CRIME SUMMARY

Crimes reported this past week in the City of Rancho Palos

Verdes included three residential burglaries, four vehicle

burglaries, one felonious assault, one grand theft, auto, and

two grand thefts.

ARRESTS

Vehicle Laws - 4 Felonious Assault - 1 Theft - 1

May 11

Grand Theft, Auto (overnight) - A 1990 Nissan pickup was

stolen from the 1900 block of Delasonde Drive.

May 13

Vehicle Burglary (overnight) - Person(s) unknown forcibly

opened the camper shell of a vehicle in the 30100 block of

Avenida Celestial and stole a toolbox.

Residential Burglary - The victim reported that between March

and April, 1998, person(s) unknown stole numerous items from

the garage of his home in the 28000 block of Santona Drive.

There was no sign of forced entry.

May 14

Grand Theft (daytime) - A male suspect was arrested after

stealing jewelry from a home in the 6200 block of Lochvale

Drive.

Grand Theft (daytime) - Two male suspects stole a lawnmower

and weed cutter from a vehicle in the 6700 block of

Abbottswood Drive. The suspects fled in a white van.

Residential Burglary (daytime) - Person(s) unknown pried a

door open and ransacked a home in the 26700 block of

Hawkhurst Drive. It was unknown at the time of this report

if anything was taken.

May 15

Vehicle Burglary (daytime) - Person(s) unknown broke a window

of a car in the 28500 block of Meadowmist Drive. It was

unknown at the time of this report if anything was taken.

Vehicle Burglary (daytime) - Person(s) unknown broke a window

and stole a cellular phone from a car in the 5500 block of

Mistridge Drive.

Felonious Assault (nighttime) - Three male suspects punched

and kicked a male victim in the 28900 block of Western

Avenue. One suspect was arrested short time later.

May 16

Residential Burglary (nighttime) - Person(s) unknown broke a

window of a home in the 3200 block of La Rotunda Drive.

Nothing appeared to have been taken.

Vehicle Burglary (overnight) - Person(s) unknown broke a

window and stole a cellular phone and CD's from a car on

Crestwind Drive.

TRAFFIC SUMMARY

Total Accidents - 9 - last week - (6)

Injury Accidents - 4 - last week - (0)

Persons Injured - 4 - last week - (0)

Fatal Accidents - 0 - last week - (0)

Citations:

Hazardous - 76 - last week - (65)

Non-Hazardous - 3 - last week - (13)

Parking - 27 - last week - (23)

Enforcement Index Year to Date - 49

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.