During the last six day period, the Police Department handled 433 service events, resulting in 85 investigations. Following are the last week's highlighted issues and events:
Vehicle Burglary
November 4 at 9:55 a.m., an officer was dispatched to the 300 block of West Central on a vehicle burglary report. The victim, a perfume distributor, told the officer that someone had broken into his vehicle overnight and had stolen his perfume supply from his vehicle. The suspect smashed a rear window of the vehicle to gain entry. The victim's vehicle was parked in his complex.
Grand Theft Auto
November 4 at 10:56 a.m., an officer responded to the 100 block of North Fifth regarding a stolen vehicle. The victim reported his 2005, green, Ford truck was stolen during the night. The victim has accounted for all sets of keys.
Attempt Burglary
November 4 at 2:56 p.m., an officer went to the 300 block of West Duarte regarding an attempt burglary. The reporting party told the officer that someone had entered the laundry room and tried to break into the coin operated washers. It appears the suspect used some type of flat screwdriver or pry bar in their attempt. There was no loss other than the damage to the coin receptacles.
Burglary
October 5 at 7:50 a.m., an officer went to the 200 block of West Lemon on a burglary call. The victim told the officer she secured her garage at 10:30 p.m. and went in the house. She returned to the garage the next morning and saw the side door damaged. She looked around and discovered some miscellaneous items missing from her garage.
Grand Theft
October 5 at 2:19 p.m., an officer responded to the 300 block of North Bradoaks regarding a grand theft. The victim reported that he had three mini collectible firearms in a wooden display box stolen from his house last month. He believes they were taken by a person who came to the house to work on his cable television.
Vehicle Burglary
November 5 at 10:45 p.m., a female subject parked and secured her vehicle in a parking lot across from a bar in the 300 block of West Foothill. At approximately 2:30 a.m., the victim returned to her vehicle and discovered her right rear window was smashed and two purses had been taken from inside the vehicle.
Spousal Battery - Suspect Arrested
November 5 at 10:57 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the area of Fig and Ivy regarding a suspicious person. Upon arrival, the officer contacted a male subject who was standing in the intersection. His mouth was bleeding. The subject's wife was located west of the intersection.
The investigation revealed that the couple was driving westbound on the 210 Freeway, approaching the Myrtle off-ramp, when they got into a fight. As they exited the freeway, the wife jumped out of the vehicle and ran to the corner of Central and Ivy. The husband also exited the vehicle, chased her on foot and became physical with her. Approximately four to five citizens came out of a house to help the wife. One of the citizens punched the husband in the mouth and knocked him to the ground. All of the citizens returned to their home without further incident. The wife did not have visible injuries. The husband was arrested for spousal battery.
Warrants / Possession of Marijuana - Suspect Arrested
November 6 at 7:15 p.m., an officer observed a speeding motorist in the area of Myrtle and Live Oak. He was attempting to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle when the driver immediately stopped and let out a passenger, who fled on foot. The driver then continued on in the vehicle for a short distance, but then yielded at Live Oak and Tenth. The officer detained the driver at gunpoint until assisting officers from Monrovia and Arcadia Police Departments arrived. A subsequent investigation revealed the driver had outstanding warrants and a small amount of marijuana in the vehicle. The driver was also found to be a convicted child molester. He was arrested and taken into custody. The passenger was not apprehended and his identity is unknown.
Assault with a Deadly Weapon - Suspect Arrested
November 7 at 1:35 a.m., officers responded to a bar in the 300 block of South Myrtle regarding a fight in progress. Upon arrival, officers located a victim with a head injury. Witnesses provided a description of the suspect and the suspect vehicle, which was last seen southbound on Myrtle. The Foothill Air Support helicopter was monitoring the police frequency and responded to the area. The helicopter located the suspect vehicle entering the 210 Freeway, eastbound. Monrovia police units were able to catch up to the vehicle and officers conducted a high-risk stop on Azusa Avenue, south of the freeway. Officers from Azusa and Irwindale Police Departments arrived to assist and the suspect was taken into custody. The suspect had kicked the victim in the head when he was lying on the ground. The victim positively identified the suspect and he was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.
Possession of a Controlled Substance - Suspect Arrested
November 8 at 9:23 p.m., officers were patrolling a park in the 400 block of North Grand when they observed seven subjects near the base of some stairs. They contacted the group and had additional officers respond. While questioning one subject, the officers noted that he appeared to have something in his mouth. Officers discovered he was attempting to conceal a baggie containing six foil-wrapped tabs of LSD. The officers were able to recover the evidence without incident and the subject was arrested.
Wanted Burglary Suspect Apprehended
Monrovia detectives issued a wanted person warrant for a burglary suspect. The suspect is also the subject of recent allegations of drug sales near Monrovia schools. On November 9 at approximately 1:30 a.m., an officer on patrol observed the wanted burglary suspect in the 300 block of Norumbega and was able to detain and arrest him.
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