent with being choked. Good Samaritans passing by in a vehicle and stopped and helped the victim and the suspect left the scene.

Although the suspect was not at the scene when the officer arrived, he was identified and the officer made arrangements for the suspect to turn himself in to police. At 1:45 a.m., the suspect came into the police station with his parents. He was arrested and taken into custody. The suspect is a gang member who had been served with the gang injunction order. He was additionally charged for the appropriate violation. The juvenile victim was taken into protective custody and was released to the Department of Child and Family Services. The victim's relatives could not be located.

Commercial Burglary

May 31 at 7:07 a.m., an officer was dispatched to a business in the 2600 block of South Myrtle regarding a burglary. The front glass door of the business was smashed. Computers, phones, and a television were taken. Investigation continuing.

Vehicle Burglary

May 31 at 7:36 a.m., an officer went to 1300 block of South Alta Vista regarding this call. He arrived and the victim reported someone had broken into her vehicle during the night. The vehicle was parked in its assigned parking stall in the rear carport. No signs of forced entry. Investigation continuing.

Grand Theft Auto

May 31 at 8:57 a.m., an officer went a residence in the 900 block of Genoa regarding a stolen vehicle. He arrived and the female victim told him she had parked her vehicle on the street in front of the residence in the evening. She returned to her vehicle the next morning and it was gone. The vehicle is a green, 1996 Honda Accord. The vehicle does not have an alarm, all keys are accounted for, and there was no glass on the ground where it was parked. Investigation continuing

Grand Theft Auto

May 31 at 11:56 a.m., an officer was patrolling in the 200 block of South Madison and noted a vehicle that did not have a front license plate. He ran the rear license plate and it returned stolen out of Glendora. The vehicle was unoccupied. The ignition cylinder had been pulled out of the vehicle. The vehicle was recovered and the victim notified.

Vehicle Burglary

May 31 at 12:43 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the 1300 block of South Alta Vista for a vehicle burglary. The vehicle was parked in its assigned stall in the rear parking carport. This was the second vehicle burglary reported at this location. There was no forced entry. Taken was CD player from center console. Investigation continuing.

Stolen Vehicle

June 2 at 7:59 a.m., an officer responded to the 200 block of South Violet regarding a stolen vehicle. The victim told him his vehicle had been taken during the night. The vehicle was parked in his assigned stall that evening. The following morning when he returned to his vehicle it was gone. There was no broken glass on the ground where it was parked. The vehicle is a white, 1994 Nissan Pathfinder.

Vehicle Burglary

June 2 at 10:52 a.m., and officer responded to the 900 block of Royal Oaks. The reporting party was a staff member reporting a student's car was broken into via the front passenger window. The vehicle was parked in the student parking lot. The victim had left her purse on the front passenger seat which was taken along with a $1 bill and some lose change.

Grand Theft

June 2 at 11:07 a.m., an officer responded to the 100 block of West Lemon regarding the theft of roof latches for the victim's corvette hood. The vehicle was parked in its assigned parking stall in the underground parking area. This is the second time this has occurred in two weeks. Investigation continuing.

Vehicle Burglary

June 2 at 12:42 a.m., an officer met with the reporting party in the station lobby. He was reporting that on May 5, he and his girlfriend had parked her vehicle in the 1200 block of Canyon to go for a run. When they returned someone had broken into the trunk and stole her purse which contained his wallet. The girlfriend did not make a report. He came in today to report that his credit card has been used. He did not have any documentation of this and was to return with this information. A case was opened but as of 6:30 p.m., he has not returned.

Vehicle Burglary

June 2 at 3:36 p.m., an officer responded to the 400 block of West Colorado. The victim reported his vehicle was broken into during the night. The stereo, speakers from the trunk, a baseball bag with equipment, and a red tool box were taken. The officer reviewed the surveillance tape from the corner market which may have possibly caught a possible involved vehicle. Investigation continuing.

Burglary

June 3, 2:50 a.m., an officer went to the 900 Block of West Huntington regarding a burglary alarm. Officers found the front doors pried open. The loss was approximately $1500 in display phones.

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