CRIME BLOTTER

June 15

2900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a woman reported that she had stopped at the location to donate items. She did not lock her vehicle as she went into the business and when she returned she discovered her purse and cellphone were missing. She reported that when she arrived she saw a man in a vehicle parked at the location but did not see that man leave his vehicle. A deputy was able to use Find My Phone to locate her cellphone in an abandoned lot on Ocean View Boulevard; however the other items were not there.

The theft occurred at 2:30 p.m.

 

 

June 13

4200 block of Commonwealth Avenue in La Cañada, a glass door was smashed and a safe was stolen from a home between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m.

Angeles Crest Highway in Angeles National Forest, a man reported that he parked his vehicle in the area near the day picnic parking area. He did not remember if he locked his vehicle. When he was traveling home he got notices from his credit cards that they had been used to purchase items he did not give anyone permission to purchase. He had left his wallet in his car and found his identification and cash were still in his wallet but all of his credit cards were missing.

The theft occurred between 2 p.m. and 3:45 p.m.

 

 

June 12

500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, an employee reported that while he was on the sales floor three men entered the store; all were wearing face masks. One man walked to the west side of the store and began pulling the display phones from the display stands. The other two men walked along the east side of the store and pulled cellphones from that display as well as two watches. Reportedly none of them spoke or made any physical threats toward the employee. There were not any weapons or tools seen by the witness. The three suspects ran out of the store with the cellphones and watches.

The suspects are described as black males in their 20s. The witness reported that the theft happened so fast he was not able to get a good description of what the men were wearing except that one wore a blue shirt and one wore a red shirt.

The theft occurred at 5:09 p.m.

Buckhorn Campground in the Angeles National Forest, a woman reported parking her vehicle at the campground while she went camping. When she returned she found that the rear passenger window of her vehicle had been shattered and her purse, with credit cards, had been stolen along with other personal items. She contacted her credit card companies and found that her credit cards had been used to purchase items without her permission.

The theft occurred between June 12 and June 14.

 

 

June 10

1200 block of El Vago Street in La Cañada Flintridge, a resident found a pile of mail on the sidewalk in the back of his home. The mail was addressed to a variety of addresses. Some of the mail had been opened and its contents emptied. After looking through the mail a deputy discovered an envelope that had been mailed out from the location on El Vago. The deputy contacted the resident and found the she had mailed out a check on June 10.

The mail had been dropped on the sidewalk between June 9 at 5 p.m. and June 10 at 6 p.m.