RANCHO PALOS VERDES

 

 

Weekly Activity Report, November 23 - November 29, 1997
 

 

 

CRIME SUMMARY

 

Crimes reported this past week in the City of Rancho Palos

Verdes included one armed robbery, one commercial burglary,

eight residential burglaries, one school burglary, one other

structure burglary, one felonious assault, one grand theft,

one mail theft, one attempted mail theft, and one act of

vandalism.

 

 

ARRESTS

 

Vehicle Laws - 3 Felonious Assault - 1

Mail Theft - 1

 

 

November 24

 

Other Structure Burglary (overnight) - Person(s) unknown

stole numerous items from a mobile trailer in the 6100 block

of Crest Road. Entry was gained by breaking a window.

 

School Burglary (weekend) - Person(s) unknown stole

electronic equipment from a school in the 1900 block of

Summerland Street. There was no sign of forced entry.

 

Residential Burglary (weekend) - Person(s) unknown entered an

unlocked garage and pried open an inside door to a home in

the 26500 block of Deepbrook Drive. Nothing appeared to have

been taken.

 

Residential Burglary (nighttime) - Three male suspects forced

open an outside garage door and pried open an inside door to

a home in the 2900 block of Crownview Drive and stole a

cellular phone.

 

November 25

 

Grand Theft - Person(s) unknown stole a watch from an

apartment in the 281000 block of Peacock Ridge Road. There

was no sign of forced entry.

 

Residential Burglary (overnight) - Person(s) unknown pried

open a sliding glass door of a home in the 26700 block of

Hawkhurst Drive and stole jewelry.

 

 

November 26

 

Residential Burglary - Person(s) unknown forced a garage door

open, kicked in an interior door, and entered a home in the

3100 block of Crownview drive. The house was ransacked and

it was unknown if anything was taken.

 

Commercial Burglary (daytime) - Two male suspects used a

stolen credit card to purchase items from a store in the

28900 block of Western Avenue.

 

Armed Robbery (nighttime) - Two male suspects, armed with

handguns, surprised a female victim as she exited her vehicle

in the garage of her home in the 30300 block of Avenida De

Calma. The victim and three other victims inside were bound

with tape and a watch and U.S. currency were stolen.

 

November 27

 

Felonious Assault (daytime) - A male suspect was arrested

after stabbing a male victim with an ice pick in the 29600

block of Western Avenue.

 

November 28

 

Residential Burglary - The victim reported that within the

last month, person(s) unknown had stolen silverware and a

serving dish from her home in the 5400 block of Whitefox

Drive. There was no sign of forced entry.

 

Residential Burglary - Person(s) unknown stole a laptop

computer from a home in the 4100 block of Miraleste Drive.

Entry was gained by burning through a window frame and

removing the glass.

 

Residential Burglary (overnight) - Person(s) unknown pried

open a sliding glass door of a home in the 5300 block of

Bayridge Road and stole U.S. currency.

 

November 29

 

Residential Burglary (overnight) - A male suspect and a

female suspect removed a window slat and unlocked a door to

gain entry to a home in the 2300 block of Colt Road. A

portable stereo and U.S. currency were stolen.

 

 

TRAFFIC SUMMARY

 

Total Accidents – 7 – last week(3)

Injury Accidents – 3 – last week (0)

Persons Injured – 4 – last week (0)

Fatal – 1 – last week – (0)

Citations: Hazardous – 40 – last week – (79)

Non-Hazardous – 2 – last week – (12

Parking – 5 – last week – (8)

Enforcement Index Year to Date - 40

 

The RPV Neighborhood Watch program is a very successful

Program and we are proud of the many volunteers who work

to inform their neighbors of problems in their areas.

You may contact Gail Lorenzen at the city hall phone number - 310 377-0360.