Grand Theft From a Vehicle
July 12 at 9:47 a.m., a theft from a
vehicle was reported in the 200 block of West Palm. The victim parked her
vehicle in the rear parking area of her complex for the evening. She is unsure
if she locked the vehicle. She returned to the vehicle in the morning and discovered
her work laptop was missing. There were no signs of a break-in. Investigation
continuing.
Commercial Burglary
July 12 at 2:36 p.m., an officer was dispatched to a business in the 1600 block of South Mountain regarding a
commercial burglary. A male and female suspect had stolen merchandise from the
Glendora location of the business. The items taken were two bathroom
faucets. The suspects were in a silver Chevy Impala with tinted windows. The
two suspects showed up at the Monrovia store and were trying to return the
stolen merchandise. Loss prevention personnel from the Monrovia store called police
to report the suspects were in a vehicle leaving out the main entrance. An
officer responded, but the vehicle had already left the location. The female
suspect had returned the items and was given store credit. She had presented
her driver license at the time of the return. An officer completed a want for
the female suspect that was entered into the computer system. Investigation
continuing.
Grand Theft
July 12 at 3:37 p.m., a robbery occurred at a business parking lot in the 300 block of West Huntington. The
victim was placing groceries in the trunk of her vehicle when the suspect approached
her on a bicycle. He asked her if she knew of a video store nearby. The
victim turned to look and point at a video store across the parking lot, and when
she turned to look back at the suspect, she saw him take her wallet out of her
open purse, which was in the front of the shopping cart. The suspect rode away
on the bicycle, south on Magnolia. The suspect is described as a 16 or 17-year-old
male White with red hair, freckles, wearing a light blue t-shirt and jeans.
Investigation continuing.
Injury Traffic
Collision - Vehicle vs. Pedestrian
July 12 at 6:51 p.m., officers responded to the 800 block of South California regarding a traffic collision with
injuries. A 16-year-old male was riding his bike east on Walnut, approaching California,
when he entered onto California without making the stop or checking northbound
traffic. He collided with a vehicle traveling north on California. The
juvenile sustained some bruises and abrasions, and he bumped his head. He was
taken to a hospital for treatment.
Driving Under the
Influence of Alcohol - Suspect Arrested
July 13 at 2:27 a.m., an officer stopped
a vehicle in the 2200 block of South Myrtle Avenue for speeding, and the driver
was found to be under the influence of alcohol and drugs. He was also driving
with a suspended license and has two prior incidents of driving under the
influence. The driver was arrested.
Stolen Vehicle
July 13 at 8:27 a.m., a vehicle was
reported stolen from the 1300 block of Monterey. The victim parked her 1992, four-door,
burgundy Honda Civic on the street in the evening. She returned to it the next
morning and found it missing. The victim locked the vehicle, but the front passenger
door on the vehicle does not lock. Investigation continuing.
Grand Theft Auto
July 13 at 5:10 p.m., a vehicle was reported stolen from the 600 block of West Lemon. The victim left for work
at 6:30 a.m. in the morning and left his 2006, black Isuzu Ascender parked in
the driveway. All of the doors were locked and a club steering lock was in
place. He returned home at 5:10 p.m. and found the vehicle was missing. There
was no broken glass on the driveway. Investigation continuing.
Vehicle Burglary
July 13 at 10:32 p.m., a vehicle burglary was reported in the 100 block of West Lemon. The victim parked her
vehicle in the parking garage of her apartment complex and locked it. When she
returned to her vehicle, she found the passenger side rear window down and her
garage clicker and wallet were missing from the center console. The victim reported
that her window was broken and could be slid down easily. Investigation
continuing.
Strong-Arm Robbery -
Suspect Arrested
July 14 at 12:22 a.m., an officer
responded to a strong-arm robbery that occurred at Mayflower and Huntington. The
victim was on his bicycle waiting for the light to change when approached by a
suspect who told him to give him his bicycle. When the victim asked why he
should give him the bicycle, the suspect pushed the victim off the bike,
causing him to fall to the ground. The suspect then fled westbound on the bicycle.
Officers arrived and spotted the suspect on the bike, but he was able to elude
them. Officers continued searching the area and eventually found him behind a
business in Arcadia. The suspect was positively identified by the victim. He
was arrested and taken into custody.
Theft From a
Vehicle
July 14 at 3:42
p.m., a vehicle theft was reported in the 200 block of East Scenic. The
victim parked his
vehicle on the street in front of his residence at 1:30 a.m. He
returned to the vehicle at 12:30 p.m. the next day and found the center
console and
glove compartment open. He reported a brown leather wallet missing from
the
center console containing identification and a debit card. Other
miscellaneous
items were taken from the glove box. The windows were left rolled down
about two
inches and the victim may have left the vehicle unlocked. Investigation
continuing.
Child Endangerment -
Suspect Arrested
July 15 at 4:24 p.m., a male and female subject arrived at a business in the 700 block of East Huntington with
their child from their home in Duarte. The male is bi-polar and off his
medications and had been making threats to the female that he would kill everyone
in the house if she ever called the police on him in the future to have him
taken to the mental hospital. The female went into the business alone and
called the police for help. When officers arrived, the male exited the car
with the baby in his arms and ran into the business, ignoring officers'
commands to stop and put the baby down. The business was evacuated.
Officers arrived and ordered the male subject to put
his baby down, but he refused and yelled at the officers to shoot him. The officers
were able to get the child from the subject. The suspect was subdued and taken
into custody. An emergency protective order will be obtained for the child and
mother. The Department of Child and Family Services will also be notified
regarding the child endangerment.
Home Invasion
Robbery
On Sunday, July 15, 2012, at approximately 6:40 p.m., Monrovia police officers responded to the 200
block of East Chestnut regarding a late reported home invasion robbery
investigation. One female adult victim was at home during the incident and she
was not harmed.
The victim told officers that at
approximately 4:50 p.m., she arrived home and went directly to
her upstairs bedroom, when she heard the sound of something being knocked over
downstairs. The victim was in the process of returning downstairs to
investigate the sound when she was immediately confronted by a suspect armed
with an unknown caliber handgun. The suspect ordered the victim to lie down on
her bedroom floor as he blocked her vision by wrapping a t-shirt around her
face. The suspect remained in the bedroom monitoring the victim as a second
suspect ransacked the residence. The suspects eventually left the location
without further incident. The victim was scared and went directly to a
relative's house in Los Angeles before reporting the incident to the
police.
The investigation revealed that the
suspects entered the victim's apartment by removing the exterior living
room window screen and pulling the sliding living room window off of the
track. Once inside the residence, the suspects stole a laptop computer, a play
station console and a wallet. The suspects left the location by exiting the
front door. The victim described one suspect as a male black in his early
20's with short black hair, approximately 5'06", and wearing
a t-shirt.
Special
Enforcement Team Weekly Activity
Possession of Methamphetamine - Suspect
Arrested
July 11 at 4:56 p.m., the Special Enforcement Team was on patrol at a park in the 300 block of South Myrtle.
One subject was arrested for possession of a methamphetamine pipe and one was
cited for littering.
Burglary Warrant - Suspect Arrest
July 11 at 7:39 p.m., the Special Enforcement Team stopped two suspicious subjects on Lemon, near Magnolia.
One subject was arrested for an outstanding wanted persons warrant for burglary
out of San Dimas Sheriff's Department. The suspect was arrested and taken
to the San Dimas Sheriff's Station.
Drunk in Public -
Suspect Arrested
July 12 at 6:04 p.m., the Special
Enforcement Team responded to a call of a subject harassing customers at a
business parking lot in the 300 block of West Huntington. The subject was
contacted and arrested for being drunk in public.
Warrant -
Suspect Arrested
On July 14, Special Enforcement Team assisted patrol
on the surveillance of a vehicle on Ivy, north of Los Angeles,
where the registered owner had several outstanding warrants. The vehicle was stopped
and the female driver was arrested. The vehicle was stored since her license
was expired.
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