WEST LOS ANGELES DAILY CRIME BRIEFING
July 3, 2015 through July 15, 2015
ROBBERY: 0
ASSAULT OR ADW (Assault with a Deadly Weapon): 2
12300 Wilshire Blvd
On 7/16/15, at 1530, the victim and the suspect (who are co-workers and know one another) argued and then fought. The suspect placed the victim in a choke hold and the victim could not breathe and was losing consciousness. The other workers broke up the fight.
Barrington/Montana
On 8/4/15, at 1245, the victim and witness, who are DOT workers, were working on a street maintenance project. The suspect approached the victim and honked her horn and demanded that the victim move out of the way. The victim advised the suspect that he just needed a moment to complete his job. The suspect stated that she had to get to work and struck the victim with her vehicle in his knees causing him to lose his balance. The witness and victim called out to her to stop and wait for the police. The suspect looked back at the victim and witness and drove away.
Suspect: Female, White
BURGLARY: 8
500 Moreno Ave
On 07/15/15 at 1600, unknown suspect(s) entered the victim’s residence by smashing the rear glass door and ransacked location. Unknown if there’s property loss.
500 26th St
On 07/16/15, between 1120 and 1630, unknown suspect(s) entered the victim’s open front door, removed property, and fled from location. Victim was distracted by another suspect (Male White, white pick-up truck) who advised her he was doing construction to the rear of her home.
1000 Ravoli Dr
On 07/17/15 between 1845-1600, unknown suspect(s) entered the victim’s residence through the unlocked rear door, removed property from her purse (cash, jewelry, credit cards), and fled.
700 N Kenter Ave (construction site)
Between 07/20/15 at 1700, and 07/21/15 at 0545, unknown suspect(s) entered the construction site through the front door after cutting the lock off a padlock. They removed tools and fled from the location.
1000 N Kenter Ave
Between 7/20/15 at 1200 and 7/23/15 at 1600, unknown suspect(s) entered the victim’s residence through unlocked front door, removed property and fled through the front door.
1100 Amherst Ave
On 07/28/15, between 1500 and 1800, unknown suspect(s) entered the apartment by prying open the front door and removed a purse and jewelry valued at $3,260.00
16400 Park Ln Cir,
On 07/31/15 between 1800-2300, unknown suspects entered the victim’s residence by smashing the rear glass door, removed property (cash), and fled.
11900 Currituck Dr (construction site)
Between 08/03/15 at 1530 to 08/04/15 at 0600 hours, unknown suspect(s) entered the construction site by prying open the side door to the trailer and removed a compressor valued at $1,500.
GRAND THEFT AUTO: 5
400 Avondale Ave
On 07/15/15, between 2200 and 0830, while parked on the street, a 2005 Lexus 330 was stolen.
Barrington/Mayfield
On 07/17/15, between 0935 and 1600, while parked on the street, a 2013 VW Jetta was stolen.
1900 Goshen
On 07/27/15, between 1830 and 0820, while parked in an apartment garage, a 2008 Audi A4 was stolen.
Amherst/Montana Street
On 08/04/15, between 1400 and 1400, a 2013 Hyundai Elantra was stolen.
11600 San Vicente
On 08/05/15, between 1830 and 2130, while parked on the street, a 2014 Toyota Prius was stolen.
BFMV (Burglary and/or Theft from Motor Vehicle): 11
11900 Gorham Ave
On 07/15/15, between 1745 and 1800, unknown suspects accessed an unlocked vehicle and stole an I-pad, laptop, sunglasses, and keys. Property recovered by Monterey Park Police Department and suspects arrested.
800 Westgate
On 07/17/15, between 2200 and 0845, while parked on the street, a Mercedes tires/wheels were stolen.
500 Moreno
On 07/17/15, between 2200 and 0915, while parked in a driveway, an I-touch pad was stolen.
12100 San Vicente
On 07/18/15, between 1230 and 2230, while parked in a subterranean garage, a Porsche’s wheels were stolen.
1100 Bundy
On 07/18/15, between 2000 and 1700, while parked in a subterranean garage, a garage opener was stolen.
11800 Kiowa
On 07/20/15, between 1500 and 1900, while parked in a carport, a car stereo was stolen.
200 Church Lane
On 07/23/15, between 1830 and 0730, while parked on the street, a Tablet was stolen.
600 Bundy
On 07/24/15, between 1700 and 1100, while parked on the street, window smashed and unknown property taken.
11900 Kiowa
On 07/27/15, between 2230 and 0800, while parked on the street, a wallet and I-PAD was stolen.
11600 Chenault
On 07/27/15, between 1930 and 0630, while parked in a subterranean garage, a golf club and credit cards were stolen.
900 Barrington Ave
On 07/27/15, between 1600 and 2300, while parked in a parking lot, DMV tags were stolen.
GRAND THEFT & PETTY THEFT: 9
200 W 26th Street (commercial area)
On 07/20/15, between 1600 and 2000, a laptop computer and bag were unattended and taken from victim while at the Brentwood Country Mart. Laptop and bag valued at $1,151.00
11900 San Vicente Bl (commercial)
On 07/22/15, at 1915, Suspect took property from the store and exited without paying for cosmetics and electronics valued at $197.14
1100 S Barrington (apartment garage)
Between 06/15/15 at 1600 and 07/24/15 at 1730, while parked in an apartment garage, unknown suspect(s) entered the parking structure to the victim’s apartment, removed the lock and stole the victim’s bike valued at $7,000.00
12000 Wilshire Blvd (commercial)
On 7/26/15, at 1800, the suspect convinced the victim to purchase merchandise from the suspect in which the victim could return the merchandise at retail store for more money. The victim went to the retail store to return the merchandise and was denied. Suspect described as a Male, White, bald head. Loss was currency of $460.00
12000 Wilshire (commercial)
On 07/26/15 at 1500, victim’s wallet was taken out of her purse while shopping at the market. Wallet and currency valued at $750.00
11800 Wilshire (commercial)
On 07/27/15 between 1945 and 2230, unknown suspect removed victim’s wallet from her purse. Wallet and currency valued at $165.00
12000 San Vicente (commercial)
On 07/30/15 at 1545, unknown suspect removed victim’s wallet from purse while she was shopping at the grocery store. Wallet and jewelry valued at $2,950.00
11600 San Vicente (center median)
On 08/01/15 at 1500, unknown suspect(s) removed a large generator intended for an event, from the middle of the street. Generator valued at $4,000.00
12000 San Vicente (commercial)
On 8/3/15, at 1435, suspect entered the victim’s store and removed the victim’s property and exited the location without payment. The suspect then dropped the items outside of the store and fled the location. Liquor valued at $238.00
Note:
As you can see, we’ve recently experienced an unusual number of wallet thefts while victims are shopping and inattentive to their purses. It is a very common form of theft and one that often occurs in waves — as we are experiencing now. It can involve a suspect simply taking advantage of an opportunity of an open purse or it can occur as a distraction ruse in which one suspect will divert the attention of the shopper momentarily so that the other suspect has an opportunity to steal the purse/wallet.
At the Brentwood Ralph’s supermarket, I have conducted undercover sting operations leaving my ‘prop’ (a purse/wallet in my shopping cart) while nearby, my partners pose as shoppers ready to nab the bad guy (or gal) if it gets stolen. More often than not however, it is kind and concerned fellow shoppers who point out that I should be more careful with my wallet and purse. It always restores my faith in the goodness of others when folks take the time to look out for one another. Please continue to do so and don’t be surprised if you see me loitering too long in the produce section.
Lastly, a big thank you goes out to Dan Weinberg who kept me company recently at the Brentwood Grand Prix event. He introduced me to a newly patented automatic garage door lock system that provides automatic bolt lock security to your garage door while being affordable and user friendly. It can also be sync’d with your current garage door opener. Check out the link below.
http://elocksys.com/pages/how-it-works
All the best,
Senior Lead Officer Maria Gray
LAPD West Los Angeles Division
310-444-0744
