[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for Dec. 2-7. - Brad Haugaard]
During the last six day period, the Police Department handled 470 service events, resulting in 93 investigations. Following are the last week's highlighted issues and events:
Vehicle Burglary
December 3 at 7:51 a.m., an officer responded to the 200 block of East Colorado regarding a vehicle break-in. The victim had parked his vehicle in front of his residence in the evening and locked and set his alarm. He left the driver side window down about two inches. He returned to his vehicle in the morning at 7:45 a.m., and saw the driver side door open. He checked inside and determined several CD's, approximately 10 dollars in change, and the vehicle's registration and insurance card were missing.
Grand Theft Auto / Vehicle Recovered
December 3 at 9:34 a.m., an officer was dispatched to the 300 block of South Primrose regarding a stolen vehicle. The victim had parked and locked his vehicle on the street in the evening. He returned to his vehicle the next morning and found it was gone. He is in possession of the only key and no one had permission to take the vehicle. Late in the afternoon, a teletype was received from Baldwin Park Police Department advising that the vehicle had been recovered by their agency. An officer responded to the towing company to dust the vehicle for possible fingerprints.
Theft from a Vehicle
December 3 at 9:39 a.m., an officer was dispatched to the 800 block of Valley View regarding a theft from a vehicle. The victim reported an iPod and a Blackberry phone charger were taken from her vehicle during the night. The victim did not know if the vehicle was locked. There were no signs of forced entry.
Vehicle Burglary
December 3 at 4:07 p.m., the victim of a vehicle burglary came into the police department lobby to make a report. The victim parked his vehicle in the public parking lot at Myrtle and Colorado. While he was away from the vehicle, the suspect used either a wire hanger or slim jim to unlock the left rear door. An iPod and a personal binder were taken.
Vehicle Burglary
On December 4 at 9:38 a.m., an officer responded to a business in the 700 block of East Huntington on the report of vehicle burglary. The female victim parked and secured her vehicle in the parking lot and went inside at 7:00 a.m. She returned to her vehicle a short time later and saw a window was broken out and property was taken.
Felony Vandalism - Suspect Arrested
On December 4 at 1:48 p.m., a caller reported her neighbors, a mother and son, were causing a disturbance. Officers responded to the residence in the 100 block of East Cherry and contacted them. The son had broken several windows on his mother's vehicle. He was arrested for felony vandalism and was taken into custody.
Commercial Burglary
December 4 at 8:30 p.m., two male suspects walked into a business in the 500 block of Huntington, grabbed numerous items of merchandise, and ran out of the location. The suspects were last seen running south on Mayflower from the location. Officers responded and conducted an area search, but the suspects were not located.
Vehicle Burglary
December 4 at 8:23 p.m., a female victim called to report her vehicle had been broken into while she was at a business in the 700 block of East Huntington. Unknown suspects smashed a window on her vehicle and took the victim's purse from the front seat.
Battery Report
December 5 at 12:17 a.m., security at a business in the 300 block of South Myrtle was removing an intoxicated subject who was refused service. While being escorted out of the club, the subject struck one of the security officers. The subject was restrained by employees and sustained a small laceration to the back of the head. The subject was taken to a hospital for treatment of his injury. The establishment did not desire prosecution.
Commercial Grand Theft
December 5 at 1:04 a.m., a resident from the 1400 block of California called police to report a suspicious subject inside the yard of a business in a green pickup truck. Officers responded to the location and observed the vehicle leaving the location. The suspect drove to a nearby alley, where he abandoned his vehicle and fled. Containment of the area was set up, and the suspect was found hiding on top of a storage container. Irwindale Police Department responded with a police canine unit and the suspect was taken into custody without further incident. Officers located stolen copper wire in the bed of the suspect's vehicle. The suspect was arrested for grand theft.
Indecent Exposure / Mental Evaluation
December 6 at 2:15 p.m., an officer responded to the report of a male subject standing in the street with his pants down, exposing himself. Officers arrived and located the subject. He had no shirt on and his pants were down. The subject was detained and placed on a 72-hour mental evaluation.
Attempt Vehicle Burglary
December 6 at 8:10 p.m., a resident in the 100 block of North Mayflower observed two male subjects in dark clothing, one with gloves, attempting to gain entry into a car using a coat hanger. The resident confronted the suspects and grabbed one by the back of his sweatshirt. The suspect pulled free and both suspects fled. The resident called police. Officers arrived and conducted an area search, but did not locate the suspects. A coat hanger was recovered at the scene and booked as evidence. Vehicles in the area were checked to find if any others had been tampered with, but none were located.
