RANCHO PALOS VERDES

CRIME REPORT

Weekly Activity Report, December 22 - December 28, 1996

CRIME SUMMARY

Crimes reported this past week in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes

included one school burglary, one vehicle burglary, one other structure

burglary, one grand theft, four petty thefts and five acts of

vandalism.

ARRESTS

Drunk Driving - 1 Vehicle Laws - 2

Drunk - 1

December 22

Vehicle Burglary (daytime) - Person (s) unknown stole a woman's purse

from a car in a parking lot in the 6400 block of Palos Verdes Drive

South.

December 23

School Burglary (nighttime) - Person (s) unknown stole a computer and a

VCR from a classroom at a school in the 28000 block of Montereina

Drive. Entry was gained by breaking a window.

December 24

Other Structure Burglary (daytime) - Person (s) unknown stole a bicycle

from an open garage in the 30100 block of Via Rivera.

December 27

Grand Theft (nighttime) - Person (s) unknown stole four hubcaps from a

car parked in a driveway in the 1200 block of Bloomwood Drive.

TRAFFIC SUMMARY

Total Accidents - 9 - last week - (7)

Injury Accidents - 2 - last week - (2)

Persons Injured - 3 - last week - (2)

Fatal - 0 - last week - (0)

Citation: Hazardous - 41 - last week - (84)

Non-Hazardous - 7 - last week - (12)

Parking - 13 - last week - (10)

Enforcement Index Year to Date - 23

Mail theft continues to be a problem. Be cautious when placing

mail at the curb and promptly remove mail from mailboxes.

Keep a watchful eye for strangers in the neighborhood and call

the sheriff's office upon suspicion. Know your Neighborhood

Watch Coordinator. Call RPV City Hall at 310 377-0360 for

information on this vital volunteer program. They will have

Gail Lorenzen or your local person contact you.

We enjoy a relatively crime-free environment let us work

together to keep it that way!