March 3
100 block of Lamour Drive in La Cañada, jewelry, a gaming system, cash and laptop computer were stolen and the rear sliding glass door was shattered at a home while the residents were gone overnight.
900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, the owner of a restaurant entered his business in the morning and noticed that the side glass door had been shattered, and pry marks on the cash register drawer and the safe appeared to be tampered with; however, it had not been opened. Surveillance footage showed a male black, 20-to-25 years old, 5’6″ to 6’ tall with a medium build, walking from the parking lot to o the location. At the time he was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a yellow symbol on the front, black sweat pants and gloves. He looked around the location, then sat in a nearby chair. Soon a second suspect arrived. He is described as a black male, 20-to-25 years old, 5’6″ to 6’ tall, with a medium build. At the time he was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, white pants and gloves. He was carrying a sledgehammer. A third suspect then appeared. He is described as similar to the second suspect but was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants. He was also wearing gloves and carrying a crowbar. The third suspect, as seen on the video, shattered the glass door with a crowbar. The second and third suspects entered the location and ransacked the interior. The three left the area
and out of sight. The burglary occurred about 7 a.m.
March 1
1500 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a man parked his vehicle in the parking lot at the location and went in to get lunch. When he returned the electric leaf blower that had been left in the back of his truck was stolen between 12:30 p.m. and
1:30 p.m.
4000 block of Paulette Place in La Cañada, a resident returned home from work to find the electricity of the home had been turned off and a door to his residence was open. Rooms had been ransacked. He discovered that jewelry and cash had been stolen. The burglary occurred between midnight and 6 p.m.
Feb. 28
900 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a man reported that he was standing in a checkout line at a store when a woman described as Hispanic in her 60s with brown hair, 5’6″ tall, walked up and yelled at him. She then threw three quarters at him and walked out of the store. He followed her in an attempt to find out why she was angry with him. He found her getting into the driver’s seat of her vehicle, a silver Toyota Prius. The woman then allegedly aimed her vehicle at him and drove out of the parking lot at a high rate of speed. The man said had he not jumped out of the way he was certain the car would have struck him. The incident occurred at 12:15 p.m.
5300 block of Angeles Crest Highway in La Cañada, a home was vandalized by a person/persons who entered a vacant home by apparently prying open the rear sliding glass door, shattering the glass of another sliding door and French door, pulling the air conditioner from the window smashing it onto the ground and damaging a fire place between
Feb. 28 and March 1.
Feb. 28
4800 block of Castle Road in La Cañada, deputies responded to an alarm at a home. When they arrived they discovered glass on the front driveway as well as a shattered rear glass door. The homeowner reported that a smoke alarm, two iPads and a mini iPad were stolen. The burglary occurred between 11:35 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.
Feb. 27
3000 block of Altura Avenue in La Crescenta, a wheel cover had been stolen from a vehicle overnight.
Feb. 11
4500 block of Rosemont Avenue in La Crescenta, a bicycle was stolen from the back porch of the location between Feb. 11 and March 3.