May 9
1900 block of Verdugo Boulevard in La Cañada, a deputy responded to a burglary alarm call. When he arrived he noticed the front door of the business was ajar with fresh pry marks. Other units responded and after an investigation it was found no one was in the business. The deputies found the cash register was open as was a file cabinet. They also found the glass front door of a neighboring restaurant had been smashed. The only item that appeared to be stolen from the business was a safe. The restaurant reported cash had been stolen from the register.
The alarm was activated at 5 a.m.
May 4
2900 block of Hawkridge Drive in La Crescenta, the sliding glass window was smashed and cash and jewelry were stolen from a home. The residents reported that before they left their home they had locked all the windows and doors. When they returned they saw the window had been smashed. Several rooms in the home were ransacked.
The burglary occurred between May 4 and May 9.
4100 block of La Crescenta Avenue in Montrose, a woman reported that as she was walking in the parking lot at the location toward her car a man came up behind her and pushed something against her back, and threatened her. She said she was frightened and dropped her cellphone and keys to the ground. She stood in the parking lot too frightened to move for a couple of seconds then turned and saw a “newer model” black four-door Honda Accord driving eastbound out of the parking lot. The suspect apparently took her phone.
The robbery occurred at 9:50 a.m.
May 3
1200 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, the front passenger window was smashed and a purse and personal information were stolen from a vehicle between 11:35 a.m. and 11:37 a.m.
1200 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, the rear passenger window was smashed and an empty purse was stolen from a vehicle between 8:55 a.m. and 11:55 a.m.
1200 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, the rear driver’s side window was shattered and an iPhone, purse and personal information were stolen from a vehicle between 4:12 p.m. and 4:32 p.m.