Highlighted Activity for the Weekdays of February 3-5, 2014

Petty Theft From a Vehicle
February 3 at 6:05 p.m., a theft from a vehicle was reported in the 200 block of Violet.
The victim left the vehicle unlocked and unknown suspect(s) entered and took a radio
and a set of keys that were left in the vehicle. The investigation is continuing.
Vehicle Burglary
February 3 at 11:50 p.m., a security guard in a parking lot in the 200 block of East
Huntington saw three subjects wearing hooded sweatshirts walking away from his
vehicle. He went to his vehicle and discovered someone had broken into it and had
taken a GPS. He called police and an area check was made for the suspects, but they
were not located. The investigation is continuing.
Vehicle Burglary
February 4 at 6:30 p.m., a vehicle burglary was reported in the 500 block of West
Huntington. The victim parked his vehicle in a restaurant parking lot, locked the doors,
and went into the restaurant to eat. When he returned to his vehicle, he discovered
one of the rear windows was shattered and his backpack containing school supplies
had been taken. The investigation is continuing.
Driving Under the Influence – Suspect Arrested
February 4 at 8:45 p.m., an officer observed a vehicle heading south on Alta Vista that
failed to yield for traffic on Foothill. The officer followed the vehicle and saw it swerving
into the opposing lane of traffic. He immediately stopped the vehicle, approached the
driver and could smell a strong odor of alcohol. The officer conducted field sobriety
tests and determined the driver was intoxicated. The driver was arrested and taken into
custody.
Hit & Run Traffic Collision / Driving Under the Influence – Suspect Arrested
February 5 at 7:23 p.m., a solo female driver was traveling west on Foothill and made
an unsafe left turn onto Violet, striking an oncoming vehicle that was traveling in the
opposite direction. That vehicle spun out of control and struck another vehicle. The
female driver fled the scene in her vehicle, heading south on violet; however, she was
now missing a tire and her vehicle was grinding its metal wheel into the pavement. She
made it all the way to Violet and Colorado, where she was stopped by police. Field
sobriety tests were conducted and it was determined that the female was too intoxicated
to drive a vehicle safely. She was arrested for Hit and Run and Driving Under the
Influence. No one was injured in the collision.

Tip of the Week

California’s 2014 DUI Enforcement Campaign
‘Report Drunk Drivers. Call 911’
The following is a list of tips and signs that will help to identify Drunk Drivers
on the road. If you see a driver that appears to be driving under the
influence, call 911 and report their location to police.
 Weaving/swerving in and out of the lane
 Weaving within the lane quite noticeably
 Traveling at speeds much slower than the flow of traffic
 Braking erratically or stopping in the lane
 Sudden stops for signal lights and slow start once they change
 Remaining at the signal lights once they turn green – asleep at the wheel
 Making wide turns and/or cutting the corner striking the curb
 Headlights off at night or on high beams
 Driving with the turn signals on
 Straddling the center line of the road or lane lines
 The Driver looks intoxicated – starring straight ahead, face close to the windshield,
and/or appears to by quite sleepy
 Finally Aggressive driving – speed, tailgating and multiple lane changes or unsafe
passing may be the tell-tale signs of intoxication