Residential
Burglary
March 22 at 12:32 p.m., police responded to a residential burglary in the 300 block of Norumbega. The resident
was away from the home for approximately 2 hours. When she returned, she found
a screen had been removed from a window and the house had been burglarized. The
investigation is continuing.
Attempt Residential
Burglary
March 22 at 5:44 p.m., an attempt residential burglary was reported in the 400 block of South Canyon. The resident
found a screen on one of the windows of the home had been cut; however the
suspect(s) did not gain entry. Investigation continuing.
Residential
Burglary
March 22 at 7:22 p.m., a resident living in the 300 block of Norumbega returned home and discovered his residence
had been burglarized. The suspect(s) pried open the back door and made entry
to the home. They ransacked the home and took the resident's jewelry.
Investigation continuing.
Grand Theft Auto
March 22 at 10:27 p.m., police were dispatched regarding the report of a stolen vehicle in the 800 block of West
Colorado. The resident parked her new, black, 2011 Kia Optima on the street
in front of her house. She locked the doors and went into her home. She went
back outside at approximately 10:25 p.m. and saw that her vehicle was gone.
There are dealership paper license plates on the vehicle from Kia of Covina.
Investigation continuing.
Challenging to Fight
March 23 at 5:13 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 1700 block of Alamitas. A caller advised police
that a large group of teens from Duarte were outside threatening a girl who
resides there. Officers detained a group of juveniles from Duarte High School.
The conflict stemmed from the reporting party posting rude remarks about the
girls on a social network site. She had challenged the girls to come to her
residence to fight. Races were mixed and no gang associations were noted. A complaint
will be filed with the court once the investigation has been completed.
Commercial Burglary
- Suspect Arrested
March 23 at 7:51 p.m., officers responded to a business in the 500 block of West Huntington regarding a female subject
who had stolen some items and exited the store. An officer arrived and saw the
female running from loss prevention officers. The female was detained with the
stolen items and no means to pay for them. She was arrested and taken into
custody.
Commercial Burglary
March 24 at 6:36 p.m., a business in the 400 block of West Huntington called to report a theft that had occurred
a half hour earlier. A male Hispanic and a female Hispanic entered the store. While
the male subject bought beer and paid for it, the female selected other items. She
attempted to remove the security tab, but was unsuccessful. The security
sensor went off when she walked out the door with the items. They fled the
location in an older, black, Jeep Cherokee with paper license plates.
Investigation continuing.
Robbery
March 25 at 1:40 a.m., police received a call from a local bar in the 1500 block of South Myrtle reporting that
three male suspects had robbed them. Officers responded and the Foothill Air Support
Team helicopter assisted. The suspects were described as about 5'10",
early 20's, wearing black clothing and black baseball caps with bandanas
covering their faces. One of the suspects had a handgun, which may have
possibly been a toy replica. One of the suspects removed the business owner's
wallet from his pocket, which contained his ID and cash.
Before the suspects could exit the business, a patron
struck the suspect holding the gun with a cue stick, causing him to fall to the
floor. Another patron tried to take the gun away. As this was going on,
another patron struck the other suspect in the head with a beer bottle. The
suspects ran out the side door into the alley and out of sight. Investigation
continuing.
Residential
Burglary
March 25 at 8:57 p.m., a residential burglary was reported in the 900 block of Genoa. The Burglary occurred some
time between 7:00 and 8:45 p.m. Entry was made through a rear door, which was
pried open with an unknown tool. Two laptop computers and one empty safe were
taken. The investigation is continuing.
Trespassing /
Obstructing and Delaying a Peace Officer / Criminal Threats - Suspect Arrested
March 25 at 9:18 p.m., officers were dispatched to a business in the 100 block of West Foothill regarding a male
subject trespassing. When officers arrived, the suspect locked himself in a
bathroom at the location for several minutes, but eventually came out. The
suspect became verbally abusive with officers and refused to obey their
commands. He was arrested at the location for trespassing and obstructing and
delaying an officer. The suspect was uncooperative during the booking process
and threatened to kill one of the officers. The suspect was additionally
charged for criminal threats.
Spousal Abuse -
Suspect Arrested
On March 25 at 10:59 p.m., a family disturbance was reported in the 500 block of West Duarte. Officers arrived and
found the female subject/victim had visible injuries after being assaulted by her
common-law husband; he was arrested at the location for spousal abuse. The incident
was reported to the Department of Child and Family Services because the
children were present. An Emergency Protective Order was issued and served to the
suspect while he was confined at the Monrovia Jail.
Spousal Battery - Suspect Arrested
March 26 at 12:40 a.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 200 block of West Colorado regarding spousal
battery. The investigation revealed that a boyfriend and girlfriend were
arguing over information placed on a social network site. The male alleged his
girlfriend hit him in the head and the female alleged her boyfriend threw a
shoe at her. Based on the officers investigation, he determined the female to
be the primary aggressor and she was arrested for spousal battery.
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Note to the Poinsettia Residents, sound off in the comments if you think we need another Neighborhood Watch meeting. Of concern is the 3 home burglaries/attempted home burglaries within walking distance of us. Should we all meet, review what can be done to protect as well as learn from MPD what trends they are seeing for us to be concerned with? -f
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