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Monrovia Crime Blotters: Oct. 8-14
Monrovia Weekly Oct 19, 2020
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Oct.8
At11:09 a.m., a resident in the 100 block of North Grand walked outside his houseand discovered his mailbox open and his mail scattered in his yard. He did notknow when the theft actually occurred. Some of the mail was open and thecontents missing. This investigation is continuing.
At12:43 p.m., a caller reported two motorists collided into one another at theintersection of Foothill and California. One of the drivers complained of pain.The party at fault was also found to be driving with no license and no insuranceand was issued a citation.
Oct.9
At8:45 a.m., a resident in the 400 block of Kirkwood walked outside his home anddiscovered someone had rummaged through his unlocked car sometime during thenight. His wallet and sunglasses were stolen. This investigation is continuing.
At12:55 p.m., a resident in the 100 block of North Heliotrope discovered someonehad stolen the catalytic converter from his vehicle. This investigation iscontinuing.
At1:18 p.m., a resident in the 800 block of Encino reported a male subject juststole welding equipment from the back of his truck. The suspect fled with thestolen goods in his vehicle. Officers searched for the suspect but were unableto locate him. This investigation is continuing.
At8:51 p.m., a resident in the 200 block of East Olive called police to report avehicle just collided into a parked car. Officers arrived and contacted thedriver of the vehicle. She was the only occupant, and she was not injured. Sheshowed signs of being under the influence of alcohol. A DUI investigation was conducted,and it was determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol whileoperating a motor vehicle. She was arrested and held for a sobering period.
At9:25 p.m., a resident in the 600 block of West Colorado called to report a safethat had been discarded in front of his residence. The safe had a 6-inch holein the bottom of it that had been cut out and several items were still insidethe safe. The safe did not contain anything to help identify the owner. A crimebulletin was generated and distributed to all Los Angeles County agencies. Itis possible the safe had been discarded by burglary suspects. Investigationcontinuing.
At9:38 p.m., a resident in the 300 block of West Walnut called to report hisvehicle had been broken into sometime during the night. Power tools and agenerator were taken without his permission. Investigation continuing
Oct.10
At3:44 p.m., a caller reported three vehicles collided into one another in the500 block of West Duarte. Officers responded and found two of the drivers werecomplaining of pain but did not have visible injuries. Paramedics responded andevaluated the injured persons, however, they refused to go to the hospital. Thedriver who was found to be at fault was issued a citation.
At6:20 p.m., a resident in the 400 block of Montana called to report a subjectknocking on his door and waving his hands. Officers arrived and located thesubject in question, who showed signs of being under the influence of narcotics.A computer check revealed the subject had a no-bail warrant for his arrest. Hewas arrested for the warrant and held for a sobering period.
At11:19 p.m., an employee from a hotel in the 700 block of West Huntington calledto report a subject entered his establishment and became argumentative withhim. The subject then pulled the fire alarm, causing several hotel guests toleave their rooms in fear of an emergency. Officers responded and located thesuspect, who displayed signs of being under the influence of alcohol. Videosurveillance showed the suspect was the one who pulled the fire alarm. Thesuspect was arrested and held for a sobering period.
Oct.11
At1:35 a.m., a resident in the 600 block of Monterey called police to report asuspicious female knocking on her door. She wasn’t expecting anyone, so shecalled the police. Officers arrived and located the female. A computer checkrevealed she had a no-bail warrant for her arrest. She was arrested for thewarrant.
At1:39 a.m., an officer was patrolling the area of Duarte and Magnolia when hesaw a traffic violation. A traffic stop was made on the vehicle and the driverwas contacted. The driver showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol.A DUI investigation was conducted, and the driver was arrested for DUI.
At12:02 p.m., an officer responded to the front of the police station regarding apossible stolen vehicle. The victim told the officer he purchased the ChevySilverado through OfferUp from a subject in Downey. The victim becamesuspicious when he saw the dates on the title were incorrect. A computer checkof the VIN number revealed it was stolen from a car dealership in Downey. Thelicense plate was stolen from a vehicle in Rancho Cucamonga. The investigationis continuing.
At4:44 p.m., an officer responded to a business in the 700 block of EastHuntington regarding a grand theft of items. Employees said a male suspectentered the store with a bag and took merchandise. The suspect fled in a blackBMW. The theft occurred at around 1 p.m., but employees waited several hoursbefore calling the police. The investigation is continuing.
At7:51 p.m., several calls were received regarding a fight in progress at anestablishment in the 400 block of South Myrtle. The fight was broken up quicklyand the suspect left the area before police arrived. Minor injuries weresustained by the victim. Investigation continuing.
Oct.12
At3:03 a.m., a resident in the 800 block of West Olive called police to reportthree subjects removing the catalytic converter from his nephew’s vehicle. Thesubjects saw the resident and ran to a white sedan, possibly a BMW, and spedaway. Officers arrived and searched the area. They located another vehicleparked in the 800 block of West Walnut that also had its catalytic converter taken.The owner was contacted, and a police report was taken. Investigationcontinuing.
At10:35 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 400 block of Seymourregarding a theft of jewelry. The victim claimed several items of jewelry havebeen taken from her residence within the last month. There were no signs offorced entry. The investigation is continuing.
At8:53 p.m., police dispatch received numerous calls reporting a robbery had justoccurred at a business in the 600 block of West Huntington. A male suspectwearing a face mask and hooded sweatshirt entered the location at closing time.The suspect approached employees, brandished a handgun, and demanded they openthe safe and give him the money. The employee opened the safe and gave thesuspect the change from the safe. The suspect placed the change in his backpackand fled the store. He was last seen driving west in a newer black DodgeCharger. There were no injuries reported. The investigation is continuing.
Oct.13
At2:24 a.m., officers responded for the third time to the 400 block of EastGreystone for disturbance calls. On the final occurrence, a resident on ValleVista chased a trespassing male subject from his property into a house onGreystone. The subject was contacted by police and was found to be inpossession of a methamphetamine pipe. He was arrested for possession of drugparaphernalia.
At8 a.m., a resident called from the 400 block of Oakcliff to report a vehicle inthe area, possibly casing the area for delivered mail packages. The residentsaw the same vehicle the week prior. The vehicle is an older model, red, four-doorvehicle, and was occupied by three subjects wearing black hoodies. An officersaw the vehicle in the 800 block of Norumbega. The vehicle license platereturned out of Long Beach with a warrant and officers stopped the vehicle. Acomputer check on one of the subjects revealed an outstanding warrant. Officerssearched the vehicle, but no mail or packages were found. The driver was citedfor a traffic violation.
At3:45 p.m., an officer responded to a business in the 400 block of West Chestnutregarding a theft of an employee’s purse. The victim said her purse was stolenfrom a yard forklift. There was only one customer in the yard at the time ofthe theft. The victim will call back when they obtain the company video. Insidethe purse was cash, a cell phone and wedding ring. The investigation iscontinuing.
At11:47 p.m., dispatch received calls reporting two subjects carrying a box andclimbing a fence at a public storage lot in the 2100 block of South Myrtle.Officers arrived and located a suspect inside the lot. The suspect ran from officersbut was located nearby within minutes. The second suspect was not located. Astorage area had been burglarized, but officers were unable to tie the crime tothe suspect at this time. He was arrested for prowling and resisting anofficer.
Oct.14
At4:14 p.m., an officer responded to a business in the 1600 block of SouthMountain regarding a theft of a catalytic converter. The victim parked his 2008Honda Element in the parking lot near the exit doors and went inside. Thevictim returned to the vehicle an hour later and discovered the theft. Theinvestigation is continuing.
At4:57 p.m., a resident in the area of Grand and Aspen called to report agardener chasing after a gold van on foot. Officers arrived and discovered twosuspects in a gold van took the gardener’s lawnmowers. Officers did an areacheck for the vehicle but did not find it. The suspects were male and femaleHispanics in an older gold van. Two lawnmowers were stolen. Investigationcontinuing.
At9:04 p.m., a victim in the 500 block of Falling Leaf Alley stated threebicycles were stolen from the secured area inside the Colorado Commons parkingstructure. The bikes were stolen sometime over the last week. Two of the bikeswere Treks. The victim provided serial numbers for the bikes to be entered asstolen property. Investigation continuing. This investigation is continuing.
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