SPECIAL BULLETIN:

FROM THE LOMITA SHERIFF'S STATION 11/07/98

THERE HAS A SERIES OF BURGLARIES TO VEHICLES AND RESIDENTIAL GARAGES WITH THE LAST TWO MONTHS PREDOMINATELY IN THE CITY RANCHO PALOS VERDES . UNKNOWN SUSPECTS HAVE TARGETED VALUABLE ARTICLES LEFT IN VEHICLES PARKED ON THE STREETS OR IN DRIVEWAYS OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS. ALSO TARGETED HAVE BEEN GARAGES THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT OPEN. SOME GARAGES HAVE BEEN OPENED BY THE SUSPECTS THEMSELVES BY USE OF ELECTRONIC GARAGE OPENERS. MOST OF THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 11 PM AND 4 AM. CITIZENS ARE ADVISED NOT TO LEAVE VALUABLES IN THEIR VEHICLES. CITIZENS OBSERVING UNUSUAL ACTIVITY RELATED TO THE ABOVE INFORMATION SHOULD CALL LOMITA SHERIFF STATION AT (310) 539-1661. FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE ONLY DIAL 911.