RANCHO PALOS VERDES

Weekly Activity Report, May 6 - May 12, 1996

CRIME SUMMARY

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

included one carjacking, three residential burglaries, one attempted

residential burglary, four vehicle burglaries, one attempted other

structure burglary, one grand theft, and two petty thefts.

ARRESTS

NONE

May 6

Attempted Residential Burglary - Person(s) unknown broke a living

room window in an attempt to enter a residence in the 6400 block of

Sattes Drive. The sounding of a burglary alarm presumably scared the

burglar(s) away.

Residential Burglary - Jewelry and silverware were stolen by suspect(s)

unknown from a house in the 4300 block of Via Frascati. Entry was

gained through an upstairs window.

May 6

Vehicle Burglary - A cellular phone and sunglasses were taken from a

car parked in the street in the 6500 block of Ocean Crest Drive by

person(s) unknown. There was no sign of forced entry.

May 7

Residential Burglary - Person(s) unknown entered a residence in the

26800 block of Basswood Avenue by forcing open the back door. Nothing

was taken in the burglary.

Carjacking - Two armed male suspects stole a Ford Explorer from two

female victims parked in the 3100 block of Paseo del Mar.

May 9

Vehicle Burglary - The face plate to a compact disc player and various

discs were stolen by person(s) unknown from a locked car in the 3200

block of Paseo del Mar. The passenger's side window was broken in the

burglary.

Vehicle Burglary - Unknown suspect(s) broke the passenger window of a

vehicle parked in the 4200 block of Palos Verdes Drive, South, and

stole a purse containing a pager, U.S. currency, and personal papers.

Rancho Palos Verdes (continued)

May 10

Residential Burglary - Handguns, jewelry, a VCR, and U.S. passports

were stolen from a residence in the 29600 block of Stonecrest Drive by

person(s) unknown. Entry was gained by breaking a kitchen window.

May 11

Attempted Other Structure Burglary - Person(s) unknown attempted to

force open a garage in the 28800 block of Gunter Road. Nothing was

taken in the attempt.

Grand Theft - Cleaning equipment was stolen by person(s) unknown from a

driveway on Rockinghorse Road.

May 12

Vehicle Burglary - Suspect(s) unknown shattered the passenger window of

a car parked in the parking lot in the 5900 block of Palos Verdes Drive

South. A purse containing U.S. currency and credit cards was stolen.

TRAFFIC SUMMARY

Total Accidents - 6 Last Week (11)

Injury Accidents - 1 Last Week (4)

Persons Injured - 1 Last Week (1)

Fatal - 0

Citation: Hazardous - 88 Last Week (71)

Non-Hazardous - 5 Last Week (12)

Parking - 5 Last Week (36)

Enforcement Index Year to Date - 21

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!

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