CRIME BLOTTER

July 7
1900 block of Verdugo Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, the third bench seat of a Cadillac Escalade was stolen while it was parked at the UA Theater between 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

1800 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a purse was stolen and the front passenger side window of a vehicle was shattered as it was parked at the Mayors Discovery Park between
3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.

July 6
1300 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a man reported that his cellphone was stolen from a table in his office sometime between 9 a.m. and noon.


July 4
2400 block of Florencita Avenue in Montrose, a 22-year-old Montrose man was arrested for petty theft after he was allegedly seen taking a wrought iron table from the patio of the Montrose Church at 1:30 a.m.

July 3
2700 block of Orange Avenue in La Crescenta, a 55-year-old Rowland Heights man was arrested after he was found in a home and threatened the homeowners. The incident began when the homeowners, a husband and wife, had hired the man, a painting contractor, to work on the residence. They paid him with a check prior to the work being done, however upon inspection of the work they found it was not completed. The homeowners canceled the check. The man called the wife and was angry. He insisted he be paid; she asked him to come and finish the work. He then allegedly threatened the woman and her family. The couple reported the incident at  the CV Sheriff’s Station.

The next day, July 3, she drove by her home and saw the man’s vehicle parked in front. She drove past her home and to the sheriff’s station. In the meantime, her husband arrived home and walked into the house. He discovered the man standing in the master bedroom. He was reportedly upset and allegedly threatened the man who, fearing for his safety, ran from the location. The sheriff deputies arrived and detained the man. It was later discovered that a back window screen was lying on the ground and the window was open. The Rowland Heights man was arrested for burglary and making criminal threats at 9:30 a.m.