RANCHO PALOS VERDES

 

Weekly Activity Report, November 8 - November 14, 1998

 

 

CRIME SUMMARY

 

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

one commercial burglary, one residential burglary, one vehicle burglary, one attempted other structure burglary, one grand theft auto, three grand thefts, and two petty thefts.

 

 

ARRESTS

 

Vehicle Laws - 4

Drunk Driving - 1

Theft - 1

 

 

November 10

 

Vehicle Burglary (overnight) - Person(s) unknown smashed a window of a car

in a parking lot in the 28500 block of Western Avenue and stole a stereo face plate.

 

November 11

 

Grand Theft - A victim reports that between the dates of October 1st and

November 1st, person(s) unknown stole several items from an unsecured garage in the 6700 block of Vallon Drive.

 

Grand Theft Auto (overnight) - A 1993 Mazda RX7 was stolen from a parking

lot in the 3200 block of La Rotunda Drive.

 

November 13

 

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

to pry open a window of a church in the 6400 block of Palos Verdes Drive South.

 

Residential Burglary (daytime) - Person(s) unknown pried open the sliding

door of a home in the 4900 block of Browndeer Lane. It was unknown at the time of this report if anything was taken.

 

November 14

 

Grand Theft - A victim reports that between the dates of October 23rd and

October 28th, person(s) unknown stole numerous items from a home in the 5300 block of Valley View Road. There was no sign of forced entry.

 

Grand Theft (daytime) - A male suspect was arrested after he stole a cell

phone and U.S. currency from a car in a driveway in the 1600 block of Toscanini Drive.

 

Commercial Burglary (morning) - Person(s) unknown pried open a door of a

restaurant in the 29600 block of Western Avenue and stole several televisions.

 

 

TRAFFIC SUMMARY

 

Total Accidents - 3 - last week - (10)

Injury Accidents - 1 - last week - (6)

Persons Injured - 2 - last week - (11)

Fatal Accidents - 0 - last week - (0)

Citations:

Hazardous - 100 - last week - (57)

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

Parking - 16 - last week - (22)

Enforcement Index Year to Date - 41 - last week - (41)

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.