Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Highlighted Activity for the Weekend of February 13-16, 2014

Warrant – Suspect Arrested
February 13 at 12:37 p.m., an officer observed a subject at a park in the 300 block of
South Myrtle who he knew had an outstanding warrant out of Arcadia Police
Department for domestic violence. He detained and arrested the suspect for the
warrant.
Attempt Burglary
February 14 at 3:37 p.m., the principal of a learning center in the 1000 block of South
Canyon reported that someone attempted to break in on February 12. She said a
security camera shows a subject removing a window screen. Apparently the alarm
went off and the suspect fled. The investigation is continuing.
Battery / Mental Evaluation – Suspect Arrested
February 14 at 5:23 p.m., a woman and her husband were walking northbound on
Mauna Loa from Foothill when a mentally ill female subject began to chase them and
attempted to hit the woman. Another female subject attempted to tell the mentally ill
woman that her dogs had gotten out and she punched this female. Police responded
and took the woman to a hospital, where she was held for mental evaluation. The
female subject who was punched called police to press battery charges against the
subject.
Fraudulent Use of Travelers Checks – Suspects Arrested
February 14 at 5:29 p.m., a loss prevention officer from a business in the 500 block of
West Huntington called police to report a fraud in progress. Two females and one male
subject were attempting to use fraudulent traveler’s checks to make a purchase in the
store. The same subjects reportedly used fraudulent traveler’s checks at the Ontario
branch of the same store at 12:00 p.m. that same day. They were now at the Monrovia
store attempting to commit the same crime. Officers arrived and detained the three
suspects as they were exiting the store. All three suspects were arrested and taken into
custody for fraudulent use of traveler’s checks.
Domestic Violence – Suspect Arrested
February 14 at 7:05 p.m., a male and female who are homeless were sitting on a bench
in the park in the 300 block of South Myrtle. The male and female have been living
together for eight years. The male suspect punched the female victim in the head and
knocked her unconscious. Police responded and the suspect was arrested for domestic
violence. The suspect is confined to a wheelchair, has a medical condition, and could
not be housed at the Monrovia jail. He was taken to the Los Angeles County jail for
housing. A computer check revealed the suspect is the restrained party in a domestic
violence restraining order and the victim is the protected person.
Vehicle Burglary
February 15 at 8:24 a.m., a vehicle burglary was reported in the 300 block of South
Violet Avenue. The victim reported that his vehicle was broken into and a backpack
containing an iPad, iPod and other miscellaneous items was taken. The investigation is
continuing.
Felony Vandalism
February 15 at 1:11 p.m., the victim parked his vehicle at a hotel in the 700 block of
West Huntington at 2:00 a.m. in the morning. He went to his vehicle at 1:00 p.m. the
next day and saw the rear passenger side door had been kicked in. Writing had been
scratched into the paint and the right front fender area was damaged. The victim is
from Nevada and had no idea how the damaged occurred. The investigation is
continuing.
Domestic Violence – Suspect Arrested
February 15 at 2:53 p.m., police responded to the report of a male and female pushing
each other in front of a residence in the 800 block of Alta Street. Officers arrived and
separated the subjects, who are boyfriend and girlfriend. The subjects recently moved
from Colorado to Monrovia and have been staying at her mother’s house. They were
involved in an argument and the male suspect choked the mother first and then the
girlfriend. The suspect had a cut on this hand from breaking a mirror. Monrovia Fire
Department paramedics responded and treated him for the injury. He was then arrested
and taken into custody.

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