Arcadia Police Department Weekly Activity Report : April 15th to April 21st

For the period of Sunday, April 15th, through Saturday, April 21st, the Police Department responded to 917 calls for service, of which 100 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period.

Sunday, April 15:

1. Just after 3:00 p.m., an officer contacted a subject sitting in a parked vehicle near a closed business the area of Goldring Road and Kardashian Avenue. The subject was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The 34-year-old male from El Monte was issued a citation.

2. At approximately 8:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to 7-Eleven, 102 East Huntington Drive, regarding a shoplifting report. The suspect entered the store and selected several food items. He then left the store without paying. He was described as a male Hispanic, approximately 20-years-old, wearing a grey sweatshirt and backpack.

Monday, April 16:

1. At about 4:30 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the 11,000 block of Goldring Road regarding an abandoned vehicle. An investigation revealed it had been reported stolen from El Monte the day before. The suspect had removed all four tires and rims. The investigation is ongoing.

2. Just before 11:00 a.m., an officer responded 7-Eleven, 102 East Huntington Drive, regarding a suspect attempting to pay with a fraudulent credit card. The suspect was seen fleeing the scene in a silver vehicle. Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and

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contacted the occupants. An investigation revealed the driver was on parole and had two outstanding warrants for her arrest. She was also found to be in possession of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, ammunition and a stolen credit card. One of the passengers was discovered to be in possession of stolen driver’s licenses, blank credit cards, a check reader and drug paraphernalia. The 22-year-old female from Los Angeles and the 39-year-old male from Burbank were arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

Tuesday, April 17:

1. At approximately 8:30 a.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 300 block of East Haven Avenue regarding a residential panic alarm. The unidentified suspect entered the residence by smashing a rear glass door. The victim returned home and saw the suspect, who was wearing a black hat and a dark heavy jacket, inside her home. The suspect stole a purse then ran through the house to the rear yard and over the wall. The investigation is ongoing.

2. At around 8:30 p.m., an officer noticed a U-Haul van without a front license plate in the parking lot of the Extended Stay Hotel, 401 East Santa Clara Street. An investigation revealed the van had been reported stolen from Long Beach in early March. The named suspect was located inside the hotel. The 41-year-old male from Long Beach was arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

Wednesday, April 18:

7. At about 8:30 p.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle without license plates in the area of Huntington Drive and Santa Clara Street. The officer contacted the occupants of the vehicle and an investigation revealed the driver was in possession of stolen passports, checks and mail and the female passenger had an outstanding warrant for her arrest. The 31-year-old male and the 32-year-old female from Pasadena were arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

Thursday, April 19:

1. Just before noon, officers were dispatched to the 1800 block of Anita Crest Avenue regarding a possible burglary in progress. Two male Black suspects wearing hooded sweatshirts were seen exiting a vehicle and entering the rear yard of a residence. The driver of the vehicle then drove away from the location. Officers located the vehicle nearby and detained the driver. The suspects were seen jumping fences and were ultimately located and detained. Officers confirmed a burglary had been committed in the immediate area. The 19- year-old male from Palmdale, the 18-year-old female from Lancaster and the 17-year-old male from Pasadena were arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

2. At approximately 12:30 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue regarding a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. The pedestrian was crossing the intersection when he was struck by a vehicle making a right turn. The vehicle then overturned. All of the involved parties survived the collision.

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10. Just after 2:30 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block of West Norman Avenue regarding an activation of an Arcadia Police Department GPS tracker. Arcadia PD detectives had previously deployed decoy packages containing bait property and tracking devices to combat the increase in package thefts from residential areas. Officers monitored and tracked the package to a vehicle parked near Baldwin Stocker Park. An investigation revealed a 38-year-old female from Pasadena had stolen the package on her way to pick up her niece from school. She was arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

Friday, April 20:

1. Just before 12:30 a.m., an officer was dispatched to a residence in the 2800 block of Winthrop Avenue regarding a burglary report. An investigation revealed an unknown suspect entered the home through an unlocked rear sliding glass door and ransacked the residence before fleeing in an unknown direction. The victim stated there was no loss due to the fact that the house was a part-time residence and no valuables were kept at that location.

2. At approximately 4:30 p.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 1900 block of Alta Oaks regarding a burglary report. The officer determined the suspect had entered the home by smashing a rear glass door. The suspect then ransacked the residence before fleeing the scene in an unknown direction. The loss was unknown due to the owners being out of town at the time of the burglary.

Saturday, April 21:

1. At about 9:30 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 1100 block of Rodeo Road regarding the report of a burglary. The gardener had arrived at the location and discovered a shattered rear window. The time of the burglary was unknown since the owner stated she had not been at the location since April 4th. The owner stated there was no loss.

2. At around 10:30 a.m., an officer responded to the parking lot of the Arcadia Police Department to contact a victim of an auto burglary. The victim stated she had parked her car on the first floor of the parking structure at 24 Hour Fitness, 125 North First Avenue around 9:00 a.m. She left her purse on the back seat under a jacket and locked all the doors and armed the car alarm. She returned around 10:00 a.m. to find the rear driver side window had been smashed and her jacket and purse were missing. No suspects were seen and no witnesses were located.