Thursday, June 14, 2012

Highlighted Activity for the Weekdays of June 11-13, 2012


Vehicle Burglary
June 12 at 5:12 a.m., a resident in the 200 block of South Primrose reported that someone had cut the window of his Jeep and ransacked the interior of the vehicle.  Nothing was taken from the vehicle.  Investigation continuing.

Grand Theft Auto
June 12 at 6:17 a.m., a vehicle was reported stolen from the 200 block of North Myrtle.  The victim parked her car in her driveway in the evening.  When she went out to the vehicle in the morning at 6:00 a.m. to go to work, the car was gone.  The vehicle was unlocked and a key to the car was inside the console.  The vehicle was located and recovered that same day at 5:30 p.m. in the 200 block of West Colorado.  Investigation continuing.

Theft From a Vehicle
June 12 at 8:13 a.m., police responded to the report of a theft from a vehicle in the 200 block of West Lemon.  The victim parked his vehicle in the rear carport at his residence in the evening.  The vehicle was unlocked.  The victim returned to his vehicle in the morning and found his GPS missing.  Investigation continuing.


Tip of the Week

Beat the Heat - Check the Back Seat
Never leave your child alone in a vehicle - It's the Law!  California Law Requires: That a parent, legal guardian, or other person responsible for a child who is 6 years of age or younger, may not leave that child inside a motor vehicle without the supervision of someone 12 years of age or older.  
Between May of 1998 to May of 2012, 527 children died of hyperthermia from being left alone in a motor vehicle in the United States.  This is a completely preventable statistic.  On a mild day of 80 degrees, the inside of a vehicle can heat quickly.  In only 10 minutes raising the inside temperature of the vehicle to 99 degrees, in 20 minutes to 109 degrees, in 30 minutes to 114 degrees, and 60 minutes to 123 degrees.  It is never safe to leave a child alone in a parked car because the sun's radiation warms objects inside of the car, such as the dashboard, steering wheel, child seat, etc., then these heated objects quickly heat the trapped air inside of the car, similarly to that of a convection oven.      

What can you do?  Never leave a child alone in a vehicle.  Once you reach your destination; make sure that all occupants leave the vehicle when unloading; take all children, including sleeping infants, with you; lock your vehicle doors and trunks; and keep the keys out of the reach of children.  This information is provided by the County of Los Angeles Public Health Department.  For more information on child safety, click on County of Los Angeles Public Health and visit their website.

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