CRIME BLOTTER

Dec. 4
700 block of Hillcrest Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, about $10,000 worth of jewelry was stolen and pry marks were found on the rear sliding glass door at a residence between 6 p.m. and 7:25 p.m.

900 block of Flintridge Avenue in La Cañada, four televisions were stolen and a home was ransacked. Residents reported they had left their home to stay in a hotel because of the recent power outage due to the windstorm. When they returned they found their front door open and the items missing. The incident occurred overnight.


Dec. 2
4900 block of Ocean View Boulevard in La Cañada, a 25-year-old man and a 24-year-old man, both from Sun Valley, and a 23-year-old man from Glendale were arrested on burglary charges after they were discovered in a vehicle filled with apparent stolen items. Deputies responded to a call from a witness who reported seeing two suspicious men driving on Ocean View Boulevard and stopping in front of parked cars. As deputies were responding they received  another call concerning a car alarm activated in the 2200 block of Cross Street. The owner of the vehicle found his passenger window shattered. Another deputy discovered a car with a shattered window parked in the driveway of a home in the 4900 block of Ocean View  Boulevard. Deputies informed the vehicle’s owner of the burglary and noticed a vehicle parked on the west side of Ocean View Boulevard facing south in a no parking zone. The deputies investigated and found the three suspects hiding inside the vehicle. They also discovered several items including cellphones, a global positioning system, iPods and cameras. The three were arrested between 2:30 a.m. and 3:15 a.m.

Nov. 30
3000 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, deputies are looking for a man described as Hispanic with a mustache, black hair, 5’8” tall and about 170 pounds. At the time of the incident he was wearing a black jacket and black pants. The suspect walked into the Le Bon Patisserie (bakery) and purchased some items, went back to the parking lot, got into his vehicle and drove away. About five minutes later he returned and entered the bakery again and asked directions to Silverlake. As the employee began to give him directions, the suspect asked him if he would come out to the parking lot where he could get a pen and paper and the employee could write the directions down. The employee agreed and walked out to the parking lot. The suspect got into the driver’s side of the vehicle. The employee noticed another man sitting in the passenger seat. As the suspect and employee were talking the suspect started his car, grabbed the employee’s necklace and tore it from his neck. He then drove off. The necklace was worth about $4,000. The suspect was seen driving a tan Chevy Silverado.