Arcadia Police Blotter – 8/14
For the period of Sunday, August 3, through Saturday, August 9, the Police Department responded to 938 calls for service of which 127 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period.
Sunday, August 3:
Officers were in the 900 block of South Mayflower when they saw a known male subject sitting on a front porch. A record check of the 30-year-old male Caucasian revealed that he had 2 misdemeanor warrants totaling $60,000, so he was arrested at the scene.
Between 8:10 p.m. on August 2 and 12:35 a.m. on August 3, an auto burglary occurred at 24-Hour Fitness, 125 North First. Unknown suspect(s) broke the victim’s car window and stole a purse that was stored underneath a seat.
Monday, August 4:
Units responded to the 300 block of Sharon around 6:25 a.m. in reference to a suspicious occupied vehicle. A welfare check was conducted and a man and a woman were apparently sleeping in the car. Record checks revealed that the 22-year-old male Asian had an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. A consent search of the vehicle was made, and officers found three baggies containing a white crystalline substance resembling methamphetamine and a glass tube with a white residue. The man was taken into custody for possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and an outstanding warrant.
Shortly after 11:00 p.m., a traffic stop was made at Third and Longden because officers observed the driver almost hit a curb and failed to maintain a direct course of travel. The 26-year-old male Hispanic driver was unlicensed and officers also detected the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath. A field sobriety test was conducted, and it was determined that the driver was operating the vehicle while under the influence and was arrested.
Tuesday, August 5:
Around 7:59 a.m., units were dispatched to the 2200 block of South Baldwin regarding an auto burglary. The victim advised that between 7:30 p.m. on August 4 and 7:40 a.m. on August 5, unknown suspect(s) entered her vehicle and stole credit cards, a checkbook, gift cards, and cash from bags left in the car. Several hours later, she informed police that her credit card was recently used at a liquor store in Arcadia. Officers responded to the liquor store and learned that the suspects were just in the store making additional purchases. An area check was conducted and a 26-year-old male Caucasian and a 19-year-old male Hispanic were both apprehended at Golden West and Las Tunas. The stolen property was recovered on their persons and they were charged with grand theft, commercial burglary, and receiving stolen property.
A victim came to the station to file a fraudulent use of a credit card report around 7:34 p.m. Unknown suspect(s) gained access to the victim’s credit card information by unknown means and proceeded to make 11 unauthorized purchases totaling over $1,780.
Wednesday, August 6:
A commercial burglary occurred between 7:00 p.m. on August 5 and 6:54 a.m. on August 6 at All Star Liquor, 8 East Duarte. Unknown suspect(s) pried open a door to the business and stole bottles of alcohol, cartons of cigarettes, and a gun. While investigating the burglary, an illegal slot machine was found at the location. The owner was issued a citation and a field release booking order, and the slot machine was seized.
Units responded to the 1200 block of West Huntington around 4:48 p.m. regarding a vehicle tampering incident. Unknown suspect(s) drilled a hole into a gas tank to possibly steal gasoline. As a result, fuel leaked from underneath the car and the Fire Department was called to handle the clean up.
Thursday, August 7:
Shortly after 1:40 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 1020 Lounge, 1020 South Baldwin, regarding a fight in progress involving 30 or more subjects. While en route, officers learned that all the subjects were dispersing and they were leaving in various vehicles. A bouncer at the location said that a male victim was struck with several beer bottles, kicked several times while on the ground, and was possibly stabbed with a knife. Officers found a butterfly knife with some possible blood residue at the scene; however, no victims or suspects were located during an area check.
Around 7:36 a.m., a victim came to the station to file a forgery report. She indicated that while she was out of the country, her ex-husband deposited a non-sufficient fund check into her checking account, took two checks from her checkbook, and then made out the checks to himself for $7,500 by forging her signatures on the checks.
Friday, August 8:
An armed bank robbery occurred around 10:00 a.m. at Bank of the West, 1155 West Huntington. A male Caucasian, in his 30′s, wearing a blonde wig and blue cap, displayed a semi-automatic handgun at the bank teller and demanded money. Fearing for her safety, the teller gave the suspect money from her cash drawer. The suspect then fled in a red four-door Chevrolet. An area check was conducted, but the suspect was not found.
Around 3:43 p.m., a strong-arm robbery occurred at the Westfield mall parking lot. Two witnesses advised that two male Hispanic suspects grabbed a female victim’s purse. Once taking the property, the suspects ran to a 76 gas station and fled in the silver Toyota Corolla driven by a male Asian suspect.
Saturday, August 9:
During a routine patrol, officers found a man sleeping in a vehicle parked at Foothill Middle School around 4:53 p.m. A record check revealed that the 47-year-old male Hispanic had 3 outstanding misdemeanor warrants totaling $135,000. The man was taken into custody without incident.
Around 7:52 p.m., a victim came to the station to file an identity theft report. On July 6, the victim received a call from a mortgage company indicating that she had taken out two mortgage loans on March 1 and that she was late on her payments. She was informed that the first loan was for $417,000 and the second for $190,500. Unknown suspect(s) obtained the victim’s identifying information by unknown means and took out two home loans without her knowledge.