Thursday, July 8, 2010

Highlighted Activity - Week of July 1 - July 7, 2010

Folks...here's the weekly recap. Appears to be an upswing in auto burglary. Make sure you lock your cars and garages at night.

During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 617 service events, resulting in 111 investigations. Following are the last week's highlighted issues and events:

Driving Under the Influence - Suspect Arrested

July 3 at 12:22 a.m., an officer in the area of Myrtle and Duarte observed a vehicle make a left turn onto Myrtle from Duarte and travel on the wrong side of the road. He stopped the driver and during the investigation, determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested.

Driving Under the Influence - Suspect Arrested

July 3 at 1:57 a.m., an officer noticed a vehicle with a white light omitting to the rear of his vehicle. He conducted a traffic stop and during the investigation, found the driver displayed symptoms of being under the influence of marijuana and alcohol. The driver was arrested and taken into custody.

Grand Theft Auto

July 4 at 10:22 p.m., an officer went to the 1200 block of South Alta Vista regarding a stolen vehicle report. The victim's vehicle, a white, 1998 Acura Integra had been stolen from the location sometime during the day. Investigation continuing.

Driving Under the Influence - Suspect Arrested

July 5 at 2:11 a.m., officers responded to the 300 block of Violet on the report of disturbing subjects possibly intoxicated in the street. Upon the officer's arrival, a vehicle was seen leaving the location and was stopped by the officer at Foothill and 2nd Avenue in Arcadia. The driver was arrested for driving under the influence.

Vehicle Tampering

July 5 at 8:47 a.m., an officer responded to the 300 block of Heather Heights regarding a vehicle break-in. The victim reported someone broke into her vehicle during the night. The officer determined the vehicle had been left unlocked. The vehicle was ransacked, but nothing seemed to have been taken. Investigation continuing.

Residential Burglary/Vehicle Tampering

July 5 at 9:26 a.m., an officer was flagged down in the 300 block of Heather Heights regarding two vehicles broken into during the night. The vehicles were parked in the driveway with the doors left unlocked and the garage door was left open. A flashlight was stolen from one vehicle's glove box, but nothing was taken from the other. An older home stereo was taken from the garage. Investigation continuing.

Vehicle Burglary

July 5 at 11:06 a.m., an officer was dispatched to the 200 block of North Mountain regarding a vehicle parked on the street and left unlocked. $40.00 in coins and an AC charger adapter was taken from the vehicle. Investigation continuing.

Grand Theft Auto

July 5 at 1:05 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the rear of a business in the 600 block of West Huntington regarding a stolen vehicle. A pewter, 2004 GMC Denali was stolen from the parking lot. The officer was able to obtain video footage from surveillance cameras of a suspect vehicle and three suspects. Investigation continuing.

Vehicle Burglary

July 5 at 1:11 p.m., an officer went to the rear of a business in the 600 block of West Huntington regarding a vehicle burglary. The victim's vehicle was parked one stall away from the vehicle listed in the above grand theft auto. The vehicle burglarized was a newer, pewter GMC Denali. The suspects ripped the console to remove the navigation/radio system and a television. Investigation continuing.

Vehicle Vandalism

July 5 at 2:09 p.m., an officer responded to the 800 block of South Mayflower on the report of vehicle vandalism. The rear window of a mini-van had been shattered. The victim reported that no entry was made into the vehicle and nothing was stolen. It is unknown how or what was used to shatter the window.

Felony Vandalism

July 6 at 7:03 a.m., an officer contacted the victim of vandalism in the police lobby. His work panel truck was tagged with black spray paint during the night. The truck was parked on the street in front of his residence. This incident is not believed to be gang related.

Residential Burglary

July 6 at 9:00 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 300 block of Melrose regarding a burglary in progress. The initial broadcast said two young males were the suspects and had left via the rear door. No pedestrians matched the description given and no vehicles were seen or heard. The victims were in bed when they heard noises outside. They later heard other noises coming from inside the house. The man walked out to the hallway and saw two 18-20 year old male subjects rummaging through a drawer in a bedroom. The suspects ran out of the house, but the victim did not follow them. Investigation continuing.

Vehicle Burglary

July 7 at 4:09 p.m., an officer responded to the 1200 block of North Canyon regarding a vehicle burglary. The victim parked and locked her vehicle in the lower parking lot of Canyon Park. She returned to her vehicle approximately 5 hours later and did not notice anything out of place. When she looked in her center console, she realized her license, credit cards, GPS and other items were missing. There were no signs of forced entry.

Possible Attempted Residential Burglary

July 7 at 8:35 p.m., a resident in the 100 block of May returned home after being away from here residence for a week and found a screen removed from a window. There was no evidence indicating the suspect actually entered the home, and nothing was missing.

Driving Under the Influence / Hit and Run Traffic Collision - Suspect Arrested

July 7 at 10:57 p.m., a vehicle driving southbound on Myrtle at the 210 Freeway struck some construction equipment. The vehicle was reportedly continuing south on Myrtle. Officers located the vehicle by following a trail of leaking fluid from the vehicle to a car wash at Myrtle and Duarte, where they found the car and driver. Witnesses identified the suspect. She was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence and hit and run.

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