Highlighted Activity for the Weekdays of April 22-24, 2013

Residential Burglary

April 22 at 10:21 p.m., a residential burglary was reported in the 200 block of Poinsettia.  The victim left for work at about 8:00 a.m.  When she returned home at 10:00 p.m., she found a rear window open.  She went to the police station and reported it.  Officers were dispatched to the location and cleared the home.  No suspects were located.  Unknown suspect(s) entered the home and took jewelry and other miscellaneous property.  Investigation continuing.

Warrant – Suspect Arrested

April 23 at 1:07 p.m., an officer on patrol stopped a subject on a bicycle in the 400 block of West Duarte Road for a vehicle code violation.  A computer check on the subject revealed the he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest.  The subject was arrested and taken into custody.

Vehicle Burglary

April 23 at 2:05 p.m., a vehicle burglary was reported at a hotel in the 900 block of West Huntington.  The vehicle was broken into between 8:00 p.m. the previous night and 8:00 a.m. that morning.  The third row seat was stolen from the vehicle.  There was no sign of forced entry on the locked vehicle.  The investigation is continuing.

Burglary

April 24 at 4:53 p.m., police were dispatched to the 700 block of Anita regarding a burglary that had just occurred.  The victim walked outside and saw a 30-year-old, male Hispanic subject inside his vehicle.  The vehicle was parked inside his attached garage and was unlocked.  The victim yelled at the suspect, who ran from the house.  The home owner chased the suspect as the police were called, but he lost sight of him.  Police apprehended the suspect at Mayflower and Diamond.  The suspect was positively identified by the victim and was arrested for burglary.  The suspect had an outstanding no-bail warrant for drugs and burglary.

Tip of the Week

Stay Alive! Don’t Text and Drive – The Month of April is 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. 

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Note the first entry is our street.  Does anyone have any information on what happened?  If so give it to the PD. Do we need a Neighborhood Watch meeting? If so sound of in the comments and I will organize it with MPD.