For the period of Sunday, April 7th, through Saturday, April 13th, the Police Department responded to 933 calls for service of which 127 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of some of the incidents handled by the Department during this period.
Sunday, April 7:
1. At 6:03 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 1700 block of South Second Avenue regarding an unknown suspect inside a gated driveway. The resident heard her car alarm sound and saw the suspect next to her vehicle. The suspect left the location after being confronted by the resident. He was seen wearing a yellow hooded sweatshirt, dark colored pants, white shoes, and a backpack.
2. At 10:52 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 1800 block of South Second Avenue
regarding an attempted burglary. The resident heard a loud bang at his front door while he was sleeping. Sometime later, the resident awoke to find damage to his front door.
3. At 11:24 a.m., officers responded to the 900 block of West Huntington Drive regarding a
vandalism report. An unknown suspect smashed the rear driver’s side window of the victim’s
vehicle. A second vehicle vandalism with the same circumstances was reported at 4:30 p.m. in
the 400 block of West Huntington Drive.
Monday, April 8:
4. At 11:26 a.m., officers responded to a residence in the 1600 block of South Tenth Avenue regarding the report of a robbery. The victim was walking to his front door when he heard a car honk at him.
The driver of a white SUV called him over and asked him for directions. After giving the man
directions, a female seated in the back of the SUV thanked the victim and asked if she could pray for him. The female then told the victim that the prayer wouldn’t work because he was wearing too much jewelry. She told him to place his watch in his shirt pocket. After saying a prayer, the female placed a card inside his shirt pocket while simultaneously removing his watch. A struggle ensued and the suspects fled the scene with the watch. The male suspect was described as 30-years-old with an average build and short black hair, wearing a dark colored shirt. The female suspect was described as 60-years-old with an average build. She had light brown and gray hair in a single braid.
5. At 6:54 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 200 block of South Third Avenue regarding a burglary report. Unknown suspect(s) gained entry to the home by smashing the rear kitchen window. The suspect(s) ransacked the home, stealing several designer handbags and jewelry before fleeing the scene.
Tuesday, April 9:
6. At 12:58 a.m., officers responded to a business currently under construction located at 405 South First Avenue regarding a burglary in progress. The business owner was alerted by her motion detecting surveillance cameras. Two suspects were seen walking around the property with flashlights. Officers located and detained the suspects and discovered they were in possession of gloves, pipe cutters, and shaved keys. The 35-year-old male from Bell Gardens and the 48-year-old male from Los Angeles were arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.
7. At 2:55 p.m., officers responded to Albertson’s, 298 East Live oak Avenue, regarding a female subject concealing wet wipes and beauty products inside a bag. When the subject was confronted by store employees, she ran into the restroom. After the suspect exited the restroom, she pushed two employees causing one to fall to the ground. Officers located the suspect near Live Oak Avenue and Farna Avenue. The 41-year-old female transient was arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.
Wednesday, April 10:
8. At 8:12 a.m., an officer responded to the parking lot of 1107 South Baldwin Avenue regarding vehicle burglary that had occurred sometime overnight. The unknown suspect used a rock to smash the front passenger side window of the victim’s vehicle. The suspect stole a backpack containing tools.
Thursday, April 11:
9. At 8:51 a.m., officers responded to USC Arcadia Hospital, 300 West Huntington Drive, regarding threatening phone calls. A former patient made phone calls and sent emails threatening to harm staff members. Arcadia Police Detectives conducted an investigation and were able to locate the suspect. The 40-year-old female from Temple City was arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.
Friday, April 12:
10. At 12:57 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 300 block of West Camino Real Avenue regarding the report of a burglary. Surveillance footage showed the suspect crawling around inside the home. The suspect entered the home by smashing a glass panel of the backdoor. The suspect then ransacked several rooms stealing designer handbags, a safe, jewelry, and cash. The suspect was described as a heavyset male, wearing a black hooded jacket, blue jeans, black gloves, and black shoes.
11. At 8:25 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 1400 block of Linda Way regarding an audible alarm. Surveillance footage captured two male suspects wearing dark clothing and face masks exiting the home through the front door. An investigation revealed they entered the home by removing the screen from an open window. The two suspects stole several designer handbags and jewelry.
12. At 9:19 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 100 block of West Arthur Avenue regarding a burglary report. The victim returned home to find his front door unlocked and his rear glass door smashed. Multiple rooms had been ransacked. The property loss was unknown at the time of the report.
13. At 9:40 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 00 block of West Longden Avenue regarding the report of a burglary. The resident was upstairs inside her bedroom when she heard multiple loud banging sounds coming from the rear yard. The resident looked out her window and saw an unknown male suspect attempting to smash the rear sliding glass door. When the suspect saw the resident watching him, he fled the scene.
14. At 9:57 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 700 block of Anoakia Lane regarding the report of a burglary that had just occurred. The resident was sitting in his living room when he heard a loud commotion in the northeast corner of his home. When the resident went to investigate the noise, he discovered a male suspect ransacking a bedroom and a second male suspect ransacking his office.
Both suspects fled the home through the smashed sliding glass door. The suspects were wearing all dark clothing with black face masks.
Saturday, April 13:
15. At 10:36 a.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 100 block of Fano Street regarding a burglary report. The victim returned to her home to find several rooms ransacked. An investigation revealed the unknown suspect(s) entered the home through an unlocked window. The suspect(s) stole a designer handbag and jewelry.