Arcadia Police Department Weekly Activity Report - Sunday, August 2nd through Saturday, August 8th

For the period of Sunday, August 2nd through Saturday, August 8th, the Police Department responded to 991 calls for service, of which 102 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of some of the incidents handled by the Department during this period.

Sunday, August 2:

At approximately 10:38 a.m., an officer responded to the area of 00 El Dorado Street

regarding a stolen vehicle report. Sometime between 8:37 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.,

someone stole the keys from a nearby mailbox and fled with the victim’s BMW X5.

The investigation is pending a review of surveillance footage.

Monday, August 3:

At approximately 1:37 a.m., an officer responded to the 12300 block of Lower Azusa

Road regarding a hit and run traffic collision. The driver, a 23-year-old male from

Temple City, attempted to evade questioning by hiding in the bushes. Officers

determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol when the accident

occurred. He was arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

Tuesday, August 4:

At approximately 7:06 p.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 600 block of

West Naomi Avenue regarding a fraud report. The victim discovered someone used

her EBT card without her permission, resulting in a loss of $6,200.00.

Wednesday, August 5:

At approximately 11:23 a.m., an officer responded to Abercrombie & Fitch, located at

400 South Baldwin Avenue, regarding a petty theft report. An investigation revealed

a 44-year-old female from Alhambra removed the sensors and stole approximately

$450.00 worth of clothing. The suspect initially provided her mother’s name so the

officer would not discover she had past convictions for theft. She was arrested and

transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

Thursday, August 6:

At approximately 1:33 p.m., an officer responded to the 00 block of East Duarte Road

regarding a vandalism report. The officer discovered a male transient vandalized a

private bathroom and was in possession of drug paraphernalia. A records check

revealed the 34-year-old male also had two outstanding misdemeanor warrants. He

was arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.

Friday, August 7:

At approximately 2:54 p.m., an officer responded to an apartment complex in the 600

block of West Huntington Drive regarding a mail theft report. A review of the

surveillance footage revealed two suspects used a mail key to open the community

mailboxes and fled with stolen mail and packages. The suspects are described as a

Hispanic male and an Asian male, both 30 to 35-years-old. The investigation is ongoing.

Saturday, August 8:

At approximately 12:57 a.m., an officer responded to Knockouts, located at 1580

Clark Street, regarding a battery report. An investigation revealed a female dancer

punched the victim in the face after he made vulgar comments toward her. The

suspect is a 24-year-old female from Panorama and the investigation is ongoing.