Highlighted Activity for the Weekdays of March 18-20, 2013

Residential Burglary                                            

March 19 at 12:16 a.m., a residential burglary was reported in the 100 block of North Grand.  The victims left for the weekend on Saturday, March 16, at 5 p.m.   They returned home on March 19 around 12:00 a.m. to discover their residence had been burglarized.  The home was ransacked and several items were missing, including a computer and miscellaneous jewelry.  The investigation is continuing.

Commercial Burglary

On March 14, the Monrovia Police Department took a burglary report at a business in the 1600 block of South Mountain involving a suspect seen switching price tags.  The suspect switched the price tag on a higher-priced welder, took it to the cashier, and paid a lower price for the item.  He was seen the day before attempting this same crime at the Glendora store, but an alert cashier recognized the discrepancy and stopped the transaction until she could verify the price.  The subject walked out of the store, indicating he would return, but did not.  A flyer with a photograph of the suspect was issued by the business.

On March 19 at 1:11 p.m., the suspect went to the Monrovia store again.  He was seen switching the price tag on a welder and placing a homemade barcode that indicated a lower price on the item.  Officers arrived as the suspect was paying for the merchandise at the lower price, and he was detained.  The officers recognized the suspect from the flyer.  He was arrested and taken into custody.

 

Tip of the Week

The Month of April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

In a growing effort to stem the dangerous tide of texting and cell phone use while driving, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has again designated April as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.  During the Month of April, the Monrovia Police Department and more than 300 local law enforcement agencies throughout California will crack down on drivers text messaging and talking on their hand-held cell phones behind the wheel.  Monrovia officers will enforce a “zero tolerance” policy. 

The first two years of this effort have had a tremendous affect in heightening public awareness of the dangers of distracted driving.  The intention of this continued enforcement effort is to turn that awareness into a behavior change to save lives.  If you become tempted to answer, send that text, or make that quick call while driving, Don’t – it’s NOT worth it! 

For more information on distracted driving awareness click on the California Office of Traffic Safety.