May 22
4800 block of Hampton Road in La Cañada Flintridge, a person who has his own tree trimming company was working at two locations in the area. He had finished trimming a tree at one home and was transferring tools to go to the next home. He placed his chainsaw in the open bed of his pickup truck; he did not secure the chainsaw. The vehicle was parked directly in front of the location. He then began trimming a tree in the front of the location, went to his truck to get his chainsaw and found it was missing. He did not see anyone near his truck.

The theft occurred at 9:30 a.m.

May 19
3100 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, deputies responded to a burglar alarm at the location. Upon arrival they found the front door of the business was “fully smashed through by unknown means.” There were fresh blood stains around the cash register. Surveillance footage revealed what appeared to be a male around the cash register area. He was about 6’ tall, weighing 180 lbs. and wearing a light-colored hoodie, dark-colored mask and dark pants. The suspect flipped over a few boxes, then left the store on foot walking northwest toward Pennsylvania Avenue and out of view.

The alarm was activated at 11:30 p.m.

2300 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, deputies responded to a possible burglary. They discovered the glass door of the business had been shattered and the interior of the location was ransacked. Several items were stolen. The deputy spoke to the manager of the building who told him two other business locations had been burglarized overnight in a similar way. He found that businesses in Sun Valley and Burbank were also burglarized in the same method. [It was possible the same suspect burglarized the above-mentioned La Crescenta location.]

This burglary occurred at 11:15 p.m.

May 18
2200 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, an employee reported that a male customer/suspect attempted to buy a drink with a credit card that was declined. The suspect began asking other customers for money to purchase the drink.

A customer gave him money; he returned to the counter to purchase the drink and, as the employee opened the cash register, the suspect reached over and grabbed money from the register. He then ran out of the restaurant and fled westbound on foot on Foothill Boulevard.

The theft occurred at 9:40 a.m.