Monrovia Crime Blotters: Sept. 24-29

Sept.24

At7:05 a.m., a vehicle burglary was reported in the 1800 block of Ninth Avenue.The victim reported that the windows on his vehicle had been smashed while itwas parked, and his backpack had been taken from inside. The windows and doorshad been secured. Officers obtained surveillance footage that showed a suspectsmashing the windows at 1:30 a.m. that morning. This investigation iscontinuing.

At8:33 a.m., a traffic collision involving two vehicles occurred at theintersection of Magnolia and Olive. Officers arrived and found one of theparties was complaining of pain to his shoulder. He was transported to a localhospital for treatment.

At9:48 a.m., a resident in the 600 block of East Greystone found mail on theground that belonged to nearby residents and called police. Officers arrivedand located surveillance footage which showed a subject in a silver ToyotaPrius throwing mail out of the vehicle window. The license plate was capturedand returned as being stolen out of Los Angeles. The mail was returned to theowners. This investigation is continuing.

Sept.26

At8:47 a.m., a resident from the 400 block of East Lemon called police to reporta male subject in his backyard. Officers arrived and confirmed a no-trespassauthorization was in effect against the subject for that location. The subjectwas detained and advised regarding the no-trespass order. He said he alreadyknew about the order, but he had no place else to go. He refused to take anyresources regarding homeless shelters. He was arrested for trespassing.

At10:46 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block of East Maple regarding adomestic violence incident. Two subjects are in a dating relationship and hadbeen drinking. They became involved in a verbal argument. The argumentescalated and the boyfriend pushed the girlfriend up against a wall, and atsome point, bit her on the arm. The boyfriend was deemed the primary aggressor.He was arrested for domestic violence and taken into custody.

At11:23 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block of South Myrtle regarding asubject that was heavily intoxicated. Officers located the subject, who wasfound to be too intoxicated to care for his own safety. The subject wasarrested for public intoxication and held for a sobering period.

Sept.27

At2:09 a.m., an officer observed a vehicle speeding near the intersection ofFoothill and Magnolia and conducted a traffic stop. The investigation revealedthe driver had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was arrested for thewarrant.

At11:57 a.m., officers responded to the intersection of Peck and Jefferiesregarding a vehicle colliding into a parked vehicle. When officers andparamedics arrived, they found the driver inside his vehicle and unresponsive.Paramedics delivered a dose of Narcan to the driver, and he responded.Prescription medication was found inside the vehicle, indicating a possibleopiate overdose. The driver was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Thedriver told the officers he took pain killers thirty minutes prior to theaccident for a preexisting injury. This investigation is continuing.

Sept.28

At4:31 a.m., an officer was patrolling the 100 block of West Foothill when heheard an audible alarm. He checked businesses in the area and found there wasan attempted burglary at a local business. The responsible party was advised ofthe attempt. This investigation is continuing.

At6:18 p.m., officers responded to a traffic collision in the 1500 block of SouthMyrtle. One of the drivers showed signs of being under the influence ofalcohol. An investigation was conducted, and it was determined the driver wastoo intoxicated to operate a motor vehicle. He was arrested for DUI and heldfor a sobering period.

Sept.29

At9:19 p.m., officers responded to a business in the 1500 block of South Myrtleregarding a wanted person. An employee was a victim of a robbery several weeksago and the suspect had returned to the location. The victim called to haveofficers respond. The suspect was located and detained. Officers confirmed thesuspect was wanted for the robbery, and he was arrested and taken into custody.

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