Highlighted Activity for the Weekdays of September 2-4, 2013

Vehicle Vandalism

September 3 at 4:57 a.m., police dispatch received a call from a pedestrian reporting a vehicle parked in a parking lot in the 100 block of East Lemon with all of the windows broken out.  An officer responded and it appears to be an act of vandalism. 

Grand Theft – Suspect Arrested

September 3 at 8:32 p.m., a business in the 300 block of West Huntington called and reported a suspect inside the store had reached around a counter and removed an iPhone that was playing the store music.  Once the music stopped, employees looked at the store security film and saw that the suspect was still inside the store, in line, and they called police.  When the suspect left the store, he was detained by an officer outside and arrested for the theft. 

Domestic Violence / Grand Theft Auto Recovered – Suspect Arrested

September 4 at 4:39 a.m., the victim of a recent domestic battery incident that occurred on August 31 called to report her car had been stolen.  The suspect had battered his girlfriend, hitting her three times in the face, causing her right eye to swell shut and a half inch laceration above her eye.  The suspect fled the location and is wanted by police for the battery charges.  The victim reported that the vehicle had been taken from the front of her house.  Approximately 30 minutes later, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department responded to the report of a vehicle on fire.  They located the woman’s vehicle, which had been set on fire in the county area of Duarte.  The boyfriend/suspect in the domestic battery had a key to the vehicle.

A wanted person's entry was made into the law enforcement computer system and the suspect was observed by Claremont police officers later that same day.  A chase ensued.  Monrovia Special Enforcement Team officers and detectives from the West San Gabriel Valley Anti-Crime Task Force responded to assist Claremont officers.  Seeing the police presence at his home, the suspect surrendered to officers.  The investigation is 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.      

To help bring awareness to this issue, the National Weather Service is using the slogan "Beat the Heat, Check the Back Seat" to remind people to remember to check for small children in a car seat, and to never leave children unattended in a vehicle, even for a few moments. Remember that pets should also never be left in a vehicle during the summer months.  Never Leave a child unattended in a vehicle - not even for a minute!  If you see a child unattended in a hot vehicle, call 9-1-1 immediately!  If a child is missing, always check the car first!